I miss the talks we had.The long,sometimes rambling,talks of how we got here as a Nation...and perhaps where we will end up at.
The long talks of the desire of a people wanting to be Free...and the Iron Will that must be attached to that desire.....if for no other reason than for all of those who have been laid out...their faces covered.
For them.
P.S....I miss my friend...although,sometimes late at night ,I think I can still see him walking his old man walk...with that darn long eared beagle attached to his side.
redrock
MEMORIAL DAY....for them.
redrock
I'm starting a collection of the Memorial Day threads by redrock.
I'll ping you when the new one is posted.
This way you'll have the whole collection also.
MEMORIAL DAY--Thread One--"Discussions With a One-Legged Man"
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1141564/posts
MEMORIAL DAY--Thread Two--"My Daddy's Finally Home..."
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1142082/posts
MEMORIAL DAY--Thread Three--"The Bodybags of Afghanistan and Iraq"--(Roger's Story)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1142776/posts
Bumping for a later read....cooking today for my neighbor....the husband died a few days ago.
Fighting to make men free, fighting evil, fighting for the comrades that have died,...I will remember those who have gone before and those who have come home too soon....
Thank you redrock. Again.
Thanks!
If the following story isn't true, it ought to be.
Place: Somewhere, USA
Time: Somepast
A little girl stands beside the casket containing the remains of her daddy, killed while serving our country. The tall Marines looked sharp in their dress blues as they proudly and reverently stood at attention as honor guards. The little girl looked up at one of them and said, "Why? Why did MY daddy have to die?"
The Marine looked down at her and quietly kneeled down to be on the same level as her. He gazed into her young puffy red eyes and said, "Was your daddy a brave man?"
"Oh, yes", replied the little girl as she puffed up her chest a bit in pride, "he was VERY brave. He wasn't afraid of snakes or bugs or ANYTHING!"
"I though so", said the Marine. "If your daddy saw a bad bear that was going to hurt you, what would he do?"
"He would get his gun and chase that mean old bear away", said the girl.
"If he didn't have his gun, would he still try to chase the bear away to save you, even if the bear might hurt him very badly?", he asked.
"Oh, yes, my daddy loves me very much and wouldn't let me get hurt, no matter what", replied the girl.
"Would your daddy do it for a little girl or boy he had never met?"
Slowly, a bit of understanding crept into the little girl's eyes as she hung her head to try to hide her tears. "But why MY daddy!", she insisted.
"I think you know. You know that your daddy was in the military because there are very bad people who want to hurt good little boys and girls. He died trying to save ALL of those little boys and girls as well as their mommies and daddies. You see, your daddy is a hero not just to you, but to everybody, now."
The little girl burst into tears, throws herself into the arms of the Marine and sobs, "But I don't care! I just want my daddy!"
As a tear trickles down the face of the Marine, he hugs the girl and says simply, "I know, baby girl, I know."
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Greater love hath no man than he who lays down his life for his brother.
Thank you, Lord for the fine men and women who stand ready so that we may sleep peacefully.
Amen
Memorial day BUMP for a great story to enjoy and share.
Memorial Day PING!
Unbelievably moving story...Thank you!
Prayers for all of our warriors. Always remembered and never forgotten.
Thank you redrock. For them....indeed.
Ping...
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Memorial Day for them BTTT!