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Good Monday Morning Everyone.


Memorial Day 2005


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[Soaring Feather]

To Remember

We honor those who've given all
to war's terrible guns and blood and gore
to those, whose broken bodies came home
in flag covered caskets
their final home.

Many rest in other lands
under Old Glory's waving bands.

We honor you and the gift you've given
your life for your brethren
Your nation called
you answered with all
your life you gave
for the Land of the Brave.

For this gallant act we say
Thank You, you gave all.

bentfeather
05.29.05 (c)

[Professional Engineer]

Good morning ladies. Flag-o-Gram.

A soldier held in Japanese prison camps in World War II secretly painted stars and stripes on pilfered paper hidden from his captors, then held the flag up high to greet American planes flying overhead when his camp was liberated.

After returning home, Cpl. Millard Orsini consigned the object of his secret work to a closet. He rarely mentioned the war or the moldering flag, and died in 1978 from a heart attack. Read all about it.

Girl Scout Hannah McVey of Rosamond, Calif., takes a photo as her sister Caitlin adds a flag to the dozens surrounding a new grave, of Army Pfc. Samuel Sungjune Lee, who died in the Iraq war on March 28, 2005, during the traditional placement of flags in preparation for Memorial Day ceremonies at the Los Angeles National Cemetery Saturday, May 28, 2005. Hundreds of boy and girl scouts placed flags on each one of nearly 85,000 graves. Formal Memorial Day services will be held Monday, May 30. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)

[Aeronaut]

Good morning Snippy.

[The Mayor]

May 30, 2005

Known Unto God

Read:
Psalm 77:1-15

Has God forgotten to be gracious? Has He in anger shut up His tender mercies? —Psalm 77:9

Bible In One Year: Psalm 148-150

While visiting a World War I military cemetery in France, I was struck by the number of grave markers bearing only these words:

A SOLDIER OF THE GREAT WAR: KNOWN UNTO GOD

The cemetery was surrounded on three sides by stone panels bearing the names of 20,000 soldiers who fell in nearby battles. Imagining the loneliness of men dying in war and the anguish of families grieving at home was overpowering.

There may be times in life when we feel forgotten and alone. Like the psalmist we cry out: "Will the Lord cast off forever? And will He be favorable no more? . . . Has God forgotten to be gracious? Has He in anger shut up His tender mercies?" (Psalm 77:7,9).

The psalmist's answer to feeling abandoned came in remembering all that God had done in the past, meditating on His wonderful work, and speaking of it to others (vv.11-12).

In our darkest moments, we can remember the words of Jesus: "Are not five sparrows sold for two copper coins? And not one of them is forgotten before God. But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Do not fear therefore; you are of more value than many sparrows" (Luke 12:6-7).

We are never forgotten by God. —David McCasland

When trials loom or death is near,
In Christ we can confide;
We never need to feel alone—
He's always at our side. —Sper

In every desert of trial, God has an oasis of comfort.

FOR FURTHER STUDY
Lonely But Never Alone
Safe And Secure

[E.G.C.]

In honor of those who paid the ulteimate sacficies on the batttlefields.

Fomr EGC Southwest Oklahoma.

[SAMWolf]

Memorial Day Poem



We walked among the crosses
Where our fallen soldiers lay.
And listened to the bugle
As taps began to play.

The Chaplin led a prayer
We stood with heads bowed low.
And I thought of fallen comrades
I had known so long ago.

They came from every city
Across this fertile land.
That we might live in freedom.
They lie here 'neath the sand.

I felt a little guilty
My sacrifice was small.
I only lost a little time
But these men lost their all.

Now the services are over
For this Memorial Day.
To the names upon these crosses
I just want to say,

Thanks for what you've given
No one could ask for more.
May you rest with God in heaven
From now through evermore.

Unknown

[Wneighbor]

Well, I can't make it yet through the first paragraph of any of those (I'm sure) lovely letters/articles that Snippy and Sam posted. First thing I saw on my comment's page was alfa6's photo of the memorial at sea. I will have to read after I'm settled more.

So, with all these tears in my eyes and true memorial of all those who have given their lives for my personal freedom I'd just like to add a little prayer for our nation to the Foxhole this morning.

Father, in the precious Name of Jesus I life up this nation to You. Lord our nation was founded as a nation upon Your Name and Your principles. Father, our liberty and our freedom in You has required the shed blood not only of Your Son Jesus, but also of the sons and daughters of America. Lord, I lift up each and every one of those sons and daughters today. I ask that this be a day of peace for remaining family members of those men and women. And Lord, for the ones who were lost so far in the past that there is no one to remember, I REMEMBER LORD. I remember that no blood has been shed in the defense of this nation that wasn't for me, my children, my family and my friends. Lord, I thank you that there are those who valued liberty enough to sacrifice and I sacrifice this day in remembrance to them.

Lord, on this day I also ask that you give special blessing to all those who are serving and have served our nation in the U.S. armed forces in the past. There are many who will read this who have served. Lord, I ask that you reward them with blessing as they read. In Jesus Name. Amen

[radu]

Good afternoon everyone!

This year, more than ever, it is important to remember the lessons learned from the bravery of those who have given their lives in past conflicts.

This Memorial Day we must not only remember the sacrifices of soldiers who have given their lives to protect our country, but also celebrate the bravery of those who serve today.

To all our military men and women past and present, military family members, and to our allies who stand beside us
Thank You!

Wishing everyone a wonderful

[w_over_w]

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 . . .