[Billie]

Good morning! Tomorrow is November 11th ~ Veterans Day, and you are invited to join us as we pay tribute to our Veterans today through Sunday.

Remember also to WEAR RED TODAY to show support for our troops.

Happy Birthday, Marines!!!

[NicknamedBob]

We Saved A Seat

We keep a place in the parlor, a seat for an old friend,
Someone who went to fight for us, we shall not see again.
But just in case he wanders by, he’s welcome to a rest.
We’ve got the seat saved just for him, as flowers will attest.

We don’t expect to see him, though we think of him a lot.
We only know he said, “I’m going, and I’ll give it all I’ve got.”
We know he gave it that and more, and didn’t pass in vain.
I guess we sorta knew it when he stepped up on the train.

I’d rather think of him that way, instead of in the mud.
And certainly I wouldn’t want to think about the blood.
Determined was his visage, and noble was his cause,
And when we count our blessings ‘round, we stop here and we pause.

NicknamedBob . . . . . . . . . May 3, 2004
© 2004

[onyx]

Good morning Billie and everybody!
God bless our brave troops.

[dutchess]

Absolutely lovely thread billie. Happy Birthday Marines and god bless our veterans. I can't help but think of LadyX as I looked through your thread. I'm sure she's smiling down from heaven.

[ConorMacNessa]

Happy Friday to the Finest - wearing red to support our troops on the ground in Afghanistan and Iraq. Thank you Veterans!

Stuck at work again today so will not be able to post. Have a good one.

[MEG33]

Happy Birthday To The Marine Corps

[.30Carbine]

Thank you, Billie, for the ping.

Thank you all our veterans!

Happy Birthday USMC!

God bless and keep you.

[MEG33]

Thank You To Our Veterans

[luvie]

CELEBRATING VETERANS DAY
HAPPY BIRTHDAY MARINES!!

[gonzo]

We lost a WW-II vet Tuesday, Billie, over here:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1735422/posts

God Bless all our Armed Forces and Veterans................FRegards

[GailA]

Thank you each and every one who proudly served our country.My local congresscritter was able to locate my step-dad's WWWII military records and get his medals for me...to my surprise there was a bronze star among them. He never told us what he did to earn it either.

Now for a heads up: I belong to a quilters guild, quilting is my only hobby. In my small town the only source for fabric is Wal-Mart unless we want to drive 10 miles to the next town to Hancocks where we have to pay more for many of the same fabrics Wal-Mart sells for $2.00 less per yard. We were informed that Wal-Mart is discontinuing their fabric department nationwide, going to go to just a craft department. This is a disaster for people like me on fixed incomes or where Wal-Mart is the nearest and the cheapest source of fabric. We would like you to contact Wal-Mart @ 800-Wal-Mart and tell them NOT to close the fabric section out.

Thanks

[MEG33]

Honoring Our Veterans

For PreservIng Our Freedoms