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Family, friends, and sometimes even troops themselves send I-Report salutes nearly every day to U.S. military serving their country away from home. Take a look below as family and friends share stories of the troops they love.
Friday, July 20, 2007
This is why I'm hot


Here is a picture of Senior Airman Karvelisse Gayles from Eglin AFB, FL. She is a laboratory technician with the 96th Medical Squadron currently stationed in Kuwait.

-- Cherrie Richard of Eglin AFB, Florida
Posted 12:44 PM
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Medics in country


Air Force medical team assigned to eastern Afghanistan in support of Army ground operations. Capt Bott, SSgt Barr, SSgt Roberts, and SSgt Walters are pictured here atop a mountain overlooking our area of operations. In country dates from July 2006 to February 2007.

-- Paul Bott of Dayton, Ohio
Posted 12:39 PM
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'Serving at Camp Liberty'


Salute to Troops. Picture of my brother SPC Kevin Palmgreen in Iraq, he is serving at Camp Liberty at the Baghdad international airport with the 2nd infantry division as a communications specialist.

-- Michael Palmgreen of Lexington, Kentucky
Posted 12:37 PM
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'We love him and miss him terribly'


My husband, SGT Daniel Bourgeois of the NH Army National Guard, is serving a year long tour of duty in Baghdad, Iraq with the 3643d Security Force. Dan has been in the Guard for 15 yrs. His civilian job is the Production Manager at Meadowbrook Musical Arts Center in Gilford, NH. We have 3 children, Jasmine 10, Maccoy 8, and Chloe 7. Dan's unit will be home in Sept of this year. We are so proud of him! We love him and miss him terribly, he really is our hero.

-- Mary Bourgeois of Gilford, New Hampshire
Posted 12:34 PM
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Thursday, July 19, 2007
'So proud of that little girl'


This is my niece, PFC, Brandi Covington. She joined the army in November of 2006 and she has been in Iraq since June. She is 19 and she is my family's hero! My family is so proud of that little girl. The cat is that it is a stray that hangs out there and she has named the cat "Spotswood" and she plays with the cat and feeds it, which Brandi would do with any stray cat she has ever found!

-- Pam Freer of Union City, California
Posted 1:56 PM
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Tuesday, July 17, 2007
'My big brother'


My Brother, Scott E. Smith, is working with the team that is responsible for that 5 million dollar budget. I'm not exactly sure what it is that he does other than budget/money/accounting for the Air Force. Anyhow, he left for Iraq 6/5/07 and on 7/9/07 he became a Grandpa. My big brother, a Grandpa. (Not to mention, make our young parents Great Grandparents). Thanks to the internet, like others with memories to share, pictures were able to be sent so that he could enjoy the moment the best he could. We all miss him and love him. Thanks for everything.

-- Tracy Smith of Eagle, Idaho
Posted 4:03 AM
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'Dedication to service'


My brother-in-law, Master Sgt. Jay Timm, of the 183rd Illinois Air National Guard, (part time), is currently in Kyrgyzstan with the 376th Air Expeditionary Wing. He left June 9th, on his 4th tour overseas since the war in Iraq began. His trip was arranged months before his sister, (my wife), was diagnosed with terminal cancer. She was in the hospital when he left, fully aware that they would not see each other again. She is near death at this time, and he is not due back until Aug 19th. Thankfully she had been alert enough to talk to him on the phone a couple of times after he left. I just thought he deserved to be recognized for his dedication to service, in the face of personal tragedy.

This is Jay at his base in Kyrgyzstan just after they had installed a new fuel storage bladder.

-- Dennis Danner of Sherman, Illinois
Posted 3:56 AM
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