Posted on 07/27/2008 5:00:15 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska
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Gail S. Halvorsen is 87 years old. He is still throwing candys and Hershey chocolate for the children on the ILA 2008 in Berlin - Schönefeld.
This is a gotta see story on the airlift http://www.talkingproud.us/HistoryBerlinCandyBomber.html
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Lord, Please Bless Our Troops, They're fighting for our Freedom.
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and to the Republic, for which it stands;
one nation UNDER GOD,
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with liberty and justice for all.
Prayers going up.
Thank you for the remembrance. My father-in-law served with the Army Corps of Engineers before and during the Berlin Airlift. He was stationed at Hanau Depot. Heavy construction equipment needed to be airlifted to Berlin for the construction of a new airport. Part of his work was devising ways to transport the necessary heavy equipment to Berlin. In many cases, the equipment was so large and so heavy that it had never been transported by air before this time. He was young and energetic, and I know he took great satisfaction in the work he and his fellow soldiers accomplished in those years. Sadly, Pop didn’t live to see this 60th anniversary. He passed on in 2005.
NOSE PLUG - U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class David Mathews installs a set of screws after replacing a nose plug on a laser guided bomb unit aboard the Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan, July 23, 2008. The nose plug is removed in order to attach a lift bar to the bomb to be used in a manual lift.U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Gary Prill
ATLANTIC TRAINING - A U.S. Marine peers out of his amphibious assault vehicle as he prepares to embark the amphibious dock landing ship USS Carter Hall during a composite unit training exercise in the Atlantic Ocean, July 19, 2008. The Marine is assigned to the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit.U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Katrina Parker
I recall well the time Bill Clinton was posturing about this hero. The einstein from Hope referred to Col.(Gail) Halvorsen as "she."
A popular afternoon television program a few years ago was hosted by a self-proclaimed medium. He supposedly received messages from spirits of the dead to give to their family members in his studio audience. His readings prompted many people to believe in this occultic practice.
We live in a culture where people are desperate to know their future, and theyll turn to psychics and mediums for answersa practice expressly forbidden in the Scriptures.
The ancient Israelites were desperate to know their future, and God knew that they would be tempted to consult ungodly sources for answers. So He warned them to stay away from mediums and those who contact the dead (Lev. 19:26,31; 20:27; Deut. 18:9-14).
God knew that these practices would prevent ancient Israel from being a holy, set-apart people who would be a blessing to all nations. The future for Israel was determined by their faithfulness to Gods covenant, not the words of soothsayers and psychics. Reliance on these evil practices indicated a failure to trust the Lord with their lives.
When you are desperate for information about your future, turn to the sovereign God of heaven. He is the only One who holds the answers you seek.
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