The following is a transcript of remarks given by Jason at the 2010 Remembering The Brave Ceremony.  Jason was invited to be one of three guest speakers who had the honor of speaking to Gold Star families and distinguished guests 6 years after he almost lost his life courageously serving our country as a United States Marine.  Please visit their site at www.rememberingthebrave.org. Read More...

Just prior to deploying on my second combat tour, I gave Lindsey a journal. I wanted her to write what was going on in her life so that we could catch up upon my return. I also had a journal and I would go on to write what I was experiencing day in and day out. The story below captures December 12, 2004. A day that would change our lives forever. The story is told in the third person. Read More...

PFC Reuben Bakken served in WW II, 1944-1946, receiving an honorable discharge. Read More...