Posted on 10/01/2001 7:24:07 AM PDT by MudPuppy
a prayer for our finest (and their moms).
thanks for the ping, Sabertooth... the post by CHIEF negotiator caught me off guard until i noticed the original date...
You can strike CHIEF negotiator from your bump list. He has crossed "Fiddler's Green". We miss you greatly Chief.
54 posted on 10/22/01 1:01 PM Pacific by D Joyce
It would behoove you to be more observant.
When I made Reply #9, the date was 10-01 - as was #11, in response to my hail,
FROM CHIEF, 3 days BEFORE his murder.
You only made it more painful for many of us with your remark to me.
CHIEF was a personal friend of more than three years, and a FELLOW MARINE.
I will forever mourn his loss in this life, and look for him to help me aboard
when I enter The Kingdom.
His many friends, as do I, believe he is on Special Assignment at the gate.
Thank You, Lord, for the powers of subtle persuasion...
(sorry, dear beo, that I had to snap your arm in the education process...:))
The thought of finally utilizing years of training in the name of our country in a worldly cause made those Marines feel as though they were needed, and the training not wasted. An enormous sense of pride rushed through the ship and caused everyone to take their jobs, their weapons, and their lives more seriously.
Those were thrilling words indeed. I can't pass up the opportunity to knock our President's predecessor, who NEVER in a million years could have said this, nor inspired the pride and determination that President Bush did.
This is one terrific young man. A handwritten letter is on its way to him, telling him so. :)
LCpl Timothy G Apel
2/8 WPNS Co CAAT1 Plt
Camp Lejuene, NC 28542
All my love,
Lance Corporal Timothy G. Apel USMC
0331 Machine gunner
Dear Tim,
Thank you for such a beautiful letter. I know your mother will treasure it all the days of her life.
My son served honorably and faith-fully in the U.S.Air Force as an electronic technician servicing F4's and constantly trying to do his all because he didn't want the pilots to suffer any mechanical difficulties when they took off.
From the time of his conception I wanted to pass on to him all the wonderful mysteries and history of this great country that his grandparents came to -- seeking liberty, an opportunity to practice their religion without fear of reprisals, and a better life for their children.
The proudest day of my life was to see him show his Dad and me his hangar and the planes he was responsible for and to meet his fellow servicemen and women.
God bless you all. And while you are gone I will continue to do my part in the biggest battle this country has ever been through - the casual destruction of 42,000,000+ American conceptuses.
With God's grace maybe by the time you come home, our generation that sat idly by while our own "legally" allowed "domestic terrorists" invaded mothers' wombs at will will have ended this Culture of Life battle for good.
Meanwhile stay safe and May God hold you -- and all our sons and daughters who serve and are our witnesses of true sacrificial love --in the Hollow of His hand.
Love
Pat's Mom
Wow. Can’t believe I found this 15 years later. Thank you everyone for the touching words.
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