Hi Daddy...

eMail | Posted on 11/18/2003 7:47 AM CST | Jessica Blankenbecler

[FlyLow]

Does anyone NOT understand what we are fighting to protect...raise your hand so I can "xplain it".

[MozartLover]

Oh my goodness...............

Thank you for posting this!

[MozartLover]

Get out the kleenex..............

[Howlin]

Oh, lord. Now I'm blubbering! Wonderful letter.

[dansangel]

That is the most beautiful thing, bar none, that I have ever read. May God bless this man's family abundantly and may he find eternal comfort in our Lord's loving embrace. And may each and every one of us take the time to pray for our troops and to let them know how much we appreciate all that they do for us.

Thank you (((((MozartLover)))))

[lysie]

Help Pour Out The Rain (Lacey's Song)

The moment was custom made to order
I was riding with my daughter on our way back from Monroe.
And like children do, she started playin' twenty questions,
But I never could've guessed one would touch me to my soul.

She said, "Daddy when we get to Heaven, can I taste the Milky Way?
Are we going there to visit, or are we goin' there to stay?
Am I going to see my Grandpa? Can I have a pair of wings?
And do you think that God could use another Angel,
To help pour out the rain?"

Well, I won't lie: I pulled that car right over,
And I sat there on the shoulder tryin' to dry my misty eyes.
And I whispered... Lord, I want to thank you for my children
Cause your innocence that fills them often takes me by surprise.

Like: Daddy, when we get to Heaven, can I taste the Milky Way?
Are we going there to visit, or are we going there to stay?
Am I going to see my Grandpa? Can I have a pair of wings?
And do you think that God could use another Angel,
To help pour out the rain?

Well, I thought about it later on,
And a smile came to my face.
And when I tucked her in to bed,
I got down on my knees and prayed.

Lord, when I get to Heaven can I taste the Milky Way?
I don't want to come to visit 'cause I'm comin' home to stay
And I can't wait to see my family and meet Jesus face to face.
And do you think, Lord, you could use just one more Angel,
To help pour out the rain?

Mmmm, can I help pour out the rain?  
 

[lysie]

Thanks for the ping.

Prayers going up. Bless you, Jessica and your family. Your Dad is proud of you.

[Johnny Gage]

We will not tire,
We will not falter,
We will not fail.
President George W. Bush

[stand watie]

!!!!!!

[SLB]

Get out the Kleenex. If anyone says retired Warrant Officers are not emotional tell them they lie. Wow, blew my socks right off.

[E.G.C.]

BTTT!!!!!!

[HiJinx]

And when you're done 'splainin' it, I'd like to take a turn.

We must never forget why our brave men and women are there. We must never forget that they are, as Jessica said, "the best husband, father, son and soldier in the world."

And we must never let their sacrifice suffer the dishonor some wish to heap upon them. Never let them get away with it. Never. Ever.

[SAMWolf]

Thanks Johnny.

[stainlessbanner]

Thanks for the ping, Johnny.

Hurrah for the brave American men and women stationed at Fort Bliss, and everywhere else throughout the world.

[radu]

Ooooooh maaaaan! I've got Niagra Falls flowing down my cheeks.

A sad but beautiful post, FlyLow.
Thanks for the pings Johnny and SAM.
*sniiiiiiiffle*

[MEG33]

Command Sergeant Major James Blankenbecler,you have given all.I humbly thank you for your service.May you rest in God's arms.God be with Jessica and her family.I am so very sorry for this great loss.

[Travis McGee]

Thanks.....

[jtill]

What a beautiful tribute to a wonderful husband, father, son, and soldier from his beautiful daughter.

Something like this, from the heart of a 14 yr. old, certainly brings home exactly the consequences of war and reminds us why we are in Iraq.

ML, thanks for the ping. I cried so hard it made my head hurt.

[snippy_about_it]

Thanks guys. Very touching.

[Victoria Delsoul]

That is so sad. May God bless him and bless his family.