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Posted on 05/29/2010 1:26:18 PM PDT by Taxman
This is a 65 year old film that a man found in his dad's papers. It is perfectly appropriate for Memorial Day Weekend!
Enjoy and be thankful for that generation's sacrifices on behalf of us all.
TOPICS: History; Military/Veterans
KEYWORDS: greatestgeneration; memorial; veterans; vjday
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To: Taxman
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posted on
05/30/2010 10:54:16 AM PDT
by
ErnBatavia
(It's not the Obama Administration....it's the "Obama Regime".)
To: ErnBatavia
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posted on
05/30/2010 2:54:24 PM PDT
by
Taxman
(So that the beautiful pressure does not diminish!)
To: Taxman
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posted on
05/30/2010 4:28:56 PM PDT
by
TADSLOS
(Tea Party. We are the party of NO! NO to more government! NO to more spending! NO to more taxation!)
To: patriotspride
To: Taxman
What a
SUPERB piece of amazingly high-quality color footage!
Truly a great tribute to the "Greatest Generation."
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posted on
05/30/2010 5:31:44 PM PDT
by
RayChuang88
(FairTax: America's economic cure)
To: RayChuang88
Ray,
Glad you liked it. And, “superb” does capture the essence of the video, does it not?
Hope your email list likes it!
FReegards,
FRank
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posted on
05/30/2010 5:33:52 PM PDT
by
Taxman
(So that the beautiful pressure does not diminish!)
To: TADSLOS
Glad you liked it. Ping your list, please.
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posted on
05/30/2010 5:34:30 PM PDT
by
Taxman
(So that the beautiful pressure does not diminish!)
To: Taxman
To: Taxman
Beautiful. Thank you for sharing it.
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posted on
05/30/2010 8:18:05 PM PDT
by
carmody
To: carmody
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posted on
05/30/2010 9:02:46 PM PDT
by
Taxman
(So that the beautiful pressure does not diminish!)
To: Charlespg
Glad you liked it — spread it around, please.
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posted on
05/30/2010 9:03:20 PM PDT
by
Taxman
(So that the beautiful pressure does not diminish!)
To: YHAOS
My Dad would have been 87 on May 30th the traditional Memorial Day. He was always proud of that. As a M/M 2nd class USN he was on the shakedown cruise of the original USS Tarawa, CV-40 (Essex-class).
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posted on
05/30/2010 9:42:27 PM PDT
by
higgmeister
( In the Shadow of The Big Chicken!)
To: higgmeister
My Dad would have been 87 on May 30th the traditional Memorial Day. He was always proud of that. As a M/M 2nd class USN he was on the shakedown cruise of the original USS Tarawa, CV-40 (Essex-class).
My dad was 88 last year. He served as a radio man in Mindanao in the Philippines in the Coast Guard during WWII. He would probably have been sick to death if he had made it this far into Obama's presidency.
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posted on
05/30/2010 9:46:25 PM PDT
by
aruanan
To: Taxman
What great film. Thanks for posting it.
Dad will be 90 this June. He was still in Europe when WWII came to an end, a Lieutenant in Patch’s 7th Army.
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posted on
05/30/2010 9:57:49 PM PDT
by
Pelham
(without Deporting 20 million illegals, border control is meaningless.)
To: aruanan
Yes, after the heroic fight for their progeny and then see our United States government succumb to the evil Fascism they fought against would have been unconscionable.
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posted on
05/30/2010 10:09:53 PM PDT
by
higgmeister
( In the Shadow of The Big Chicken!)
To: Taxman
Click - Last Full Measure of Devotion In the long and honored history of America
There are names that shine like beacons in the night
The Patriots whose vision gave us meaning
Who kept the lamp of freedom burning bright
In the long and honored history of America
There are those who paid the last and final price
Who were called upon by chance, or desperate circumstance
To make the ultimate sacrifice
A grateful nation bows its head in sorrow
And in thanks for guaranteeing our tomorrow
The last full measure of devotion
That's what they gave to the cause
The last full measure of devotion
And though they cannot hear our applause
We honor them forever and keep alive their story
Pay tribute to their lives and give them all the glory
The last full measure of devotion
Beyond the call of duty were their deeds
The last full measure of devotion
They gave themselves to serve the greater need
And for those who did survive
And came back home alive
They join in praise of comrades who were slain
And highly resolved, most highly resolved
That these dead shall not have died in vain
The last full measure of devotion
Beyond the call of duty were their deeds
The last full measure of devotion
They gave themselves to serve the greater need
And for those who did survive
And came back home alive
They join in praise of comrades who were slain
And highly resolved, most highly resolved
That these dead shall not have died in vain
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posted on
05/30/2010 10:37:34 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
(~ RIP Brian...heaven's gain...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~)
To: Kathy in Alaska
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posted on
05/31/2010 5:32:49 AM PDT
by
Taxman
(So that the beautiful pressure does not diminish!)
To: Pelham
You are most welcome.
Please thank your dad for his service!
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posted on
05/31/2010 5:33:27 AM PDT
by
Taxman
(So that the beautiful pressure does not diminish!)
To: patriotspride
It's also the Veteran that has given us these united states of America.
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posted on
06/01/2010 7:35:18 AM PDT
by
Mikey
(He that refuses to know and exert his rights, doesn't deserve them.)
To: Mikey
” It’s also the Veteran that has given us these united states of America. “
So true, if you go back in history vets have shaped and upheld our country.
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