[JBW1949]

Mark, In the short time that I’ve been here, I’ve enjoyed your comments very much...It has been my honor to have been blessed with your acquaintance......

[cornfedcowboy]

“do your best, and trust Jesus for the rest.”

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Well done......finish strong.

[Roman_War_Criminal]

I seem to remember you telling me “FU_K you - In the name of the Lord”.

LOL!

Remember those words....

[SoFloFreeper]

blessings to you sir.

God be with you. May the peace of Jesus Christ surround you.

[Williams]

It seems we leave this earth when least expected and often stay past our anticipated departure time. I hope that means you will be here long after you thought possible. What more can be said than to wish you many happy returns.

[IrishBrigade]

and for my fellow Catholic, should death come to pass...

requiem aeternam dona ei, Domine,
et lux perpetua luceat ei
requiescat in pace. Amen...

[darkwing104]

Prayers

[TomasUSMC]

You’ll be raising a glass to Trump before you know it brother!

AND DANCING A JIG TOO

[wakibeach]

Mark,

May GOD keep you and Bless you.

Prayers for you and your family.

So sorry to hear about your illness.

May you be here for the celebrations in November and January.

[Albion Wilde]

Oh, no! You are handling it with grace, but I am shocked. Forgive me for expressing it.

May God be your constant companion in every matter, large and small.

[2111USMC]

Prayers up.

Hope you can stick around to see Trump win big!

[Concentrate]

So sorry to hear of your trouble. May God bless you and yours. My only recommendation is to pray a lot and try Transcendental Meditation. It might help.

[N. Theknow]

Sad to hear this news.

Saying Psalm 121 for you. The Traveler's Psalm.

My family has been reciting it for 5 generations whenever any of us have embarked on a journey. As a member of the FReeper family, may your journey be filled with many wondrous awakenings and revelations.

[Heart-Rest]

God bless you, Mark, and may the peace of God which passes all understanding fill you completely.

[onona]

Wishing you the best, with prayers.

Onona

[stevio]

Oh man, we all know this is a temporary journey, but we still don’t want it to end. God bless you and all the best. Jesus is saves our soul after the shell breaks down.

[montanajoe]

I’ll keep you in my prayers..

[Myrddin]

I hope you find some alternative paths that keep you running and comfortable. I had similar issues in 1985. Fortunately, surgery and 3000 RADs through my gut solved the problem. The treatment is often worse than the malady. You have team FR here for support.

[mkjessup]

I may not be able to always respond to each and every FReeper, especially when the eyes are having trouble focusing, and while no one wants to go, I am preparing myself for that eventuality and your prayers for me mean so much that you cannot imagine.

I will share two things with you all, first pictures of my beloved parents who predeceased me (Dad in 2007, Mom in 2015), I could not ask for two more finer parents. My Dad was a veteran of World War II, served in the United States Army from 1942 through the end of 1944 when he was wounded by a Jap sniper on the islands of Peleliu. He was the most remarkable man I have known in my life. My Mom was likewise an amazing lady, a small town girl from central Florida, she did her part with her sisters and family on the 'home front' when nobody knew if Nazi subs might sneak in on the shore at night to unload weapons of sabotage.

I include pictures of them below, and I know that Dad would tell me to 'hold on Son' and not to give up the fight, and I have already promised to do my best not to do that.



My own service was pretty inconsequential, I spent some very safe and peaceful years working in the United States Navy at NAVSEASYSCOM in Washington, our section was tasked with scheduling and organizing submarine maintenance and upgrades, enforcing 'SUBSAFE' standards (Navy types will know what I'm talking about) and I'm very pleased to say that we never lost a boat. The 'Silent Service' are my boys, nobody ever knew who I was and that's ok, as long as I did my job properly as my Dad encouraged me to do, it's all good. I can sure tell you that if I get to meet the greatest President in our history (Ronald Reagan, who else?) that I will be thanking him from the bottom of my soul for rebuilding our armed forces, and leading us to victory in the Cold War.

It is ironic that I posted this vanity on 14 August 2016, which is VJ DAY and I found this video a number of years ago and hope you will all enjoy it if you've not already seen it. My only regret is that my Dad did not live long enough for me to burn a copy of this for him, I know that he would have wept just he probably did 71 years ago.

So once again, I weep for him and I know that somehow, we will one day find the America portrayed in this wonderful film by a man 'Richard Sullivan', our best days are still ahead of us, please pray for our honored military forces.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZ85j6U2Fvs

[Chickensoup]

You are in my prayers, Mark. I pray your walk be smooth and filled with God’s graces and mercies.