Posted on 05/25/2009 1:53:23 PM PDT by Jeff Head
THE TRUE MEANING OF MEMORIAL DAY - PLEASE WATCH
God bless & keep all who do serve, or have ever served, in defense of this Republic & her Constitution...and particularly may He rest all those who have given the last full measure of devotion in that service.
That includes my Uncle Albert Spacil, my mom's only brother & my dear, deceased grandparent's only son. He died in a B-17 over Germany in 1944. God continue to rest his soul until we're all gathered over yonder, across Jordan in our Father's Kingdom.
...and may God grant that we have the strength, courage, conviction, virtue, and faith to stand in our turn against the internal tyranny and marxism that has taken root amongst us and halt its growth in 2010, and then route the vipers out on a rail in 2012!
America has paid the price of freedom in its own blood, both here on our own shores, and abroad throughout the world. From Concord, to Bunker Hill, to Trenton, to Lake Champlain, to Valley Forge, to Cowpens, to Yorktown...to Tripoli...to Ft. Mieg, to Lake Erie, to Horseshoe Bend, to Chippewa and to New Orleans... to The Alamo, San Jacinto, Buena Vista, Palo Alto, Monterrey and the Halls of Montezuma...to Bull Run (twice), Antietam, Fredericksburg, Shiloh, Vicksburg, The Wilderness, Gettysburg, Atlanta and Appomattox...to Manila Bay, Guantanamo Bay, to Santiago and San Juan Hill...to Chateau Thierry and the Argonne Forest...to Pearl Harbor, North Africa, Sicily, Italy, to Normandy, Luxembourg, to islands and atolls throughout the Pacific, Guadalcanal, Tarawa, Iwo Jima, Okinawa, to the Philippines...to Seoul, Pusan, Inchon, Chosin, Chipyoongi, Pork Chop Hill and throughout Korea...to Ia Drang, Khe Sahn, Dak To, Hue, Kim Son, Hamburger Hill, "Downtown" Hano, An Loc and all across South Vietnam into Cambodia and Laos...to Granada and Panama…to Kuwait…to Fallujah, the Debecka Pass, Nasiriyah, Haditha, Baghdad, Al Anbar, Mosel, Ramadi and throughout the Sunni Triangle...to Mazari Sharif, to Kabul, to Takur Ghar, to Kandahar, to Tora Bora, to Operation Anaconda and throughout Afghanistan to name but a small few. Americans have shed their blood by the millions for freedom, and that freedom stretches from the United States throughout the world.
Let us never forget it...for should we forget it, or allow our elected representatives to do so (which the current batch of quislings is doing with a will), that is the day that we will place all of our lives and liberty in abject jeopardy.
Back to the point, the "community oranizar" in chief is destroying our nation we all fought for and sacrificed for many many decades as I write this.
The Obami, Reid, Pelosi triad is putting us so much in debt, our great grand-children will be paying for it.
I'm just about to my max. I'm closing on 60 years old and have lived a fulfilling life. I have my regrets but had a fun Coaster ride!
Still, I'm ready to follow any REAL leadership that can devise a plan to get those bastards the hell out of our Nation's capitol.
This has got to stop, or this great experiment in Liberty will be soon gone, we're losing it by the day! I refuse to see my beloved USA go down in my lifetime without a real fight. Don't know what that fight would be, but count me in.
Best to you shipmate,
An old aviation sailor.
Best to you and yours, if even late.
My wife, who a few know on this board, will have my ashes entombed at the Riverside, CA National Cemetery. My Father's remains are there. He was a WWII grunt, who work his way through Belgium, France, and on to Germany to kick Hitler's ass! I will consider it a privilege just to be in the same cemetery.
This nations downturn began when you and I were kids. Throughout mans history nations leaders have served one of two purposes which was a blessing for a nation who has a whole were righteous, or used as a punishment for those ignoring God's Laws.
Much of it began with prayer being tossed from school. It was delayed somewhat because many teachers and principals were also church leaders. Then came LBJ's Great Society which destroyed the family and personal responsibility. Ones of the age like Ben Spock, Hefner, Tim Leary, and Marxist in our education system taught self gratification instead. Fathers left their families for the government to raise and mothers were forced to go to work. Families no longer had and relied on the elders for guidance. It was the start of our cultural collapse.
The United States also received it's Divine Blessings through the Sons Of Israel many of which funded the nations Revolution and fight for freedom from Great Britain. Today our nation makes a very fatal mistake in turning it's back on The Apple of GOD's Eye and aiding her enemies who wish to destroy her. If a person thinks not supporting Israel doesn't have a great cost just look at Great Britain who forbade Jews escaping Hitler entrance into their country. Pre-WW2 Britain was the among greatest nations on earth in terms of power and colonies. An old saying was "The sun never sets on the British Empire." Among it's biggest holdings now gone is Hong Kong.
In 1974 there was still enough national morality left that when the POTUS lied to the American People over a single crime he was forced to resign. In the 1990's a President lies many times over critical issues as well as using Interns for sexual pleasure. He is made out to be a folk hero and congress lacks enough good leaders to remove him mainly because they themselves were as bad if not worse in corruption.
The problems facing the United States are spiritual ones for the most part. The last great leader who I believed this in his heart was Ronald Reagan. He was the last one to embrace the Christian Right and actually listen. What many fail to see is this. They were taught GOD is everywhere. They forget GOD will not reside where He is not welcomed. The nation as a whole told GOD to go away and turned to it's own self gratification. This doesn't mean everyone but yes the nation as a whole. Perhaps the disobedient blind sheep are like Israel & will need to wander through the wilderness a generation or two before they realize just how good they could have it.
While on active duty we had some Burial at Sea ceremonies also involving ashes. One chief I know tells me that when he dies he wishes to be scattered over the AMERICA's Sinkex site.
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