I got goose bumps and tears in my eyes when I read about your Dad. My Daddy died 3 years ago in May. I could have written about him almost the exact words that you wrote about your Dad.
I'm sure they are in Heaven praising the Father and helping Him to prepare a place for us to join them. I pray that God gives you and your family the comfort and strength to get through the days ahead.
Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord, and let Perpetual Light shine upon him. May his soul and the souls of all the faithful departed rest in peace. Amen.
I'm so sorry.
Prayers sent.
Eternal Lord God,
you hold all souls in life:
Give to your whole Church in paradise and on earth your light and your peace;
and grant that we,
following the good examples of those who have served you here and are now at rest,
may at the last enter with them into your unending joy;
through Jesus Christ our Lord,
who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God,
now and for ever,
AMEN.
God bless you and your father.
Our prayers for his soul and for your faith and strength to build.
8mm
Condolences offered.
My Dad USN Ret, a WWII vet passed away a year and a half ago. I think that there are many on this thread whose WWII Dads (and Moms) showed us by example that they earned by their sacrifices the title of the Greatest Generation.
May his soul rest in peace.
Sorry for your lost. May God keep him in his tender care.
Make sure that you contact the local American Legion or the VFW. They will arrange for a military funeral for your dad. For my father's funeral they did a wonderful job. His casket was covered with the American flag, and two sailors came to the burial. As his casket was moved from the hearse, the sailors stood and saluted. Both were members of the Honor Guard.
The senior sailor, an E-5, stood at attention in front of the grave, and the other, an E-4, went off in the distance to play taps. As taps began, the E-5 did a slow, smart salute. This is the military's final goodbye to a fallen service member. Then, the two came to slowly, carefully fold up the flag. The E-5 then brought the folded flag to my mother, and told her "On behalf of the United States of America, President Bush, and the Department of the Navy, thank you for your husband's service to our country." That was the point where I lost it.
My Mom, bless her heart, tried to give the sailors money, but they of course could not accept it. The E-5 said "Ma'm, I promise you that tonight, we will raise a glass in honor of your husband."
May God rest his soul and comfort his loved ones.
Prayers for them and all of that incredible generation that gave us so much through their sacrifice.
God bless you and comfort you on your loss.
What a blessing good parents are.
My husband's Dad, a WWII Marine pilot, died in January. These guys were amazing, they went to war, they were heros, and then they came home and got back to their lives without complaining. God bless 'em all!
susie
Sounds like he lived a full and wonderful life. God Bless.
God bless you and your father during these tyring times.
Losing a loved one is never easy, but you can take comfort in knowing that your father cared very deeply about you and those around him. The men of WWII were truly of the greatest generation, and many parallels can be drawn to those in service today.
I lost my father back in 2003. He served on Tinian with the 509th Composite Air Group. A life-long conservative Democrat, he turned Republican after 9/11. That day, he called me at work and said "This is worse than Pearl Harbor. Never forget that. Never forget."
God bless you and your father.
I was looking for an example of a WW2 Troop Ship and came across this site:
http://troopships.pier90.org/index.html
and...
http://users.pandora.be/educypedia/education/worldwarIInavy.htm
My heartfelt prayers for your beloved father and your family. Fathers are a wonderful gift from God.
My dad was a Navy corpsman, who was at Okinawa, and Peleliu. Two Purple hearts. Also the finest man I ever knew. Maybe they will meet upstairs. Sorry for your loss, as your dad was obviously a fine man.
May your dad rest in peace and receive the eternal reward of a peacemaker.