Memorial Day for all our fallen heroes! Thank you all and we pray.
Posted on 05/29/2005 6:13:07 PM PDT by redrock
You put on the uniform.....and you do so of your own Free will.
You put on the uniform ...be it that of the Army...or Navy...or Air Force...or Marine...or Coast Guard.
And you do so with the understanding of some very simple promises.
YOU promise to uphold the Constitution....
YOU promise to help defend your Nation ...your family...in every which way that you are asked.
YOU promise to put up with doing duty in the coldest places...and the hottest. YOU promise to put up with bad food sometimes. YOU promise to follow orders (as long as they are lawful)..even tho those orders may put you in danger...in 'Harm's Way'.
YOU promise to put your life on the line...even unto death.
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And the Nation promises that they will provide you with shelter....with uniforms.....with food...with even a little money.
And the Nation promises that they will make sure that you are taken care of if you are wounded....or are permanently disabled.
And the Nation PROMISES that they will Remember you should you die...should you pay the ultimate price...should you be brought home to your family in a box.
....and tomorrow is the day....the very day...that will decide if the Nation has told the truth or it has lied.
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It's a simple thing.....Memorial Day.
Just ONE day...set aside for a real reason....to Remember those who have died....been brought home in a box....to fulfill THEIR promise.
Just ONE day....set aside for a REAL reason.To Honour those who have fallen in the defense of Freedom.To Honour those who have fallen in the defense of their Nation and their Families...your Families.
It is NOT a day for barbecue.....
It is NOT a day for 'Memorial Day Sales'.....
It is NOT a day for extra overtime......
It IS a day to Remember...and say 'Thank You'.
It IS a day to Remember...that YOUR Freedom is paid for in the blood of America's sons...it is paid for in the returning of Fathers to their children in a box.
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Tomorrow is Memorial Day.
Perhaps the real measure of our success as a Nation (and how long we will last ) is how well we Honour those who have provided this Freedom.
Tomorrow is Memorial Day.
Or, perhaps, tomorrow is the day of Betrayal.
Memorial Day for all our fallen heroes! Thank you all and we pray.
redrock
None are betrayed by me. I was seven and one alf years U. S. Air Force. They are my BROTHERS! God Bless all of us and the ones at the top of the list are the ones that didn't come back. God Bless AMERICA and all who have defended HER!
Of Course we can!
Memorial Day is tommorrow......
BTTT
Going to Ft. Snelling with WWII vets - same as every year. Thankfully, Senator Wellstone won't stink up the place as he used to do every Memorial Day.
And in mine, the same people who honor the fighting man who wears the uniform, and then accuse the returning veteran of being a lazy, illiterate slacker whose work can be done faster, better, (i.e. cheaper) by illegals are similarly guilty of betrayal.
..as for the 'multiple posts'....I can only guess you are asking (maybe complaining) about all the threads I write for MEMORIAL DAY.
As for the multiple posts. . . you could write about this topic 24/7/365 and run multiple posts every day on FR, and it would never be too much.
Keep on keeping on. Too much truth is never a bad thing.
redrock
GODBLESS OUR VETERANS,TROOPS,COUNTRY AND PRESIDENT!
ALPHA U.S.M.C. MOS 2236 74-80
GODSPEED!
we sleep safely at night without any worry. Because of them Rest in Piece Fallen Ones
thank you
for what you guys did and do.
I feel safe
Now take them out..........
yep I would not turn my back on my buddies.
Redrock's multiple posts are a FR TRADITION. They are part of what FR stands for.
I was just confused...:)
Another FR passage for me!
redrock
I feel fortunate to pass a national cemetery every day going to work at a local military base. It is an awesome sight. I see those rows of perfectly aligned white markers and get a chance to give a silent salute daily.
We also have a replica Wall memorial to which I paid a visit yesterday.
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