A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day....10-28-03...God Bless the USA ~ Lift Every Voice

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[Billie]

A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day

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Lee Greenwood wrote those words in a song in 1983 to bring people together. In the introduction of his booklet entitled "God Bless the USA", which includes a CD of that song, he also wrote:

"I'm sometimes overwhelmed by this vast nation and wish I could see how America will change in the next one hundred years. As long as we continue to dream, create inventions, and solve the challenges of an ever-expanding population, we will have the power to create a better society. But it is inevitable that the freedom, liberty, and can-do attitude that characterize us will be challenged, sometimes in ways that leave us no choice but to defend ourselves and the land we love. It happened in 1941 at Pearl Harbor and again in 2001 at the World Trade Center and the Pentagon."

Through the years countless songs have been written and words spoken that celebrate the breadth of the American experience. Recalling a few, who can dispute the simplicity and beauty of such words as these:

~ from "America", by Samuel Francis Smith ~

"My country, 'tis of thee,
Sweet land of liberty,
Of thee I sing:
Land where my fathers died,
Land of the pilgrims' pride,
From every mountainside
Let freedom ring."





~ from "America the Beautiful"
words by Katherine Lee Bates Martin
music by Samuel Ward ~

America! America!
God mend thine ev'ry flaw,
Confirm thy soul in self-control
Thy liberty in law."




~ Martin Luther King's American Dream ~

"I have a dream that one day...the sons of
former slaves and the sons of former slave
owners will be able to sit down together
at the table of brotherhood...I have a dream
that my four little children will one day
live in a nation where they will not be
judged by the color of their skin but by
the content of their character."




~ from Alistair Cooke ~

"It has always been cited as an irrepressible
symptom of America's vitality that her people,
in fair times and foul, believe in themselves
and their institutions."





~ from "The People, Yes", by Carl Sandburg ~

"The free man is willing to pay and struggle and die
for the freedom for himself and others
Knowing how far to subject himself to discipline
and obedience for the sake of an ordered society....
This free man is a rare bird and when you meet
him take a good look at him and try to figure him
out because some day when the United States of
this earth gets going and runs smooth and pretty
there will be more of him than we have now."

THIS WEEK'S THREADS 10-27-03 Military Monday

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[Billie]

[Billie]

Good Morning and Welcome, FRiends!

[The Mayor]

Christlike people are likable people even if hated by some people

[Donaeus]

Good morning! It's a glorius day here in Texas with a beautiful sunrise and cool crisp air. Hope ya'll have a great one.

[The Mayor]

[ladtx]

I usually post these memorials on Military Mondays but this thread also seems appropriate.

In memory of my fellow Vietnam helicopter pilots who were killed in that war the following were lost on OCT 28. God bless them all.

1969 CPT Thomas E. Campbell -- 192 AHC, Age 24, Single, Lawton, Oklahoma
1969 CW3 Ferman B. Hodges -- 15 MED BN 1 CAV, Age 37, Married, Gardendale, Alabama
1969 1LT Mark Jackson -- D/3/4 CAV 25 INF, Age 21, Single, Vero Beach, Florida
1969 WO1 Ralph D. Tadevic -- C/227 AHB 1 CAV, Age 22, Single, Chicago, Illinois
1969 WO1 John P. Wright -- 192 AHC, Age 19, Single, Aurora, Colorado

Memoriam to 1LT Jackson from one of the soldiers in the same troop.
I was in the aero-rifle platoon-Mr. Jackson was one of our pilots. Rest in peace. You are not forgotten.

Jim Brothers -- D/3/4 CAV

OH-6-Type flown by 1LT Jackson.

1LT Jackson's 3rd Squadron 4th Cavalry insignia

SCOUTS OUT!

[ladtx]

Sorry about the double post. The first attempt gave me a server error, I guess the error message was in error. Oh well, time for another cup'a java.

[MEG33]

Good morning!God bless America,our troops,our President,our leaders.

God be with the firefighters and the people of California.

[FreeTheHostages]

[Donaeus]

God, bless these brave men for their sacrifice and the families they left behind. Comfort the mothers & fathers, sons & daughters, and brothers & sisters in their loss and help them to realize patriots of this country honor the price that has been paid to keep us free. Please be with all our men and women who are in harm's way, shield them with Your protection and bring them home to us again. Lord, keep Your hand upon President Bush. Let him seek Your wisdom in all decisions because You bless those who humble themselves before You. Amen.

"I said to the Lord: "You are my God; hear the voice of my supplications, O Lord. O God the Lord, the strength of my salvation, You have covered my head in the day of battle. Do not grant, O Lord, the desires of the wicked; do not further his wicked scheme, Lest they be exalted." Psalms 140:6-8

[MEG33]

Good morning ,Donaeus!

[Donaeus]

Good morning MEG33 :)

[Calpernia]

BEAUTIFUL! I'm sending this post out to the National Fraternal Order of the Trench Rats and American Legion now!

[Pippin]

Good Morning Donaeus!

Welcome to the Finest! :O)

[Pippin]

Good Morning Cal!

[Pippin]

Good Morning TM!

[Pippin]

Hi, ladtx!

[Pippin]

Good Morning, Meg!

[Pippin]

a Red,White and Blue Good Morning to you, Billie!