And if you are not ready to be done supporting our troops you can FReep all day! For details CLICK HERE!
Posted on 04/02/2003 3:44:05 PM PST by fivetoes
Edited on 05/07/2004 5:55:15 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
Emery Esse felt compelled last Saturday to show support for U.S. troops fighting in Iraq. So, the 52-year-old former Marine sergeant got permission from area law enforcement agencies and went to the Larimer County Road 36/Interstate 25 overpass and waved his American flag.
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We can certainly hope so.
And if you are not ready to be done supporting our troops you can FReep all day! For details CLICK HERE!
Yesterday, Surfing the Internet came across a story of our young men and women in service of our country. This is what Liberty is all about. Count your blessings.
Perhaps I could share it with you.
HERE IS THE STORY…..
Where do they get young men like this?
Posted on 04/01/2003 10:58 PM CST
Martin Savidge of CNN, embedded with the 1st Marine battalion, was talking with 4 young Marines near his foxhole this morning live on CNN. He had been telling the story of how well the Marines had been looking out for and taking care of him since the war started. He went on to tell about the many hardships the Marines had endured since the war began and how they all look after one another.
He turned to the four and said he had cleared it with their commanders and they could use his videophone to call home. The 19 year old Marine next to him asked Martin if he would allow his platoon sergeant to use his call to call his pregnant wife back home whom he had not been able to talk to in three months.
A stunned Savidge who was visibly moved by the request shook his head and the young Marine ran off to get the sergeant. Savidge recovered after a few seconds and turned back to the three young Marines still sitting with him and asked which one of them would like to call home first, the Marine closest to him responded with out a moments hesitation “ Sir, if is all the same to you we would like to call the parents of a buddy of ours, Lance Cpl Brian Buesing of Cedar Key, Florida who was killed on 3-23-03 near Nasiriya to see how they are doing”.
At that Martin Savidge totally broke down and was unable to speak. All he could get out before signing off was “Where do they get young men like this?”.
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Note to the editor.
Bless our young men and women in service of our country
I want no credit for this story, only that it be published in your letter to the editor or reader section. Note to the editor.
The local Marine Corps League. One of their members put this rally on.
This is Dave. He parked at the bottom of the freeway entrance ramp and carried his Grandfather's flag.
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