Posted on 05/31/2009 11:15:06 PM PDT by JustAmy
No big hurry. My sister-in-law and my daughter checked it for me a while back and they both had a problem. I just want to see if the problem still exist. Since they are now aware of the, hopefully former, problem, they wouldn’t be a good test. It will take several minutes so wait until you don’t have anything else that you need to do brfore we start.
I went to the linked thread and posted over there....sounds like a very serious tedious surgery! God Bless the entire family.
Sounds fine, fewz, probably tomorrow. I am going to fix a bite to eat. See ya’ll later!
Isn’t that a sweet kitty in the little girl’s arms? Cute animation!
Indeed...I read about this on the Canteen a few days ago..and saw the update..then found the thread..May God be with them all. Dusty has really been in my heart and in my prayers. I thought this needed to be spread.
Your post was lovely over there.
Thanks very much for the ping, MEG33. Prayer BUMP for America’s finest.
You are welcome, PGalt..I know they appreciate your prayers.
Prayers up.
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This is not what I wanted in the upper flower post. I wanted peach where the beige is but didn’t have the peach. Had all kinds of pinks,etc. but no peach. So I played with it anyway.
I’m afraid I will forget if I don’t practice. Now, I need to go sit on the couch. ~~smile~~
Great job, L.J.! Shall we par-tay! Wouldn’t that be just dreamy? Especially if we looked so good....LOL!!
I don't know if you remember this incident, but the wounded individual had unexploded ordnance embedded in his abdomen.
I'm hoping "SSG Dusty" will be able to benefit from our good thoughts, and perhaps one day enjoy the energy of this poem.
Could make a good drinking song too ...
SomeoneHe is a regular fellow,
In a place he doesn’t belong.
Not that he isn’t welcome there,
But the time and place are wrong.
Anger is the morning meal,
For half the local folks,
And fear makes up his breakfast,
Along with nervous jokes.
The weaponry is out there,
And some of it has your name.
Your courage can control your fear,
But rockets don’t play that game.
And it’s Wham! Bam! Where did that come from?
And fate is looking at me, through the barrel of a gun.
I’m hit! I’m hurt! But I am still alive.
I’m getting myself out of here. Please someone help me drive.
The bomb has landed in me,
It’s safe and warm and snug.
I look around at friends of mine.
I know they want to bug.
They take a breath of courage,
And stand to see me through,
I’d like to think that in their place,
That’s just what I would do.
The Medic knows the danger,
But he’s an angel man.
He knows I’m fighting for my life,
And he’ll do what he can.
And it’s Wham! Bam! Where did that come from?
And fate is looking at me, through the barrel of a gun.
I’m hit! I’m hurt! But I am still alive.
I’m getting myself out of here. Please someone help me drive.
They rush to get me airborne,
A chance no one should take.
But they are men who stood with me,
They do it for my sake.
Well, some may know I’m married,
A father, gonna be.
But others only see the blood,
And take a chance on me.
I’m no one really special,
No different from the rest,
I guess my only role to play,
Is to put them to the test.
And it’s Wham! Bam! Where did that come from?
And fate is looking at me, through the barrel of a gun.
I’m hit! I’m hurt! But I am still alive.
I’m getting myself out of here. Please someone help me drive.
They got me to the clinic.
They got the weapon out.
They took it down the road a piece,
To let it have its shout.
The anger of the world condensed,
Into a blast of rage,
Now safely detonated,
Upon an empty stage.
So all I have to do right now,
Is drag myself along.
And stuff my straw back in my chest,
Get back to being strong.
But it’s Wham! Bam! Where did that come from?
And fate is looking at me, through the barrel of a gun.
I’m hit! I’m hurt! But I got through the drive.
Someone got me out of there. Someone kept me alive.
NicknamedBob . . . . . . . . . . October 1, 2007
Thanks for the prayer request ping for Dusty. I would not have known of the need for those prayers if you had not pinged those of us at Amy’s Place. That brave soldier needs all our prayers.
I know I’m late, but the answer is....
PAR...TAAAAAAY! :D
D-Day is the name given to the landing of 160,000 Allied troops in Normandy, France, on June 6, 1944. The success of the invasion of Normandy was really the beginning of the end for Nazi Germany. The invasion, also called “Operation Overlord,” involved five separate landings by American, British, and Canadian troops and was commanded by American General Dwight D. Eisenhower.
Stiff German resistance resulted in nearly 10,000 Allied casualties, but the Germans were ultimately unable to repel the Allied forces. Although German resistance continued even after all five beachheads were taken, they had too few troops in the area to be effective. By August 1944, all of Northern France was under Allied control as Eisenhower began to prepare for the invasion of Germany.
Essential Facts
1. Many scholars have tried to explain the term “D-Day,” suggesting it stood for “decision day” or “disembarkation day,” but most likely it comes from the army’s use of the term to mean an “undefined day,” or the first day of any operation.
2. Day was originally scheduled for June 5, but the weather did not cooperate. The operation was pushed back to June 6, 1944.
3. The D-Day invasion involved 5,000 ships carrying men and vehicles across the English Channel as well as 800 planes dropping over 13,000 men in parachutes. A further 300 planes dropped bombs on German troops defending the beaches. Over 100,000 Allied troops made it to shore that day.
4. The most difficult landing of D-Day was at Omaha beach. Navigation problems resulted in many men drowning before they reached land. Omaha Beach also had the largest amount of German troops, and the fighting was fierce. It is the Omaha Beach battle that is reenacted in the opening of the movie Saving Private Ryan.
5. The success of D-Day was a death knell for the Germans. Hitler was forced to fight a two-front war against the Russians on the East and the Americans, British, Canadians, and French on the West. Within a year, Hitler committed suicide, and the war was over.
HOW FESTIVE! Lovely & thank you!
Terrific!
Thank you, Bob. What a nightmarish situation..Thank God for those who take care of each other...despite the danger.
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