The motivation for those 'untiring efforts' is to make sure our brave troops never again suffer the abuse the Vietnam Veterans endured!
I was thrilled this week to get a response from the Marine I've been writing. He penned his letter just before entering Baghdad and he sent me a flag patch just like the one on his uniform.
He said that the troops are well aware of the media bias in reporting the anti-war peacniks while ignoring the overwhelming number of Rallies in support of the troops.
He was happy to get photos & news clippings of our Rallies and said that it does help their morale to know that we are all praying & supporting their efforts to keep us safe from terrorism and enjoying the blessings of liberty!
Stationed at Parris Island instructing recruits, I one weekend had a friend passing through the small town where my minister grandfather and grandmother lived, and thus had a ride to visit them.
He was in his 70's and still the minister of the church, and my grandmother played the organ.
Since it was 1952 and they were very proper, we as granddaughters always having to wear dresses and gloves and hats, I didn't really know how they regarded my having gone into the Corps!
I grew up in Florida and had visited them only a few times.
They were, as it turned out, tremendously proud, and insisted I wear my uniform to Sunday Services and dinner out afterward!
It was the sweetest of things to be placed on the front row and to listen to a cousin of mine as the soloist singing Bless This House..
It was so beautiful a day - - -