Home of Jewish War Veterans Online Post 77
By Lt. Col. Jackie Brill Crothers, USAFR (retired) In December of 2006 I retired from the Air Force Reserve after almost 30 years of service, both active duty and Reserves, enlisted and officer. The last 15 years or so of my service was served at or from Westover Air Force Base in Massachusetts as a squadron commander of four different […]
Read moreI asked Staff Sergeant Big Tobacco, the soldier who wrote a piece for the Mrs. Lieutenant blog, to help Jews in Green kick off its JiG Voices series. He generously took the time while in theater to scribe the following piece for us. I ask all to consider written, video, or audio submissions for this effort. I had emailed the […]
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As a rule, this site tries to avoid commentary on Israel, but I read the eulogy delivered by Ofar Regev, brother of Eldad Regev, z”tl, and was incredibly moved by these words: “I stand here today sad, crying, but proud; proud of my country that fought with me to bring you back, proud of every citizen who thought of you, […]
Read moreEditor’s note: It’s important for Jewish soldiers to consider lay leadership, especially if they are indeed strong as leaders and are capable of coordinating services (or even leading them). If you have a rabbinical chaplain, your capabilities may be of great use for that chaplain as he leverages his duties to his unit against his duties to Jewish personnel. If […]
Read moreG.I. Stein: Local Woman Heads for West Point July 10, 2008 – Aaron Passman It takes a lot of chutzpah to apply to just two colleges – especially when your safety school is Stanford. But that’s exactly what Anna Stein did, withdrawing her application there in December after receiving her appointment to the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, N.Y. […]
Read moreBelow is the URL to the guest post on my blog from a Jewish soldier now in Iraq. I asked him to write about being Jewish in the military and he did a terrific job! http://mrslieutenant.blogspot.com/2008/07/guest-post-from-iraq-people-like-him.html
Read moreSAN FRANCISCO – Jake Yelner thought he’d pulled a fast one on his mother. He enrolled at Diablo Valley College near his hometown of Lafayette, in the East Bay – but he never showed up for classes. His mom finally busted him, dragging him to campus to prove that he wasn’t a student. “He never went to school at all, […]
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