Amy's Place ... Poetry and Potpourri ... June, 2010

June 1, 2010 | JustAmy; St.Louie1; MamaBear; Billie

[JustAmy]

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Never Forget!





Bad Penny



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the ever charming, lovable, huggable,
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[ConorMacNessa]

This Marine was my friend as well as my comrade-in-arms. He took three AK rounds to the chest. I did everything I could to save him. I was able to get an IV started and we got him on the chopper to Danang. He died on the operating table at USNH Danang. I learned the next day that the Marine detailed to escort him had ripped the IV out by trying to hang it from a hook in the chopper. Out of all the casualties I tended in Vietnam, this one hurt me the most. I can't help but think that if that IV had remained in place, he might have made it. It haunts me to this very day forty-one years later.

Rest easy and Semper Fidelis, Jack! I have the watch!

REST IN PEACE, FALLEN BROTHER!

Pfc. John Leo Murdock, USMC, KIA Vietnam 21JUN19669

I have fought a good fight,
I have finished my course,
I have kept the faith.
2 Timothy 4:7 (KJV)

Eternal Father, Strong to Save



Rest in Peace, fallen brother, rest in peace!
We who remain hold you in high honor.
Rest, fallen brother, in this sacred precinct;
We who remain keep this place sacred.
Rest, fallen brother, among these, your comrades;
We who remain keep the watch.
Rest, fallen brother, amid these who heeded the Nation’s call;
We who remain press the fight forward in your name.
Rest, fallen brother, lay down thy burden;
We who remain have taken up the torch.
Rest in Peace, fallen brother, rest in eternal peace!



Taps

Lamh Foistenach Abu!

[jaycee]

Rest In Peace

Pfc. Gunnar R. Hotchkin, USA, KIA Afghanistan 16JUN2010

Spc. Joseph D. Johnson, USA, KIA Afghanistan 16JUN2010

Brigadier Steeve Cocol, 1e Régiment de Hussards parachutistes , Tué en Afghanistan 18JUN2010

May God Stay Close to these grieving families.

Thank you for always remembering our fallen, Conor.

[jaycee]

A very haunting story, Conor. You did all that you could do and I understand your thinking of it until this day. As they say “War Is Hell”....but must be done. God Bless You!

[left that other site]

Here is something you might enjoy:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CI0HW_2Xkh4&feature=player

[JustAmy]

Conor, thank you for being there for John Leo Murdock. May he rest in peace. May you find peace knowing that you fought the good fight and did your best.

Thank you for your service, John Leo Murdock. Thank you for your sacrifice.

Thank you for your service, Conor MacNessa. We appreciate your service for our country.

Thank you for sharing your story. Thank you for remembering our fallen heroes.

[potlatch]

“A dreamy day; and tranquilly I lie
At anchor from all storms of mental strain”

A lovely thought.
Thanks for a beautiful image and poem yorkie. I enjoyed reading it, thinking about it..

[JustAmy]

Thank you, Conor.

Rest in Peace, Pfc. Gunnar R. Hotchkin, Spc. Joseph D. Johnson and Brigadier Steeve Cocol.

Thank you for your service. Thank you for your sacrifice. You will not be forgotten.

May God Bless and Comfort the families of these Fallen Warriors.

[JustAmy]

LOL

Thanks, LTOS. The dog was enjoying the game as much as the baby was. I couldn’t keep from smiling every time that baby squealed with delight.

[JustAmy]

Thank you, Jaycee.

Billie made that graphic and NnB wrote a poem for it. We used it on the original Amy’s Place thread in 2004. It was used in 2008.

Sounds like you had a wonderful First Day of Summer. I know that Braelyn is so much fun to be around. Babies are so sweet at that age.

[JustAmy]

Thank you, Jaycee. I had planned to post that graphic yesterday but with FR having equipment trouble all day, I didn’t get it posted.

Hope all of our guys had a great Father’s Day.

[left that other site]

My Pleasure. I am hitting the sack early tonight! zzzzzzzzzzz

[yorkie]

Oh, Conor - I am so sorry the loss of your friend and comrade-in-arms, Pfc. John Leo Murdock has haunted you all these years. You weren’t detailed to escort him to the hospital. You did all you could do, by getting a good line into him. After that - there was nothing more you could do. It was in someone else’s hands. (If I read your post right.)

May Jack continue to rest in peace, as he has for 41 years. (And, since he was your friend, he would whoop yer arse - for carrying the burden for so long.)

(And, on a personal note, if I was too presumptuous in my words, I humbly request forgivness.)

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Thanks, Amy!

[ConorMacNessa]

Thanks for the kind words, Yorkie. There was nothing else I could do. If we had not been short-staffed on corpsmen, I would have escorted him back myself, as I did to others on several occasions. It always seems to me that the system breaks down when it's someone close. But enough of the self-pity. I revere his memory and look forward to seeing him after I go to my reward.

Lamh Foistenach Abu!

[jaycee]

Sleep Well, M.L.!

[left that other site]

My Pl4easure, Jaycee! Time for bed! Got to get my Beauty Sleep! LOL

[JustAmy]

Ahhh .... what a sweetie and bringing roses.

Thank you, LTOS.

[Seadog Bytes]

[The Mayor]

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No One Remembered!

June 22, 2010

In a commentary on Ecclesiastes 9:15, Martin Luther cites the story of Themistocles, the soldier and statesman who commanded the Athenian squadron. Through his strategy, he won the Battle of Salamis, drove the Persian army from Greek soil, and saved his city. A few years later, he fell out of favor, was ostracized by his countrymen, and was banished from Athens. Thus, Luther concludes, “Themistocles did much good for his city, but received much ingratitude.”

The crowd, for some reason, seems to ignore or quickly forget the good that the poor and humble man accomplishes through his wisdom. No matter. “Wisdom is [still] better than strength” even if “the poor man’s wisdom is despised” (v.16). It’s better to be a quiet, honest sage who, though forgotten, leaves much good behind, than a swaggering, strident fool who, though many applaud him, “destroys much good” (v.18).

Accordingly, what matters in the end is not the recognition and gratitude we receive for the work we’ve done, but the souls of those gentle folk in whom we’ve sown the seeds of righteousness. Put another way: “Wisdom is justified by all her children” (Luke 7:35). Whom have you influenced through your wise and godly wisdom?

Help me to walk so close to Thee
That those who know me best can see
I live as godly as I pray,
And Christ is real from day to day. —Ryberg

A wise person sets his earthly goals on heavenly gains.

Read: Ecclesiastes 9:13-18

He by his wisdom delivered the city. Yet no one remembered that same poor man. —Ecclesiastes 9:15

Bible in a year:
Esther 6-8; Acts 6

[JustAmy]

Good morning, Everyone.

I will Officially open the doors soon.

Has anyone been having problems with FR this morning? I see that Polly posted on the alternate site about FR being down. Also, I got a call from SeekTheTruth letting me know that FR was down in Florida.

So far, I have had no trouble this morning. I have been off and on since 8:00.