Posted on 11/09/2005 2:09:40 PM PST by bogeybob
May they all rest in eternal peace and with the blessing of God.
Nam Vet
"I consider it no sacrifice to die for my country. In my mind, we came here to thank God that men like these have lived rather than to regret that they have died." General George S. Patton
Thank You.
This brought tears to my eyes. I never met my Uncle Bud who is also buried in France. I remember seeing the letter my grandfather sent to the War Department, telling them that my uncle would have preferred to stay there with his men.
I will be thinking of him and so many others on this Veterans Day.
I am proud to be named after him.
Think, folks, of the 21 year olds that you know. Imagine that 21 year old as soaking wet, unshaven combat squad commander in the muck and mire of Eastern France, leading a crew of infantry soldiers.
What these men were thrown into was truly remarkable.
My uncle was one of three survivors from a crew of ten in a B-17 shot down over Germany. He spent over a year in a German POW camp. He was fortunate to survive and died just a few years ago. That was a very dangerous job during a very dangerous time.
Amen, I never got to meet my Uncle Sal. I was born in 1943. He was killed in action after crossing the Rhine near the end of the war. Prayers for all of our relatives we never got to meet and know because of war.
You are so right. My older brother, a Navy pilot, is proud to be named after my uncle. My uncle was Captain of his track team, played violin and sang. My mother cannot watch Saving Private Ryan or any war movie for that matter; she remembers not only her brother, but many of her friends who went to war. They WERE an exceptional group of men.
I grew up across the lawn from my Grandmother and Grandfather so I knew them very well. They never mentioned my uncle. I thought it was due to some sort of coldness. My father also mentioned him almost never.
I found out after they passed away that they took his death very hard and that there was tremendous grief all around. I think they just were blocking it all out by the time I was old enough to figure out what was going on.
My Dad was in the Pacific in 1944. How about getting a letter from Mom telling you that your older brother was killed? I am sure this was repeated hundreds of thousands of times in that era.
That was a beautiful but very sad story. God bless them all. Thank you for sharing your story of your uncle.
To the families of our fallen heroes, THANK YOU and may God bless and be with you always.
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Thier spirit lives on today in the young men and women serving in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Amen
Thanks Neil, and thank you for honoring all our veterans, every day.
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My family lost,(my) Great Uncles in WWI, Uncles in WWII, Cousins in Korea and Viet Nam.
I'm one of the lucky ones, I came home.
I pray that all of the souls that have perished in the fight for peace be restful forever more.
We remember you, now and forever.
Retired Airborne Ranger/Viet Nam Vet
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