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The FReeper Foxhole - Remembering Those Who Made the Ultimate Sacrifice - May 30th, 2005
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Posted on 05/30/2005 6:46:25 AM PDT by snippy_about_it
Lord,
Keep our Troops forever in Your care
Give them victory over the enemy...
Grant them a safe and swift return...
Bless those who mourn the lost. .
FReepers from the Foxhole join in prayer for all those serving their country at this time.
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Today is Memorial Day, remember?
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Monday, May 31, 2004
Today is Memorial Day, remember?
A lot of people died yesterday so you can be alive tomorrow. Remember that today.
Unfortunately, a lot of Americans dont do that. Or, at least, America doesnt show it. Todays holiday is gravely important its about young people cutting their lives short to give something to their country.
But turn on the television during Memorial Day Weekend:
ITS A MEMORIAL BLOWOUT! screams one mattress store ad. And there are plenty more. Every mattress store has said obnoxious ad, and so do grocery stores, department stores, hardware stores
you name it.
What a shame this is. When September 11 rolls around this year, how would you feel to see a mattress ad with patriotic music blaring and flashy graphics declaring, 9/11 BLOWOUT SALE! and an announcer screaming, ITS THE ANTI-TERROR EVENT OF THE SEASON? (In 10 or 20 years, when enough time has passed since 9/11, I promise well see those ads, and no one will be offended.) No better is a woman on the Macys commercial with claims like the holiday was invented for shopping or any of the other such ads.
I would be much more willing to buy from a store that advertises with a quiet message urging Americans to always remember the veterans. A simple company logo, and thats it. Thats respect.
One of the phrases I hear a lot, starting the Friday before Memorial Day, is, Happy Memorial Day Weekend!. Well, what do you mean? Memorial Day is no happy day, and the weekend is not some event. This phrase is integrated into Americans view that the day is just a day off a break from work and from life. People boast about their Memorial Day barbecues and Memorial Day parties.
Im not complaining about a day off. And Im not condemning fun. But the tone of Memorial Day has been completely cheapened and changed. In other countries, streets are quiet and somber music is played. Where is this here, in a place where wars are so particularly pivotal and world-changing?
Reflect in whatever way is important to you but please, never forget.
Andrew Phelps
FReeper Foxhole Armed Services Links
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TOPICS: VetsCoR
KEYWORDS: cnim; freeperfoxhole; history; memorialday; samsdayoff; somegaveall; veterans
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To: snippy_about_it; SAMWolf; MikeinIraq; kellynla; bentfeather; Professional Engineer; Aeronaut; ...
U.S. Air Force Gen. Richard B. Myers, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and his
wife Mary Jo, ride through Washington, D.C. as they take part in Rolling Thunder
2005, May 29, 2005. The annual motorcycle rally pays tribute to the nation's fallen
and missing servicemembers.
U.S. Air Force Gen. Richard B. Myers, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaks
to hundreds of veterans during Rolling Thunder 2005 at the Lincoln Memorial in
Washington D.C., May 29, 2005.
Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld, left,
meets with Paul Revere of the band Paul Revere
and the Raiders during Rolling Thunder 2005
in Washington, D.C., May 29, 2005.
GOD BLESS AMERICA'S FALLEN FREEDOM FIGHTERS
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posted on
05/30/2005 6:17:27 PM PDT
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PhilDragoo
(Hitlery: das Butch von Buchenvald)
To: Wneighbor
Nice to share those things with others who find the same meaning in them. Yep, that would be us. ;-)
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posted on
05/30/2005 6:51:51 PM PDT
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snippy_about_it
(Fall in --> The FReeper Foxhole. America's History. America's Soul.)
To: Valin
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posted on
05/30/2005 6:54:34 PM PDT
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snippy_about_it
(Fall in --> The FReeper Foxhole. America's History. America's Soul.)
To: ex-snook
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posted on
05/30/2005 7:06:16 PM PDT
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snippy_about_it
(Fall in --> The FReeper Foxhole. America's History. America's Soul.)
To: PhilDragoo
Thank you Phil. Great pictures.
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posted on
05/30/2005 7:06:53 PM PDT
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snippy_about_it
(Fall in --> The FReeper Foxhole. America's History. America's Soul.)
To: PhilDragoo
Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld, left, meets with Paul Revere of the band Paul Revere and the Raiders Awesome, I didn't realize he survived the 60's. Cherokee Nation clip
To: snippy_about_it; SAMWolf; Iris7; Valin
Evening Grace Folks~
I hope everyone has had a blessed and solemn Memorial Day. A heartfelt thanks for the service our beloved soldiers gave so that we could enjoy the fruits of their sacrifice.
I am so bloody sore from three 10hr. days of exterior painting. And I have one more day to go. But you know what? I wouldn't be enjoying all this soreness were it not for our men and woman who gave the lives for me. God bless them and there loved ones . . .
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posted on
05/30/2005 7:47:45 PM PDT
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w_over_w
(We can't all be heroes because someone has to sit on the curb and clap as they go by. ~Will Rogers)
To: snippy_about_it; bentfeather; Samwise; Wneighbor; Peanut Gallery
The young FReepess just figured out what light switches are for.
To: snippy_about_it
I attended a Memorial Service in my community this morning. All the veterans attending were invited go sit on the stage and were each asked to introduce themselves and identify when and where they served. We owe so much to all of you who served! Several speakers, including our U.S. Representatives in Congress, pointed out that there are 206,000 veterans that are homeless, living on the streets. What a disgrace! I don't think that most people are even aware of this. Every one of them has given so much to our country, we owe them so much more than this. Please contact your Representatives and Senators and urge them to make this issue a priority.
To: Professional Engineer
Very touching photographs. I didn't know the Scouts did this. Good for them!
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05/30/2005 9:29:29 PM PDT
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Humal
To: w_over_w
Good evening. I don't envy your condition after all that painting. Pain in the neck, arms, back etc. You'll have to get back to work just to rest.
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posted on
05/31/2005 12:05:29 AM PDT
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snippy_about_it
(Fall in --> The FReeper Foxhole. America's History. America's Soul.)
To: NorseWood
Don't let your Congress critters paint an ugly picture of veterans to you.
Consider this. If one out of every three Americans are veterans, then one out of every three homeless people will be veterans. The same is true of people with mental disabilities or drug and/or alcohol addictions. Granted, it's a shame but not everyone can be helped back to productivity. There are programs available specifically for homeless veterans. There is also a lot of grants available to those providing assistance.
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Wouldn't it be a wonderful world if we could take care of our own before we provided benefits to illegals coming in this country or sending our tax dollars to other countries. America first, instead of billions spent around the world, how about we take care of our own first, not with handouts necessarily but with jobs.
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05/31/2005 12:31:50 AM PDT
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snippy_about_it
(Fall in --> The FReeper Foxhole. America's History. America's Soul.)
To: Professional Engineer
Off, on, off on!
LOL
Little fingerprints around the switches.
To: PhilDragoo
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posted on
05/31/2005 3:05:23 AM PDT
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E.G.C.
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