"Will They Even Remember My Name??"---MEMORIAL DAY 2006--Thread#1

5/25/06 | redrock

[Alkhin]

God bless our veterans, my prayers for those who have gone to be with God and those who remain to teach us how to be Americans.

THANK YOU

[VOA]

for the forum members within driving distance of Columbia, MO during Memorial Day weekend:

Link to Salute To Veterans Airshow
http://www.salute.org/Airshow.shtm

List of Aircraft appearing;
http://www.salute.org/Airshow.shtm

I've got to see the show twice over the years...gotta' get back there sometime.
It's a great show for the kids of all ages.

[PISANO]

Redrock......thank you for telling us all the reason there is a MEMORIAL DAY. Your friend and soldier RICKY will be remembered EVERY Memorial Day by this vet, along with those that I knew.

A touching yet all too realistic story of the youth we lost in a war that has ruined the national psyche, so much so, that 30 years later most in our nation believe we can NEVER win another protracted war.

Thank you for your service doc! I am proud to have served with men like you.

[DoughtyOne]

Thanks for your mention of Ricky. You have helped us remember his name. You have helped us remember what this Memorial Day is all about.

I must say that this is a day of reverence with me. As such the holiday effect kind of detracts IMO.

I don't like the sales. I don't like the special events that distract us from what the day should be all about.

Each of us should set aside some quiet time and contemplate the price that has been paid for our freedoms. We should renew our determination to make sure that sacrifice was not made in vain.

Have a good Memorial Day. Thanks for your service. Thanks to all the Rickys whose names we don't remember.

[GulfWar1Vet]

Columbia Airshow? Hope to see ya there :)

[GulfWar1Vet]

Yep, always a good time at the Airshow :) Hope to see ya there!

[GulfWar1Vet]

Thanks Redrock for this post...

Don't worry...the "Rickys" of this country will be remembered all across this nation this weekend..

[Molly Pitcher]

Memorial Day Salute to you! Thanks for the thread, redrock.

[Mrs.Liberty]

redrock, thank you for your service, and thanks to Ricky, and all the Rickys out there who never came home.

[Molly Pitcher]

[Smartass]

Psalm 23 for Ricky

The Lord is my shepherd;
I shall not want.

He maketh me to lie down in green pastures:
he leadeth me beside the still waters.

He restoreth my soul;
he leadeth me in the paths of
righteousness for his name's sake.

Yea, though I walk through the valley of
the shadow of death, I will fear no evil;
for thou art with me;
thy rod and thy staff
they comfort me.

Thou preparest a table before me in the
presence of mine enemies:
thou anointest my head with oil;
my cup Runneth over.

Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me
all the days of my life:
and I will dwell in the house of
the Lord forever.

God Bless All Of Our Vets


Deus vobiscum

 

[nicmarlo]

Amen.

[McGavin999]

Thank you for remembering Ricky and all the other brave men and women who have given their all for this country. Those who are gone and those who have given a large part of their lives.

There is no way possible for us to ever thank them, it is the very least that we can do to take one day a year and remember what they have done.

To all of you, thank you for your service, you are the best this country can produce.

[Dick Vomer]

one of the saddest photos I've ever seen..

[MEG33]

Thank you for this beautiful tribute to Ricky and all who served and died that we may enjoy our freedom..Thank you and God bless you for your service.

I also want to remember the families who have lost a loved one.

[GulfWar1Vet]

Excellent

[PzLdr]

I'll be at Calverton National Cemetery visiting my Pop. Combat Engineer, 4th ID. Landed Utah Beach, D-Day. Fought in France, Belgium and Germany. I'll call his brother, my Godfather. Combat Infantryman, 1st ID. Fought in North Africa, Sicily and France. Seriously wounded in France. I'll think of my Mom's brother, USMC, killed on Guam by a sniper, 1944. And I'll think of Ricky, and all the friends who never made it back.

[Altura Ct.]

Indeed!

[MEG33]

Indeed.

[SeaBiscuit]

Thanks for the ping. Excellent.

I'll remember, always, everyday, and especially Memorial day.