KBEAR: Billings' Greatest Hits » military http://kbear.com Billings' Greatest Hits Mon, 20 May 2013 05:41:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Generous Nine-Year-Old Gives Away Disney Trips to Military Families http://kbear.com/nine-year-old-gives-trips-away/ http://kbear.com/nine-year-old-gives-trips-away/#comments Fri, 01 Jun 2012 14:00:46 +0000 Jeremy Taylor http://thefw.com/?p=126532 Brendan Haas came up with a pretty cool way to give back to military families. Inspired by the famous story of the guy who through a long chain of Craigslist trades was able to turn a paperclip into a house, a nine-year old launched what he called the “Soldier for a Soldier” initiative. Starting with a toy soldier, Haas kept trading up until he amassed $900 worth of Disney gift certificates, airfare and hotel credits.

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]]> http://kbear.com/us-military-soldiers-yoga-ptsd/feed/ 0 Matt Cardy/Scott Olson, Getty Images US Army May Issue Smartphones for Combat Use http://kbear.com/us-troops-may-receive-smartphones/ http://kbear.com/us-troops-may-receive-smartphones/#comments Fri, 15 Jul 2011 14:30:40 +0000 Shauna Wright http://tsminteractive.com/?p=25296 After a successful trial run using touchscreen phones and tablets in combat, US Army officials say they may begin equipping service members with the devices later this year. It would be used to complement tactical radios and other existing technology.

Smartphones can be used to text updates about surroundings, send GPS photos, and access maps. “When they have a problem or need to submit a report, they default to the texting. These young soldiers grew up with this technology. They’re very familiar with it. They’re very comfortable with it,” said Michael McCarthy, an Army director for the program.

]]> http://kbear.com/us-troops-may-receive-smartphones/feed/ 0 John Moore, Getty Images Train Plays While Angela Says "yes" To Jonathan[VIDEO] http://kbear.com/train-plays-while-angela-says-yes-to-jonathanvideo/ http://kbear.com/train-plays-while-angela-says-yes-to-jonathanvideo/#comments Wed, 18 May 2011 20:50:45 +0000 Livin Large Larry http://kbear.com/?p=4462 What a cool "Marry Me" video!

http://marquee.blogs.cnn.com/2011/05/18/train-helps-couples-say-marry-me/?hpt=C2

cnn covered the surprise
Train started bringing couples up on stage to propose and eventually decided to spread the joy a little bit wider. In Atlanta this week, they teamed up with the nationally syndicated "Bert Show" to surprise Ceravolo. This s

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