A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day....04-10-06....Military Monday

"Good Morning!"
Thank you! I greet you your good morning with a good afternoon and I'll throw in a have a good evening... for later.

41 posted on 04/10/2006 1:19:06 PM PDT by Majie Purple

I dearly love that praying soldiers pic thanks for posting that and the rest along with.

42 posted on 04/10/2006 1:23:39 PM PDT by Majie Purple

Hello hugs GeeBee Lovely post as usual! Have a great rest of the day!

43 posted on 04/10/2006 1:26:22 PM PDT by Majie Purple

Your post # 26...Love it! Thanks much for your sentiments!

44 posted on 04/10/2006 1:28:48 PM PDT by Majie Purple

"...our military, the finest in the world!"
Amen to that!

45 posted on 04/10/2006 1:32:37 PM PDT by Majie Purple

To: Purple Mountains Maj

Hi Purple
Thanks so much! You have a great day too. :) It's a beautiful day here today.

46 posted on 04/10/2006 1:33:08 PM PDT by GodBlessUSA (US Troops, Past, Present and Future, God Bless You and Thank You! Prayers said for our Heroes!)

Amen. May God Bless Our Troops.
Gorgeous post Luv.

47 posted on 04/10/2006 1:34:32 PM PDT by GodBlessUSA (US Troops, Past, Present and Future, God Bless You and Thank You! Prayers said for our Heroes!)

To: Purple Mountains Maj

Thank you. It's one of my favorites, too. I like seeing our young troops relying on their real Commander in the field.

48 posted on 04/10/2006 1:36:29 PM PDT by luvie (A free Iraq . ... will serve as an amazing example for people who are desperate for freedom! GWB)

Thanks GB! Prayers for ALL our beautiful troops! Lord, keep them safe.

49 posted on 04/10/2006 1:37:17 PM PDT by luvie (A free Iraq . ... will serve as an amazing example for people who are desperate for freedom! GWB)

God Bless Our Military Men and Women and their Families

Amen to that!

50 posted on 04/10/2006 1:37:20 PM PDT by PreviouslyA-Lurker (...where the spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty. 2 Corinthians 3:16-18)

To: The Mayor; dutchess

Just checking in, not going to stay, have more work to do.

I will not be here Thursday and Friday of this week, I'm taking off to clean the house some.

51 posted on 04/10/2006 1:42:24 PM PDT by PreviouslyA-Lurker (...where the spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty. 2 Corinthians 3:16-18)

To: MS.BEHAVIN; laurenmarlowe; tomkow6; 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub; Kathy in Alaska; Colonel_Flagg; ...

REST IN PEACE
SPC. DUSTIN J. HARRIS
OF BANGOR, MAINE
DIED IN BAYJI, IRAQ ON APRIL 6
YOU ARE MY HERO

52 posted on 04/10/2006 1:52:34 PM PDT by luvie (A free Iraq . ... will serve as an amazing example for people who are desperate for freedom! GWB)

To: Purple Mountains Maj

:-) Hi, Maj. Hope you are having a nice day.

53 posted on 04/10/2006 1:56:48 PM PDT by Mama_Bear (My heroes wear camouflage.)

54 posted on 04/10/2006 2:22:12 PM PDT by PreviouslyA-Lurker (...where the spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty. 2 Corinthians 3:16-18)

To: The Mayor; Kitty Mittens; WVNan; Mama_Bear; Diver Dave; dutchess; All

This is the most beautiful pledge graphic, Rus!!!!

We are having a terrible time with our graphics opening at domania - the opening here was okay, but it could be because it's been in my cache. Hope that no one is getting red x's on the backgrounds and/or the military collages.

Nan, I loved reading about your son and the photographs (thanks for posting it, Lori), but did not love hearing you are feeling so rotten. Be better, hear!

Great to see you over the weekend, Miss Kitty, and hope you are getting better and stronger every day.

Sistah D - relieved to know sweet Gizzie is doing so well.

Dave, looking forward to tomorrow - if domania is still acting up tonight, I'm going to switch the graphics to backup server (but not tinypic! LOL - I don't trust them for the things we want to see in a year or so.)

