Staff Sgt. Jeremy Cooney believed his son's cerebral palsy would keep him from being able to move without assistance for his entire life. Well dad got the gift of a lifetime when he returned from Afghanistan to find that his son Michael, 6, had learned to walk.
Wife Melissa Cooney kept the fact that he could walk a secret the whole time his dad was gone. The heartwarming event was recorded as
A few weeks ago there was a story about a Marine who could be in trouble for making negative comments about President Obama on his Facebook page. Now Sgt. Gary Stein has learned that he will be discharged for his online comments and he completely regrets this mistake.
A marine who criticized President Obama on his personal Facebook page could be getting kicked out of the military. A military board has said he committed misconduct and have suggested he gets an other-than-honorable discharge, which means he would lose his benefits and not be allowed on base.
Part of me says whatever goes on in the battlefield should stay in the battlefield. But fortunately or unfortunately in today's world that is not the case. Somebody is always watching and this is a prime example.
The rest of the story and the actual video is after the jump. Warning the video is very graphic.