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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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Words can't express his class.
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posted on
10/16/2007 7:51:33 AM PDT
by
PurpleMan
To: PurpleMan
To: PurpleMan
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posted on
10/16/2007 7:53:59 AM PDT
by
lilylangtree
(Veni, Vidi, Vici)
To: PurpleMan
Semper Fi to General Pace.
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posted on
10/16/2007 7:54:59 AM PDT
by
Rummyfan
(Iraq: it's not about Iraq anymore, it's about the USA!)
To: PurpleMan; freema
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posted on
10/16/2007 7:56:07 AM PDT
by
jazusamo
(DefendOurMarines.com)
To: Rummyfan
How could the Washingotn Post, New York Times, Washington Times, CBSNBCNBCABCMSNBCFOXCNN all miss this?
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posted on
10/16/2007 7:57:33 AM PDT
by
PurpleMan
To: PurpleMan
Pelosi and Reid will claim he disrespected our fallen troops by dropping “litter” at Wall.
To: PurpleMan
Hope they can get General Pace to run for Virgina’s senate seat being left open by Warner!
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posted on
10/16/2007 8:00:11 AM PDT
by
Bender2
("I've got a twisted sense of humor, and everything amuses me." RAH Beyond this Horizon)
To: PurpleMan
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posted on
10/16/2007 8:01:24 AM PDT
by
postaldave
(republicans need spending rehab before trying to control congress again.)
To: Bender2
Won’t happen — ever.
He’s a class act
To: PurpleMan
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posted on
10/16/2007 8:02:53 AM PDT
by
MarineBrat
(My wife and I took an AIDS vaccination that the Church offers.)
To: PurpleMan
In the still hours after he retires, a military commander has to relive those horrors over and over. And the greatest burden any would bear would be that his actions caused young men and women to die.
I suspect each addresses that reality in his own way. This is as classy a tribute as any I could imagine.
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posted on
10/16/2007 8:03:28 AM PDT
by
IronJack
(=)
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posted on
10/16/2007 8:03:31 AM PDT
by
trisham
(Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
To: PurpleMan
I’ve been looking for a great thread to make my donation on. this is it.
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posted on
10/16/2007 8:03:46 AM PDT
by
subterfuge
(It's GREAT, to be, a Florida Gator!)
To: PurpleMan
only Rush can cover this class act with class.
The rest of the media will just ask if their hair spray is ok.
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posted on
10/16/2007 8:06:04 AM PDT
by
longtermmemmory
(VOTE! http://www.senate.gov and http://www.house.gov)
To: PurpleMan
A man who stuck up for his principles.
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posted on
10/16/2007 8:06:04 AM PDT
by
dforest
(Duncan Hunter is the best hope we have on both fronts.)
To: PurpleMan
God Bless this great Patriot.
If I could reach through this monitor and hug that man, I would.
Now there, is a leader.
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posted on
10/16/2007 8:07:15 AM PDT
by
mkjessup
(Jan 20, 2009 - "We Don't Know. Where Rudy Went. Just Glad He's Not. The President. Burma Shave.")
To: PurpleMan
To: PurpleMan
General Pace is the type of person President Bush fires.While Chertoff still has his cushy Homeland Security job.
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posted on
10/16/2007 8:07:47 AM PDT
by
Psycho_Bunny
(Islam is a clown car with guns.)
To: Bender2
Hope they can get General Pace to run for Virgina’s senate seat being left open by Warner!
Forget the Senate, how about the White House?
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posted on
10/16/2007 8:08:39 AM PDT
by
mkjessup
(Jan 20, 2009 - "We Don't Know. Where Rudy Went. Just Glad He's Not. The President. Burma Shave.")
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