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Man of Honor [Gen Pace Leaves Stars at "The Wall"
Red State ^
| 15 Oct 2007
Posted on 10/16/2007 7:51:31 AM PDT by PurpleMan
"At the Vietnam Wall we saw something unbelievable. We noticed three small index cards at the base of the Wall.
I knelt down for a closer look and noticed that a 4-star general's rank was pinned to each card.
The cards were personally addressed and said something like:
These are Yours - not mine! With Love and Respect, Your Platoon Leader, Pete Pace 1 Oct 2007
The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs had laid down his rank for his boys who died in Nam. Oct 1 was the day he stepped down as Chairman."
(Excerpt) Read more at redstate.com ...
TOPICS: Culture/Society; Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: pace; peterpace; usmc; vietnamwall
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To: PhilDragoo; Borax Queen
It is unforgiveable that Bush threw Pace under the bus yet failed to shove the despicable likes of Ike Skelton, Harry Reid, Hillary Clinton, Chuck Schumer, Dick Durbin, Nancy Pelosi, John Murtha, et al, down the chute to the Yuri I. Nosenko Suite of the Vidkin Quisling Wing of the seventh subterranean level of Leavenworth. Agreed; bump for General Pace.
To: silverleaf
122
posted on
10/16/2007 4:30:07 PM PDT
by
RDTF
("Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear - not absence of fear". Mark Twain)
To: PurpleMan
To: debm29palms
♥
124
posted on
10/16/2007 5:02:13 PM PDT
by
freema
(Still stoked about Hamdania. It ain't over.)
To: IronJack
"...I suspect each addresses that reality in his own way. This is as classy a tribute as any I could imagine..."Amen ................................. FRegards
125
posted on
10/16/2007 5:04:42 PM PDT
by
gonzo
(My Mother never understood the irony of calling me a 'son-of-a-bitch' ...)
To: RaceBannon
Race it does sound like grand standing, if this guy was sincere he would have spoken to the family in private.
126
posted on
10/16/2007 5:05:55 PM PDT
by
Little Bill
(Welcome to the Newly Socialist State of New Hampshire)
To: PurpleMan
I had the pleasure of meeting (then LtCol) Pete Pace back in 1987 when he came to make a courtesy call to the newly-appointed Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, David W. Sommers.
As the sergeant major’s admin chief, Pete and I chatted for at least 10 minutes, and from that time on, I knew the Corps had a class act and a Marine’s Marine.
Semper Fidelis,
fontman
127
posted on
10/16/2007 5:07:13 PM PDT
by
fontman
To: All
This is in reference to my post #12.
I am being accused of slurring the General's reputation by implying that he was a callous or irresponsible commander. Does anyone else besides this one particular person see that meaning in what I posted?
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posted on
10/16/2007 5:11:09 PM PDT
by
IronJack
(=)
To: PhilDragoo; Professional Engineer
Thanks for the pings gentleman
Regards
alfa6 ;>}
129
posted on
10/16/2007 5:14:01 PM PDT
by
alfa6
To: longtermmemmory
The rest of the media will just ask if their hair spray is ok. The General did what? ...yeah, whatever.
How's my hair?
130
posted on
10/16/2007 5:15:27 PM PDT
by
uglybiker
(relaxing in a luxuriant cloud of quality, aromatic, pre-owned tobacco essence)
To: PhilDragoo
Thanks for the bio-pic, Phil. P-C will be the end of us .................... FRegards
131
posted on
10/16/2007 5:17:11 PM PDT
by
gonzo
(My Mother never understood the irony of calling me a 'son-of-a-bitch' ...)
To: fontman; PurpleMan; freema
I had the pleasure of meeting General Pace at Arlington National Cemetery. We placed the wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier together. I got to “mingle” with him and his lovely wife Lynn before the ceremony and gave him pictures of my sons in their Dress Blues. I give these pictures out to people I meet and they look at them and say nice things. General Pace looked at my son’s pictures for QUITE A WHILE. I don’t think that was an act or grandstanding....there were five people in that room. I really believe that is just how he is....that he really is a compassionate man that cares, especially when it comes to the Fallen and their Sacrifices.
I’m with fontman on this one............
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posted on
10/16/2007 5:20:00 PM PDT
by
debm29palms
(Proud Wife of SSgt. Donald C. May, Jr. KIA March 25, 2003)
To: IronJack
I sure don’t see anything but kudos for the General in that post IJ.
133
posted on
10/16/2007 5:21:17 PM PDT
by
Bigun
(IRS sucks @getridof it.com)
To: freema
THAT PRETTY MUCH SAYS IT ALL..........
134
posted on
10/16/2007 5:25:48 PM PDT
by
debm29palms
(Proud Wife of SSgt. Donald C. May, Jr. KIA March 25, 2003)
To: PurpleMan
Words can't express his class. And yet Bush and Gates sacrificed him because he believes the sodomists are immoral.
To: PurpleMan
Semper Fi possible future President.
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posted on
10/16/2007 5:39:40 PM PDT
by
TomasUSMC
( FIGHT LIKE WW2, FINISH LIKE WW2. FIGHT LIKE NAM, FINISH LIKE NAM)
To: PurpleMan
General Pace is too dignified for DC. He is what Honor is all about.
Pray for W and Our Marines
137
posted on
10/16/2007 5:41:25 PM PDT
by
bray
(Think "Betray U.S." Think Democrat)
To: Ditto
God Bless General Pace, a true American hero.
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posted on
10/16/2007 5:46:40 PM PDT
by
Blogger
(Propheteuon.com)
To: FortWorthPatriot
Thank you for your service, sir.
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posted on
10/16/2007 6:13:02 PM PDT
by
Bigg Red
(Duncan Hunter in 2008!)
To: IronJack
I took your post as a warm and serious reflection. Classy as well.
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