[NKP_Vet]

"It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather we should thank God that such men lived." ~ General George S. Patton

[mardi59]

There is no pedestal high enough, there are not enough words to express the gratitude owed so many for their brave service.

They bring freedom to the oppressed, hope to the downtrodden, and give glory to a nation blessed by their bravery and honored by their presence.

God bless and keep all who have lost their lives in nobel pursuits, given their all for the rights of others. Their memory will forever be imprinted in the Golden Hall of Warriors remembered. The pedestal is high and I will forever look up to these heroes who deserve praise without ceasing, and prayers for their eternal rest.

God bless those who have served and are serving . You have my deepest gratitude and undying respect.

[ex-snook]

TO ALL FREEPERS WHO HAVE SERVED IN THE MILITARY ANYWHERE ANYTIME

[Cicero]

I’m remembering my uncle, Lieutenant Homer Caroli, who was killed at the Battle of Hurgten Forest in 1944, after having earlier fought in the Pacific islands and in Italy.

I last saw him as a little boy, when he came to visit my mother and me, while on a brief leave between assignments in the Pacific theater and then in Europe.

I pray for him every day, and for my other family members who have died. May God rest his soul, and the souls of all those who have given their lives for our country.

[M Kehoe]

For posterity I mention these two men...

Uncle Bob Bemis and Uncle Louis Provini. Thank you sirs for your service. To you it was all about duty, honor, country.

ATTENTION!

SALUTE.

Dismissed.

5.56mm

[Does so]

My Dad, who turned 97 last month, has an excellent recollection of the SW Pacific theater in which he flew PBY "flying boats". Rescue, surveillance, patrol, bombing, dropping depth charges and torpedoes came with the VP-11 territory of the famed "Black Cat Squadron". His logbook is on the Internet, showing nearly 2500 hours when his duty was over.

Yesterday, when I read to him an account of Japan's "underwater aircraft carriers" (huge submarines with aircraft), he listened carefully, and interrupted me by saying, "Japan only made three of them". He was correct, of course.

Sadly, his doctor called me to say, "Your Dad is likely not to live another six months". Watching an old hero failing in health is tough. :(