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Armed Forces Day - May 18, 2013
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| May 18, 2013
| onyx
Posted on 05/18/2013 8:53:31 AM PDT by onyx
President Harry S. Truman led the effort to establish a single holiday for citizens to come together and thank our military members for their patriotic service in support of our country.
On August 31, 1949, Secretary of Defense Louis Johnson announced the creation of an Armed Forces Day to replace separate Army, Navy, Marine Corps and Air Force Days.
The single day celebration stemmed from the unification of the Armed Forces under the Department of Defense.
Our Deepest Thanks to Our Armed Forces!
May God Bless and Keep All.
TOPICS: Military/Veterans
KEYWORDS: armedforcesday; honor; prayers
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To: SandRat
God bless and keep you, SandRat.
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posted on
05/18/2013 4:56:33 PM PDT
by
onyx
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To: RWB Patriot
Amen.
Thank you so much for the links.
I love both - American Solider is wonderful.
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posted on
05/18/2013 4:57:55 PM PDT
by
onyx
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To: SandRat
Thank YOU for your service!
Very pretty graphic, Sandy! :)
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posted on
05/18/2013 5:03:46 PM PDT
by
luvie
(All my heroes wear camos!)
To: onyx; SandRat; HiJinx; tomkow6; Kathy in Alaska; BIGLOOK; Arrowhead1952; Colonel_Flagg; ...
God bless our troops and keep them safe!
...and bring them HOME!!
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posted on
05/18/2013 5:14:13 PM PDT
by
luvie
(All my heroes wear camos!)
To: KC_Lion
Bing’s page was breathtaking! Thanks for saying that.
Love your big flag, too! :)
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posted on
05/18/2013 5:17:01 PM PDT
by
luvie
(All my heroes wear camos!)
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posted on
05/18/2013 5:28:30 PM PDT
by
Daffynition
(Stand Your Ground)
To: Daffynition
OK, you got me with that one. BTT.
To: Billthedrill
Gosh. Didn’t mean for it to be obscure. :)
Norman Rockwell. Patriotism.
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posted on
05/18/2013 5:36:16 PM PDT
by
Daffynition
(Stand Your Ground)
To: LUV W; Kathy in Alaska
Good evening ladies and (((HUGS))). Got to go and finish my shift for the evening.
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posted on
05/18/2013 5:36:23 PM PDT
by
Arrowhead1952
(The Second Amendment is NOT about the right to hunt. It IS a right to shoot tyrants.)
To: Daffynition
No, I knew who did it. When I said you got me, I meant you really got me. ;-)
To: onyx
God Bless all of our service members past and present. I am so proud of them all.
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posted on
05/18/2013 5:42:56 PM PDT
by
dansangel
(Rest in peace, .45MAN)
To: onyx; RWB Patriot
To: onyx
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posted on
05/18/2013 5:50:11 PM PDT
by
SandRat
(Duty - Honor - Country! What else needs said?)
To: Arrowhead1952
Enjoy your shift! See ya in the mornin’ Early Bird! :)
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posted on
05/18/2013 5:50:33 PM PDT
by
luvie
(All my heroes wear camos!)
To: LUV W
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posted on
05/18/2013 5:51:24 PM PDT
by
SandRat
(Duty - Honor - Country! What else needs said?)
To: Billthedrill
Oh.......duh..............I *get* it now! [LOL]
I tend to wax nostalgic for Norman Rockwell’s America, especially on National Holidays.
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posted on
05/18/2013 6:04:03 PM PDT
by
Daffynition
(Stand Your Ground)
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