Meanwhile, uploaded *this* to tinypic for today:

55 posted on 04/10/2006 2:35:02 PM PDT by Billie

Hi to all my Finest friends! I have been checking in now & then in the midst of many domestic (boring) and heavy duty physical activities today.

HE HAS EARNED OUR RESPECT

The average age of the Infantryman is 19 years. He is a short haired, tight-muscled kid who, under normal circumstances is considered by society as half man, half boy. Not yet dry behind the ears, not old enough to buy a beer, but old enough to die for his country. He never really cared much for work and he would rather wax his own car than wash his father's; but he has never collected unemployment either.

He's a recent High School graduate; he was probably an verage student, played some type of sport activities, drives a ten year old jalopy, and has a steady girlfriend that either broke up with him when he left, or swears to be waiting when he returns from half a world away. He listens to rock and roll or hip hop or rap or jazz or swing and 155mm Howitzers.

He is 10 or 15 pounds lighter now than when he was at home because he is working or fighting from before dawn to well after dusk. He has trouble spelling, thus letter writing is a pain for him, but he can field strip a rifle in 30 seconds and reassemble it in less... in the dark.

He can recite to you the nomenclature of a machine gun or grenade launcher and use either one effectively if he must. He digs foxholes and latrines and can apply first aid like a professional. He can march until he is told to stop or stop until he is told to march.

He obeys orders instantly and without hesitation, but he is not without spirit or individual dignity. He is self-sufficient. He has two sets of fatigues: he washes one and wears the other. He keeps his canteens full and his feet dry. He sometimes forgets to brush his teeth, but never to clean his rifle. He can cook his own meals, mend his own clothes, and fix his own hurts.

If you're thirsty, he'll share his water with you; if you are hungry, his food. He'll even split his ammunition with you in the midst of battle when you run low. He has learned to use his hands like weapons and weapons like they were his hands. He can save your life... or take it, because that is his job.

He will often do twice the work of a civilian, draw half the pay, and still find ironic humor in it all. He has seen more suffering and death then he should have in his short lifetime. He has stood atop mountains of dead bodies, and helped to create them. He has wept in public and in private, for friends who have fallen in combat and is unashamed.

He feels every note of the National Anthem vibrate through his body while at rigid attention, while tempering the burning desire to 'square-away' those around him who haven't bothered to stand, remove their hat, or even stop talking.

In an odd twist, day in and day out, far from home, he defends their right to be disrespectful.

Just as did his Father, Grandfather, and Great-grandfather, he is paying the price for our freedom. Beardless or not, he is not a boy. He is the American Fighting Man that has kept this country free for over 200 years.

He has asked nothing in return, except for our support and understanding.

Remember him, always, for he has earned our respect and admiration with his willingness to pay the price with his/her blood.

Wanted to create a beauty for here today, but alas will not happen! so here is a retread from my profile page.. actually my favorite part of my profile page!

56 posted on 04/10/2006 2:56:40 PM PDT by DollyCali (Don't tell GOD how big your storm is -- Tell the storm how B-I-G your God is!)

love the camo table! good job!

57 posted on 04/10/2006 2:58:23 PM PDT by DollyCali (Don't tell GOD how big your storm is -- Tell the storm how B-I-G your God is!)

We are having a terrible time with our graphics opening at domania -

Billie, I thought it was just me! I went to the Domania forum this weekend and complained about it, but Ding-a-ling - whateverhisnameis doesn't seem to be very concerned about the problem. Seems to think it is only affecting webTV users. So, I thought maybe it was a problem on MY end. Glad to find out that it is not.

58 posted on 04/10/2006 3:03:40 PM PDT by Mama_Bear (My heroes wear camouflage.)

thank you.. this is a wonderful post & great sentiment

59 posted on 04/10/2006 3:08:47 PM PDT by DollyCali (Don't tell GOD how big your storm is -- Tell the storm how B-I-G your God is!)

To: Mama_Bear; Billie

for the record, all is coming up fine for me

60 posted on 04/10/2006 3:09:52 PM PDT by DollyCali (Don't tell GOD how big your storm is -- Tell the storm how B-I-G your God is!)

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