TO ALL VETS...THANK YOU AND GOD BLESS YOU! (VANITY)

Self | Veterans Day 2004 | Jeff Head

[Jeff Head]

Regardless of what branch of service, regardless of what time of service, regardless of speciality, regardless of position or tour of duty...

From the bottom of my heart and on behalf of me and my family and the liberty, security, safety, prosperity, and opportunity we enjoy in this blessed nation...

I want to thank every veteran serving today, yesterday and those who will serve in the furure. Your sacrifice, your service, your commitment and hard work has not gone unnoticed, unappreciated and has NEVER been in vain.

God bless you each and all of your loved ones...and God rest the souls of those who gave all.

Respectfully, thankfully,

Jeff Head

[granite]

I do not know where this rock is, but I am willing to bet more than one FReeper does. It looks like Eastern Texas.
I have more pics of this rock if you would like me to post them.
Note the Flag is a painted part of the rock. A fine piece of Granite.

[granite]

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Is this the stone in north Iowa ?

[filly]

"It is the soldier, not the reporter, Who has given us freedom of the press.

"It is the soldier, not the poet, Who has given us freedom of speech.

"It is the soldier, not the campus organizer, Who has given us the freedom to demonstrate.

"It is the soldier, who salutes the flag, Who serves beneath the flag, And whose coffin is draped by the flag, Who allows the protester to burn the flag." -- Father Dennis Edward O'Brian, USMC

http://federalistpatriot.us/pub/04-4445_veterans.htm

[Dante3]

Well stated.

[OXENinFLA]

Flip on C-span NOW!!!!

[JFC]

SALUTES YOU HEROS.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO OUR COUNTRY!

ALL VETS AND SERVICE MEN AND WOMEN.

GOD BLESS ALL.

[granite]

Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and the success of liberty.
John F. Kennedy

A friendly reminder that the US Armed Forces is what makes this speech ring so true.

[Mo1]

Got it ... Thanks for the ping

[prairiebreeze]

Watching. God Bless our military.

[AFPhys]

God Bless our Military.

Thanks to all our vets, especially those who did not make it intact, and to their families.

[Bahbah]

That sounds just like you, Joe, and your lovely wife as well. Thanks for doing that.

[Alamo-Girl]

What a beautiful tribute! I join in your prayer and blessing!

[clintonh8r]

With respect to my fellow veterans, especially those in my family:

Dad (deceased WWII pilot, flew The Hump);

Mom (WWII flight nurse);

sister (Army nurse);

uncle (WWII USN service in the Pacific);

cousin (deceased USN aviator);

brothers-in-law (USAF; retired Army Ranger; Army Medical Corps M.D.).

I salute you all, especially my brother Marines in RVN, with whom I am proud to have served. I would do it again in an instant.

Special appreciation to Swift Boat Veterans for Truth who served their country in a way they probably never expected to. I honor them today.

[thackney]

Never in the history of the world has any soldier sacrificed more for the freedom and liberty of total strangers than the American soldier. And, our soldiers don't just give freedom abroad, they preserve it for us here at home.

For it has been said so truthfully that it is the soldier, not the reporter, who has given us the freedom of the press. It is the soldier, not the poet, who has given us freedom of speech.

It is the soldier, not the agitator, who has given us the freedom to protest.

It is the soldier who salutes the flag, serves beneath the flag, whose coffin is draped by the flag, who gives that protester the freedom to abuse and burn that flag.

-from Sen. Zell Miller's keynote speech, 2004 Republican National Convention

[Eric in the Ozarks]

My dad was also a Hump pilot. He flew C-46s marked with Nationalist Chinese stars on the wings.

[OXENinFLA]

ICED EARTH

Valley Forge

Music & Lyrics by Jon Schaffer

Close your eyes and imagine
The soldier at Valley Forge
The suffering that he endured was real
Starvation, total war
Yet in his eyes, the iron will to win
And for the cause he won’t relent

Standing barefoot, frozen bloody hands
His musket clutched, an iron grip
For the cause he has but one regret
That he’s only got one life to give

Chorus
Would he look upon us now
In anger and disgust?
His providence, our birthright and our creed
Will we let ignorance and laziness
Bring our demise?
Complacency, we’re blinded by our greed

It’s time for us to open up our eyes
And cherish the lives we all can have
And to the ones who’ve kept our freedom free
Words can’t express all that you have done

Chorus
Would he look upon us now
In anger and disgust?
His providence, our birthright and our creed
Will we let ignorance and laziness
Bring our demise?
Complacency, we’re blinded by our greed

[Howlin]

My great great great great great grandfather was at Valley Forge as an aide de camp for George Washington.

[OXENinFLA]

Cool...

[Smartass]

VETERANS DAY PRAYER
Father God, We ask You to hold our
troops in Your loving hands.
Fill their lonely hours with blessed assurance
and protect them as they protect us.
Bless them and their families in this time of selflessness.
Move we pray by Your mighty power in victory
to bring them each one safely home.
Amen