The FReeper Foxhole - Memorial Day - May 26, 2008

May 26, 2008 | snippy and samwolf

[snippy_about_it]

Lord,

Keep our Troops forever in Your care

Give them victory over the enemy...

Grant them a safe and swift return...

Bless those who mourn the lost.

Amen.
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FReepers from the Foxhole join in prayer
for all those serving their country at this time.


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Memorial Day 2008

"Changing the date merely to create three-day weekends has undermined the very meaning of the day. No doubt, this has contributed greatly to the general public's nonchalant observance of Memorial Day." -- VFW 2002 Memorial Day address

Memorial Day used to be a solemn day of mourning, a sacred day of remembrance to honor those who paid the ultimate price for our freedoms. Businesses closed for the day. Towns held parades honoring the fallen, the parade routes often times ending at a local cemetery, where Memorial Day speeches were given and prayers offered up. People took the time that day to clean and decorate with flowers and flags the graves of those the fell in service to their country.

Unfortunately, when Congress made Memorial day into a mandatory three-day weekend in with the National Holiday Act of 1971 (P.L. 90 - 363), it made it all the easier for us to be distracted from the spirit and meaning of the day.

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[potlatch]

[GulfWar1Vet]

Falling in! :)

Thanks for the ping!

[snippy_about_it]

Good to see you!

[snippy_about_it]

Happy Anniversary Ern.

[snippy_about_it]

You can be sure the troops you are supporting are grateful. We are too, thanks.

[jtill]

Thank you for this beautiful thread on this blessed Memorial Day.

May God hold in the palm of his hand all of those warriors who have given their all to protect and preserve the freedoms of the United States. God bless them.

Thanks to those who are still with us and, especially, to those who are in Iraq and Afghanistan. May God continue to cover them with his grace.

[GulfWar1Vet]

Glad to be here :)

[girlangler]

Here they are EB,

http://209.157.64.200/focus/f-news/1920652/posts

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1841255/posts

Gotta go, a storm is blowing up (lots of lightning) so I have to turn off my computer. Thanks for remembering Delbert today.

[Professional Engineer]

Howdy ma’am.

We’ve been watching “Gettysburg” today.

[snippy_about_it]

Good choice. We watched Pork Chop Hill yesterday and some other oldies throughout the weekend.

[snippy_about_it]

Thank you jtill.

[alfa6]

Greetings to all the denizens of the Freeper Foxhole. Mrs alfa6 and I have just retirned from a wee bit of a trip.

I had a niece tie the knot Saturday evening in St. Louis. Sunday we went up to Peoria to visit with Mrs alfa6's brother and family and came back home to Kansas City this evening.

All in all a nice weekend

Memorial day Picture

Regards

alfa6 ;>}

[Sauce]

Hi snippy_about_it: Reporting in for duty.

God bless.

Sauce, Gun 2 (base gun), Bravo Battery, 1/73, XVIII Airborne Corps Arty.

NEVER FORGET!

[girlangler]

Freepers,

I wanted to let my freeper friends, particularly the ones who have kept up with my posts on Delbert Fellers, WWII hero, Silver Star recipient and fishing buddy, know that I received the dreaded phone call about 10 minutes ago.

Delbert died at 9 p.m. last night. It is fitting he died on Memorial Day.

He will buried Thursday with full military honors, and I’ll be there.

His son said he had planned to bring Delbert here to fish with me on his 86th birthday, in mid June, if he was able to make the trip. It was the one wish he had for his birthday, and his son said he looked forward to it so much, was so excited.

The threads on Delbert are pasted below:

http://209.157.64.200/focus/f-news/1920652/posts

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1841255/posts

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Thank you Delbert for helping create the world we live in today.

Because of you and your brothers, it is a far better world than humanity has ever had.

Godspeed Delbert, you have earned your rest like few can.

[Grammy]

I am sorry for your loss my friend. You were a good friend to the man, and I know he loved you dearly, as you loved him. I am confident he is being welcomed with the words “Well done good and faithful servant”.

[jazusamo]

Delbert Fellers, one of America's finest.

God bless him and his family.

Than you for posting this and pinging us, girlangler.

[Marine_Uncle]

"He ended up in the Pacific theatre, with the 1st Wildcat Division, Company F."
The good Lord chooses when each will be taken. How befitting he took this old warrior on Memorial Day. May his soul now rest in peace. His tour of duty is now complete.

[snippy_about_it]

We are sorry for your sad news.

[snippy_about_it]

Thanks for stopping in on your busy weekend.