Posted on 05/27/2005 2:04:43 AM PDT by DollyCali
(Need all the Sistahs to observe it was NOT I who brought up the movie...)
We owe our beloved soldiers everything we have. They volunteer to keep us safe and risk everything and ask so little in return.
I was home alone on 9/11 and very frightened for the country. I knew that in this small town, we were safe, but thought of family members and friends who live in New York City.
When my husband came home, he reminded me about our fine military. And I was never frightened again.
Godspeed to each and every one.
'S o.k. I like Star Wars movies and liked your Finest thread on the subject. Total fun!
(should I have whispered that?)
Good morning, Dolly. What a beautiful post. God bless our military.
Thank you so much for the ping. I have tears for that wonderful letter from Sgt. Nick. It is hard to feel bad about anything when you read something like that. April and Nick are terrific inspirations. Any classroom would be blessed to have him teaching America's kids.
You know kit, I was thinking about that also.. I wonder what age level he is interested in? The younger kids, 10-15 really need great role models like him.
So glad you dropped by.. check back now & then as Nick & april will be around. She emailed me that she loved the thread & she was a real trooper in getting me lots of pix & apparently not a lot of experience doing so. She reminds me a little of you (as I am recalling your pix from a few years back)
How can I thank all of my friends here on FR's Finest for all the prayers and support you gave me during Eric's long 15 month deployment?
God is good, and He is faithful! Eric is moving up in his (new) Unit, and receiving added leadership responsibility, and is proud of his service in Iraq.
(And still has his Veterans for Bush bumper sticker on his car! :o)
Thank you for this BEAUTIFUL thread, Dolly!
My dad died December 1990. I go to the cemetery several times a year but the big family day is one day of Memorial weekend. We have 10 relatives at this cemetery & 8 at another (and one at a third but we usually don't get there). We clean the stones with brushes (I have a obsessive compulsive aunt), trim around the graves, put flowers around. Fewer participate each year as they are more infirm & all in 80s+. Family comes from out of town. Due to all the illness, problems this year, It may be a party of one ...me. Our family plot here is on the ledge of the Rocky River Ravine.. goes into the Cleveland Metro Park.. Big drop.
Hi Star, I'll admit to crying to when I got it.. I kept it exactly as he wrote it..all upper case. Several things struck me in the letter. His joy of life. We all saw it on that first day when the picture hit the internet(and quickly became the screen saver for many of us). His openess and humility. His determination. He is much younger than me, but he can teach me a few things for sure.
The 'wild one' is graduating from HS next week, and will be leaving us an empty (and QUIET) nest!
She's going to bring her own particular brand of joy with her to her college next fall. I think they'll love her. :o)
btw, her commencement address is more of a sermon than a speech...........you........and WVNan......would be proud! She also mentions in it that we should be thankful for, and never forget our soldiers, who have sacrificed so much for our freedom. I'm sure her big brother was uppermost in her mind when she wrote that.....
Good morning everyone.
I know from personal experience that our names have a definite bearing on how we feel about ourselves and the way we behave. Because my father was a well-known preacher by the name of De Haan, I felt that people had higher expectations of me than of my peers. But the family name was also a helpful reminder of many positive values that were to guide my behavior. According to today's Bible reading, the disciples of the Lord Jesus in Antioch were the first to be called Christians. It's a name that could never be improved on because it identifies believers as followers of Jesus Christ. And what an honor to bear a name linking us to God's Son, our Savior and Redeemer! This should shape and mold our manner of living so that it becomes increasingly consistent with the way Jesus spoke and conducted Himself. If we want to call ourselves Christians, let's live up to our name! -Richard De Haan
This is my constant longing and prayer; Gladly I'll forfeit all of earth's treasures, Jesus, Thy perfect likeness to wear. -Chisholm Christians are either Bibles or libels.
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This is an Amazing Memorial Day Tribute today, Dolly, and the photos and story from all three of you are overwhelming.
N & A, Dolly told me what she had planned for this weekend, and I've been so looking forward to reading it and seeing the wonderful pictures and *your* story. This is very special, and you're a beautiful couple, and we are blessed you shared this with Dolly so she could share it with the Finest. And shared it in the most wonderful way - the presentation is awesome, Dolly! (Well, except for the bottom links - which, guys, is *my* fault. :( Looked fine when I previewed and sent to Dolly to save *her* some time last night, but that was until it was posted in the FR Posting form, and I know what happened - a < br> out of order prompted the unforgiving FR posting form to strip a whole set of commands after the Hall of Fame block. I'm sorry, Dolly, the blame is on me - you did great with your part!)
Beautiful!!!! THANK you for that beautiful photo of Eric and Mrs. Eric! Goodness, he's so grown up and handsome and she's such a lovely bride. You're not a bid proud, of course. :)
Good morning to you, and have a wonderful Memorial Day!
And, hey, Gunny, thanks for inspiring a grateful nation once, twice, and now yet again; we're so proud of you and your Marines, and all you do. April, bless you, and thanks for sharing Nick with your country; the two of you have done much to make a better world.
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A psychologist made the observation that children often develop lifelong complexes because of their names. That may have been true in the case of a boy I read about. His parents gave him the name Tonsilitis Jones, and it caused him difficulties in school and again when he tried to enlist in the navy.