The FReeper Foxhole - Memorial Day Tribute - May 26th, 2003

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[DaughterOfAnIwoJimaVet]

What a wonderful tribute, snippy. (Nice to see that photograph of Easy Company heading up Mt. Suribachi with the flag.)

I hope you don't mind if I pay tribute with a few of my own WWII photos (my dad on the right in the first one, in the middle on the second):

Two young men (one family, one friend) KIA on Iwo Jima:

[snippy_about_it]

Thank you ms. feather and thank you for you lovely graphic and poem.

[Soaring Feather]

Thank you.

[snippy_about_it]

Thank you. Of course we don't mind, we're honored to have you post them here.

[Soaring Feather]

Wonderful to see the photos of your Dad again.
I remember enjoying them in times past.

[DaughterOfAnIwoJimaVet]

Thank you so much. It's nice to have a place to share those who are on our minds on Memorial Day.

[DaughterOfAnIwoJimaVet]

Thank you, Ms. Feather. Have a wonderful Memorial Day, my friend.

[SAMWolf]

Thanks for posting those family pictures, DaughterOfAnIwoJimaVet. How you been?

[DaughterOfAnIwoJimaVet]

Thank you for the kind words, and thank you for asking how I've been. (I've been good! How about you?)

[SAMWolf]

Doing fine. I seem to be busy a lot though. LOL!

[DaughterOfAnIwoJimaVet]

Well, you're doing a great job here - that's for sure. Please add mine to the long list of thank you notes I hope you're getting for all you do!

[SAMWolf]

Awww. Thanks.

I've been getting a lot of help from Jen and Snippy, plus some great input from other Freepers.

[SAMWolf]

Some great music and videos you put together, Snippy.

[DaughterOfAnIwoJimaVet]

Got this in my email tonight (like probably everyone else did - LOL) - cool story, if true:

Star 100.7 Radio Station was doing one of their "is anyone listening who" bits this morning. The first one was, "Ever have a celebrity pull the 'do you know who I am' routine?"

A lady called in and said that when she was visiting her cattle rancher Uncle in Billings, MT a few years ago, they went to dinner at a restaurant that does not take reservations. The wait was about 45 minutes. Lots of other rancher types and their spouses were already waiting.

In comes Ted Turner and Jane Fonda. They want a table. The hostess says they'll have to wait about 45 minutes. Jane Fonda asks if she knows who she is. "Yes, but you'll still have to wait 45 minutes."

Then Jane says, "Is the manager in?"

The manager comes out, "May I help you?" "Do you know who I am?", ask both Jane and Ted.

"Yes, but these folks have all been waiting already and I can't put you in ahead of them." Then Ted asks to speak to the owner.

The owner comes out. Jane again asks, "do you know who I am?"

The owner says "Yes, I do.... Do you know who I am? I am the owner of this restaurant and a Vietnam Veteran. Not only will you not get a table ahead of all of my friends and neighbors here, but you also will not be eating in my restaurant tonight or any other night. Good bye."

Only in America, what a great country!

[SAMWolf]

It'd be nice if that turned out to be true

[WaterDragon]

Thanks for wonderful posts. I was fortunate that my dad came home whole from WWII (except for battle-caused hearing loss), that my brother recovered fully from wounds he got while fighting in the Korean War. Most recently, my family members have returned or will be returning soon from Iraq safe and sound.

There is never a guarantee of life, at any time, but our military deliberately place their own lives in danger to preserve a specific quality of life for us all, including themselves. I feel so much gratitude to them all for this willing service. And I grieve with the families whose soldiers won't be coming home. Their loss is ours, too.

[snippy_about_it]

You're welcome. What you say is so true. Thank your family members for their service from us at the Foxhole and thank you for sharing your story with us on this special day.

[larryjohnson]

Good Mornin from Maine.

[snippy_about_it]

Good Mornin' to you from Ohio.

[WaterDragon]

And from the opposite corner - Oregon!