Elmo and his friends in the USO’s Sesame Street tour took some time out to celebrate the Army’s birthday while visiting Vicenza. The free, 30-minute show, “Katie’s Family Transitions to Civilian Life,” features new songs, choreography and messages of support for military families to address this common reality for military families. The Sesame Street troupe also is taking the popular “Katie is Moving to a New Base” show on its tour. Each base decides which show performs. The tour started in May, and by October, will have performed 100 shows at 45 bases in nine countries. Military families can visit…
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Chances are, the plot twists, conspiracies and layered storytelling that make up NBC’s soldier-focused “American Odyssey” have not caused you any great confusion. Because chances are, if ratings are to be believed, you haven’t watched the show. The Sunday-night drama, which showcases a female soldier’s escape from a U.S.-backed hit squad and the descent of her and the rest of the cast into a web of big business, traitors and terrorism, received mixed reviews from critics prior to its April 5 debut. It’s received less-than-mixed ratings: Last night’s airing had a 0.6 share in the 18-to-49-year-old target demographic, dead last among first-run…
First, the video. Warning: Contains some naughty words, features at least one woman in a bikini and includes some jabs at defendants in high-profile Army criminal cases. May be inappropriate for viewers who are under 18, at work or don’t appreciate the occasional veggie MRE joke. https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=HSBTfRaH8U0 Now, the back story: The video comes from the team behind Article 15 Clothing, with the rap itself written and performed by Mat Best, who served with 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, before separating as a sergeant in 2008. “It’s not very specific to a very small community,” said Best, whose penned previous rap battles…
First, watch the video. Then, get a good excuse ready in case somebody sees you starting to tear up. After that, some back story: http://vimeo.com/99466249 The video of Sgt. Joey and Michelle Johnson dancing at their wedding has been online since their summer nuptials, but it gained serious traction recently thanks to an ABC News report about the couple published on Veterans Day. The groom met his future bride at a country music concert in 2012, a few weeks after returning from a 10-month deployment to Afghanistan, ABC News reported. He injured his spine in a motorcycle wreck in August of that year, Michelle Johnson…
