Flags for Vets, Inc.
Flags for Vets, Inc.
Flags for Vets was formed on 2017 to honor our Nation’s veterans for their faithful service.
Our third and and final recipient from the July 4th weekend is another Marine. I don’t usually do back-to-back Jarheads but I gotta say I wasn’t disappointed.
Meet Brian Weiss, USMC (Ret.). Brian was a mustang and for those of you not familiar with that term…it means that he spent time in both the enlisted and officer ranks. I can say from personal experience, Mustangs have a ton of respect from those in the enlisted ranks because they have been on both sides. Brian started out as a private, going thru bootcamp and worked his way up thru the ranks to Ssgt before obtaining his commission as a 2nd Lt. Brian retired as a Capt.
He enlisted in April 1991 and retired in Oct. 2015. He began his career as a Crew Chief (door gunner) on a CH-46 assigned to HMM 262 and the Famed Flying Tigers based out of Fatima Air Base.
In total he deployed 7 times to support OEF (4) and OIF (3). His unit was hit hard in the battle of Marjah in 2010. He was a combat engineer responsible for route clearance and the detection of IEDs losing 21 Marines in that one campaign. For those of you who don’t know, Kyle Carpenter earned his Medal of Honor in that battle.
Brian is a the consummate Marine, proud yet humble and his contribution and sacrifice on the war on terror (along with his family’s love and support) embodies what the Corps represents.
It was an honor and privilege to meet and spend time with him.
His install was sponsored by Heather Middleton-High.
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Great work brother!
Recipient #686 is Marine DJ Harding. DJ entered the service in July 1993 and was discharged in June 1997.
Cpl. Harding was an 1833 (Amphibious Assault crewman). He was assigned to 2/6 and served aboard the USS Woodby Island as part of the Marine Expeditionary Force.
DJ, like many others served in a relatively peaceful time with the exception of Somalia. Nonetheless, he served with distinction and honor.
Thanks to his wife Paula for reaching out to us and sponsoring part of his installation. Thanks also to Kirk Peavy with Luxfireamrms for the rest of the sponsorship.
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Man…it was freakin hot yesterday. In spite of the heat we were able to honor three more veterans with flagpoles.
The first of those three is John Braswell, USN (Ret.). CPO Braswell enlisted in Nov. 1959 and retired Nov. 1979.
Chief Braswell served aboard many vessels including g the USS Essex CVS-9. His career was long and illustrious spanning more than two decades including the Vietnam War.
He was part of the Nuclear testing while serving aboard the Destroyers Sutherland and Rowland in 1962.
John culminated his career with duty NSG in San Angelo, TX
John’s installation was sponsored by past recipient Mike Eurell.
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“Jamie is exactly what you would expect him to be, being a former Marine. This man is professional and very passionate about what he does. Thank you again Jamie”
“I can never thank you enough for what you did for 2 Vets who just can’t believe that a stranger cared enough for them to be made to feel special. Bless you both and thank you.“
“I love the support for our military!! What a great way to show veterans we will always care about them!”
“This is truly an embodiment of how committed veterans are to service as they themselves are often the ones planting the flags for others. An inspiration for all of us on how we should give our own skills and treasures to benefit the greater needs of others.”
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