Operation Bitten and Bound

From left to right: LCPL James Headd, PFC Robert Connell, CPL John Perrine,

PFC Raymond Blaxton, LCPL Wiley Adams, LCPL Kurt Barfield,

and LCPL Thomas Glassburn

When I received this photo from, it brought tears to my eyes. Wiley is my daughter's boyfriend and he and the 1st Battalion, 8th Marines, 2nd Marine Division, 3rd Platoon 1/8 A Company, are stationed in Iraq.

I always feel so small and helpless when I think of what these men and women are doing overseas, risking their lives to fight for the freedoms we enjoy in this country.

I would like to thank our service men and women overseas, so during the holidays we will be dedicating a portion of this site to them.

If you are serving overseas and have a message for your family and friends back home, send us an email at bittenandbound@gmail.com with your message, along with a photo, or even a video message that you have uploaded to YouTube and we will post them on Bitten and Bound until January 1st.

Do you have a message you would like for us to post to a loved one overseas? Get it to us before January 1st and we will get it posted on the site.