05-28-2012, 12:51
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A salute to those who have gone ahead. Not forgotten. I only pray that the country which you sacrificed for remains worthy of that sacrifice.
Requiescat in pace
Found this over on Politico " Presidents in Uniform"
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05-28-2012, 13:35
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To Jim Gribbin, Hal, George Parounagian, Johnny Rohr, Frank McNutt, Ed Golder and you others who fell while I came home unmarked. I lift a glass in my sadness and in your honor.
Scarcely a day goes by when I don't think of you and see your still-young faces. I'll see you all on Fiddler's Green.
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05-28-2012, 13:40
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Originally Posted by alelks
We (any soldier of any service) are always putting down other services and you'd think we hate all other services and it's members but in reality we are brothers in arms and truly respect and appreciate each other.
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Even the Squid and Jarheads.  Almost all of the insults are made in jest.
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05-28-2012, 13:45
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Originally Posted by PSM
For that matter, I don't like, "Thank you for your service" either. It's like saying, "Gesundheit". They don't necessarily care or mean it, it just makes them feel better for saying something.
A solemn salute to those who sacrificed their lives, and futures, for us!
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Yes but at least they remembered enough to say something...
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05-28-2012, 14:28
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Originally Posted by Ret10Echo
A salute to those who have gone ahead. Not forgotten. I only pray that the country which you sacrificed for remains worthy of that sacrifice.
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Found this over on Politico " Presidents in Uniform" |
Just wanted to add this:
Big Teddy 
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I believe that SF is a 'calling' - not too different from the calling missionaries I know received. I knew instantly that it was for me, and that I would do all I could to achieve it. Most others I know in SF experienced something similar. If, as you say, you HAVE searched and read, and you do not KNOW if this is the path for you --- it is not....
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SF is a calling and it requires commitment and dedication that the uninitiated will never understand......
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05-28-2012, 18:11
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Quote:
Originally Posted by greenberetTFS
Just wanted to add this:
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Beautiful, Big Teddy.
Thank you for posting that.
In Rememberance...and hope it is okay to say, "Thank You..."
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05-28-2012, 18:15
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Fitting Quote for Today
I found this on someones blog site, it sure sounds like something the General would have said.
GEN George Patton said it best: "It is foolish and wrong to mourn these men who died. Rather we should thank God that such men lived."
When I see a uniformed member of the armed services I always make it a point to thank them for their service, not because it makes me feel better. I say it because I mean it. I have a 101st ABN DIV Patch decal on the windshield of my bike, one day as I was coming out of the local Walmart I found a note tucked into the seat, someone had taken the time to thank me for my service. I read the note, choked up and just stood there, someone had made my day.
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05-28-2012, 18:46
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Hats off on this Memorial Day to all Veterans including my father, uncles and other relatives who fought in the Civil War, Indian Wars, WWII and Korea.
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05-28-2012, 19:57
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Thank you. May we live lives worthy of the sacrifice.
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05-31-2012, 09:04
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WWII/D-Day Museum
We visited the WW2/D-Day museum on Memorial Day with my grandmother (who met my grandfather and married him before D-Day). My grandmother was a nurse during the war and spent a great deal of time caring for the wounded. In a way, you could say she served, too. My wife deploys very soon and we wanted to pay our respects, remember my grandfather and give my wife a very patriotic send off before a tour in OEF.
When the Navy band struck the first notes to "The Army Goes Rolling Along", you should've seen the old Soldiers stand up and start clapping and singing! It didn't stop there. The band continued with the USMC Hymn and continued until every branch (and every service member stood up and was represented).
To say that the Memorial Day service was moving would be an understatement. From the moment we entered to the moment we left it seemed as if we had somehow revisited the 1940's. The number of WW2 veterans from all branches overshadowed my wildest dreams. There were veterans from every major war through OEF. One of the brothers of a CMOH recipient gave a speech as he and his family donated his brother's medal to the museum. I'm attaching a picture of it to this post.
Above all, nothing could compare to the salute given to the POW/MIA table followed by the solemn sounds of echo taps (see attached photos). Not a single dry eye could be found. It was quite a privilege to meet the old warriors, listen to their stories and witness a part of my grandmother that I thought had been forgotten by time. It was definitely an honor to be among so many heroes.
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07-13-2012, 18:22
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A little late,however my great-granddaughter(Autumn) on that day...........  
Big Teddy
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I believe that SF is a 'calling' - not too different from the calling missionaries I know received. I knew instantly that it was for me, and that I would do all I could to achieve it. Most others I know in SF experienced something similar. If, as you say, you HAVE searched and read, and you do not KNOW if this is the path for you --- it is not....
Zonie Diver
SF is a calling and it requires commitment and dedication that the uninitiated will never understand......
Jack Moroney
SFA M-2527, Chapter XXXVII
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07-21-2012, 08:42
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Thanks for not going to Arlington
It's amazing that something with no vulgarity can be one of the most insulting and powerful messages to Obama that I have seen to date:
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07-27-2012, 16:28
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Quote:
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Amen, with tears welled up. That generation was indeed an inspiration.
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