[LadyX]

My flag used to be displayed on every holiday and the Marine Corps Birthday..:))

After 9/11, it remains displayed on the front of the house 24/7, thanks to illumination from the street light at the corner of the lot where my house is located.

Wonderful to see so many others out full time in this small, God-and-country-lovin' town.

Great to live in unabashadly Conservative Country!

Ladtx - your sons and their families, and you and your wife, are covered with daily prayer for their safety.

Are there any others regularly here with active duty military family members we can include and support, as our individual daily contribution?

Suggestion:

Wonder, Billie, if we could have a small opener after the Pledge of Allegiance with the names of such members, as a reminder, and to have specific names, as well as general prayer offering?
It should be easy to maintain, not changing daily as ladtx had to do with his previous posts.

While I cannot demonstrate and Freep, I surely can "Praise the Lord and pass the 'ammunition'" ~ ~ ~

[ladtx]

Ladtx - your sons and their families, and you and your wife, are covered with daily prayer for their safety.

LadyX, your prayers are very much appreciated. Your contributions here do not go unnoticed by me, even if I do not answer everytime. God bless you for your devotion to our military.

[FreeTheHostages]

Thank you for that post. "Ladtx - your sons and their families, and you and your wife, are covered with daily prayer for their safety." Yes.

I often note and remember the reason for his absence from this thread. His "non-posts" are a daily remember of ongoing contributions of patriotic Americans.

[iceskater]

After 9/11, it remains displayed on the front of the house 24/7, thanks to illumination from the street light at the corner of the lot where my house is located.

Me, too. I used to put up decorative flags for different seasons - Christmas, Easter, summer, winter (pair of ice skates on this flag, of course :), Thanksgiving. But since 9/11, just the US flag.

Ladtx - your sons and their families, and you and your wife, are covered with daily prayer for their safety.

Are there any others regularly here with active duty military family members we can include and support, as our individual daily contribution?

My sister's brother-in-law, David. He was in Afghanistan. He's somewhere "over there" now for an undetermined amount of time. His deployments are hard on his family - they miss him a lot.

[Pippin]

Hi, LadyX!

I have a niece in the US Air Force, she's stationed in Georgia. She works as a lab technician.

I also have a nephew in the UAS Army. He's currenmtly in Seol, South Korea.

[Diver Dave]

Underway! Shift Colors!

Navy personnel and families are hearing these words coming from the Boatswains Mate of the Watch as ships are deploying for overseas duty.

Old Glory is struck from the flagstaff on the stern of the ships and hoisted from the ship's mast when the last line that holds the ship to the pier is removed.

Family and friends stand on the pier watching as these defenders of freedom begin another journey. Sailors man the rails as the ship leaves port.

Many months later the ships return to their homeports and the process is reversed with family and friends on the pier straining to find their "hero" among those manning the rails. This time however, the Boatwains Mate passes the word, "Moored! Shift colors!" as soon as the first line is attached to the bullard on the pier.

Godspeed to these Navy and Marine personnel and thank you.

[Billie]

Wonder, Billie, if we could have a small opener after the Pledge of Allegiance with the names of such members, as a reminder, and to have specific names, as well as general prayer offering? It should be easy to maintain, not changing daily as ladtx had to do with his previous posts.

While I cannot demonstrate and Freep, I surely can "Praise the Lord and pass the 'ammunition'" ~ ~ ~

Are my sistahs taking notes on these two posts I've flagged? :) Dutcess, are you up for mentioning this in the morning with your first post/ping list? Daisy, you're up Friday?