FReeper Canteen ~ Hall of Heroes: SSgt Henry "Red" Erwin ~ March 25, 2013

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CHARLESTOWN, Mass. (Jan. 14, 2008) The first major snowfall of the New Year blankets the USS Constitution. Despite the weather “Old Ironside,” remained open for free public tours. At 210-years-old, USS Constitution is the oldest commissioned warship afloat in the world, manned by 67 active-duty United States Sailors and visited by nearly half a million visitors annually. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Eric Brown (Released)

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Boston, Oct. 21, 2009 - Boatswains Mate 2nd Class Philip Gagnon pipes as USS Constitution performs an underway demonstration in honor of the three-masted wooden frigate's 212th birthday. (U.S. Navy photo by Airman Mark Alexander/Released).
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USS Constitution's 1812 Marine Guard fire vintage Springfield flintlock muskets during the ship's underway. "Old Ironsides" was underway for the "Constitution Day Cruise," which is conducted to thank the family and supporters of Constitution. U.S. Navy photo by Airman Nick Lyman (Released)

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[Kathy in Alaska]

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[Kathy in Alaska]

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[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Mac...*HUGS*...still expecting snow tomorrow?

A nice restful day for a change? Master Chef in training working his skills?

Snow here over night, and gently falling now...maybe til midday Monday. It is time to be over!

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Too Heavy
March 25, 2013

As I started up my car in the dark hours of early morning, I noticed a seatbelt light on the dashboard. I checked my door, opening and pulling it shut again. I tugged on my seatbelt to test it. But the sensor light still beamed. Then, in slow realization, I reached over and lifted my purse a few inches above the passenger seat. The light clicked off.

Apparently, a cell phone, three rolls of quarters, a hardcover book, and my lunch stuffed in my very large purse had equaled the weight of a small passenger, thus setting off the sensor!

While I can easily empty out a handbag, other weights are not so easy to shed. Those burdens of life involve a heaviness of spirit.

Whether the burden that weighs us down is one of guilt such as the one that consumed David’s thoughts (Ps. 32:1-6), the fear Peter experienced (Matt. 26:20-35), or the doubt Thomas carried (John 20:24-29), Jesus has invited us to bring them all to Him: “Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest” (Matt. 11:28).

We are not built to bear burdens alone. When we cast them on the One who wants to bear our burdens (Ps. 68:19; 1 Peter 5:7), He replaces them with forgiveness, healing, and restoration. No burden is too heavy for Him.

Lord, thank You for lovingly carrying our burdens.
In times of trouble, help us to leave those burdens
in Your strong hands and to find our rest in You.
In Jesus’ name, amen.

Read: Psalm 32:1-6; Matthew 11:28-30

Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. —Matthew 11:28

Bible in a Year:
Joshua 19-21; Luke 2:25-52

[ConorMacNessa]

Good evening, Kathy and Star !

***HUGS***



Thanks very much – coming aboard! Rendering Hand Salutes to our National Colors and to the Officer of the Deck!

And thanks very much for tonight’s Hall of Heroes thread! I am absolutely in tears reading the account of SSgt. "Red" Erwin's valiant deeds. He belongs at the head of the column of the brave men and women in our Hall of Heroes!

Genuflectimus non ad principem sed ad Principem Pacis!

Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. (Isaiah 49:1 KJV)

[Kathy in Alaska]

Please note: The author of the Hall of Heroes is StarCMC.

Please thank StarCMC for today’s thread.

~ Hall of Heroes: SSgt Henry "Red" Erwin ~

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[ConorMacNessa]

Still expecting snow for tomorrow. Getting light snowfall now.

A restful day. John Man took the day off from grilling - I cooked a beef stir-fry for dinner. It was well received.

I'm also ready for Winter to be over. I can't recall a year when my daffodils have been so late. They're just now starting to bloom, and they're straggling at that!



Where are the survivors of the massacre at Benghazi? The silence of the Obama Regime on this question is deafening!

Fiat Justitia, Ruat Coelum!

Genuflectimus non ad principem sed ad Principem Pacis!

Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. (Isaiah 49:1 KJV)

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Idaho...((HUGS))

Gently snowing all day here....I really am tired of this since they teased us with spring.

How is Fredd doing this winter?

[yarddog]

I read the story of Red Erwin back in the early 60s when I was still in high school. It struck me as possibly the most amazing feat of courage I had ever heard of.

I still remember reading about how the crew had to keep putting him out as he would catch fire again.

[DuncanWaring]

I first encountered Sgt. Erwin’s tale about 50 years ago.

You might say that he deserved no medal; his reward for getting the bomb out of the airplane was his life.

On reading some Medal of Honor citations, I flatter myself and say “Yeah, on a good day I could have done that”.

Reading this citation, “Me? Not a chance”.

If it had been me in his position, that B-29 would have disappeared in a blinding flash somewhere over Japan.

If there were an award above the MOH, he deserved it.

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Hi Everybody!

((((HUGS))))

[DuncanWaring]

Daffodils starting to bloom?

Mine are barely sticking out of the ground!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thanks, Nana Hope, for today's Pledge…((HUGS)). Thanks, AfghanMan and Penguin Girl, for your service to America.

[ConorMacNessa]

Of course! But you're in the frozen North. My daffodils usually start blooming right at the beginning of March. I have a couple of early varieties. I also have a couple of late varieties that persist into early April until our first 90 degree day, when they are immediately incinerated.



Where are the survivors of the massacre at Benghazi? The silence of the Obama Regime on this question is deafening!

Fiat Justitia, Ruat Coelum!

Genuflectimus non ad principem sed ad Principem Pacis!

Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. (Isaiah 49:1 KJV)

[Kathy in Alaska]

And in first....Mac grabs the gold!!

[ConorMacNessa]

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Genuflectimus non ad principem sed ad Principem Pacis!

Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. (Isaiah 49:1 KJV)