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Posted on 04/20/2024 5:02:01 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska
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Greetings to all at the Canteen!
To all our military men and women, past and present,
THANK YOU
for your service!
Howdy, Kathy.
Not too shabby a day up there today. Not all that sunny but it’s well above freezing. That counts for a lot.
A bit cool here this weekend.
I hope you didn’t run into any snags at the office today to keep you from getting out of there fairly quickly. It’s the weekend, durn it. LOL
What Really Happened To MIA Soldiers In Vietnam? - Among The Missing - War Documentary
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3UFPROaI9A
Vietnam is often called “the war that won’t go away”, largely because of the continuing controversy of the POW/MIA (Prisoners Of War/ Missing In Action) issue. Families of those who were POW/MIA in Vietnam organized an activist movement which went on to pursue a question which still haunts America nearly decades later: were soldiers left behind in captivity after the Vietnam War? Once the exclusive domain of a select fraternity of soldiers’ wives, the POW/MIA movement has become both a fixture of American life & a distinct subculture within it.
Check the comments below the video!! Here are a few:
“I am a Vietnam Vet, all of 1969 and half of 1970. I was an Air Force weapons mechanic. After the War I joined the Army and flew helicopters and airplanes for 10 years. In 1986 I was hired by American Airlines and retired 2 years after 911. I flew with one POW and also quite a few Air Force, Navy, Marine, and Army Vietnam Veterans. One of my friends, an Air Force pilot told me they flew over several POW camps in Laos and after their missions they would fly a low pass e over the camps they knew about, waggle their wings so the POWs would know we knew they were there. He told me after the war ended our government denied there were these POW camps existed and allowed them to die there, more then likely they were shot by their guards and buried. Thanks to our crooked politicians!”
“Thinking and missing my Vietnam brothers for 56 years come early this June, 2023. Leaving our soldiers behind and not having a true accounting of their whereabouts is one of the hardest and most punishing feelings that are always present; and it never goes away. Much love for America’s soldiers and families! ️ “
“My uncle was captured in 1969. The government had information as to where his remains were without telling the family. It was in 2019 that the reports were de-classified and posted online that we found out where he was buried in Vietnam. How can this happen?”
Good evening, radu, and a Blessed Lord’s Day to you and yours.
Can you still move? Feetsies free of shoes and sox?
Hey there, Kathy.
Can I still move? Barely! LOL I am totally whipped. It was a fun day but VERY busy.
Feetsies are totally free at the moment. They don’t even want flip flops tonight.
Did you get a nice long sleep?
I had several errands I wanted to get done, but was unsure about fitting them in. But...things unexpectedly fell into place.
Work only took about an hour. So I was off to Batteries+ to find out about a new battery for my car fob. I spent a half hour on youtube before I left this morning trying to find a video/manual of my fob...what kind of battery, use of all the buttons, etc. No dice. I tried to open it, but it didn’t open easily, and I could see a circuit board. Ok...they can do it. I also needed to stop at the credit union, but was trying to plan my route because I have to be home in time to post the Chapel thread. Sitting at a red light after leaving Dimond Center, there was a branch of my credit union just on the other side of the intersection. In and out...shocking, and on to Batteries +. He has a hard time getting the fob open...found out it’s not a button battery. I asked him to test the old one and it was almost DEAD. This is the fourth Saturday in a row I’ve been trying to get there, but close to the airport and I’m on the opposite side of town. Everything fell into place and I got home in time to post.
Good evening, ETR, and Shavua Tov to you and yours.
Thanks for the link.
Keep the Lord’s Day in the Lord’s way.
A blessed Fourth Sunday of Easter (Western)/Sunday of St. Mary of Egpyt (Orthodox)† to all!
†Orthodox Pascha is May 5....two weeks to go!
Busy is good....you can rest later. LOL!!!
Shavua Tov.
Wishing all our Jewish troops, veterans, families, allies, friends, and Canteeners
a peaceful and prosperous week.
Prayers for our troops, veterans, families, allies, friends, and Canteeners
for a safe and peaceful week ahead.
He Who blessed our forefathers Abraham, Isaac and Jacob - may He bless the fighters of the Israel Defense Force, who stand guard over our land and the cities of our G-d from the border of the Lebanon to the desert of Egypt, and from the Great Sea unto the approach of the Aravah, on the land, in the air, and on the sea.
May HASHEM cause the enemies who rise up against us to be struck down before them. May the Holy One, Blessed is He, preserve and rescue our fighting men from every trouble and distress and from every plague and illness, and may He send blessing and success in their every endeavor.
May He lead our enemies under their sway and may He grant them salvation and crown them with victory. And may there be fulfilled for them the verse: For it is Hashem, your G-d, Who goes with you to battle your enemies for you to save you.
G-d bless and keep your children safe, Alouette.
It sounds like you had a banner day. NICE when a plan comes together. Only an hour at the office helped a lot.
You had to do a lot of driving if you had to head out close to the airport. That’s quite a ways from your house. And you had traffic and traffic lights to deal with. Ugh! You have my sympathies.
It all came together, though, and that’s what counts.
It’s the same Sir Arthur Sullivan from the Gilbert & Sullivan team. His symphony, which owes a lot to Mendelssohn, was considered the greatest British symphony until Sir Edward Elgar wrote his own First Symphony.
I’ll be resting all day tomorrow. LOL
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