This Memorial Day

[sdmc530]

AMEN brother!

Called my Dad this morning before he went to his memorial service.

Bonus, I just put ribs on the smoker and having our 94 year old Neighbor, A WWII vet over for supper tonight. His wife passed a few years back.

[DaFadda]

I'm a bit bemused, humbled and .... uncomfortable.... when someone says these two phrases:

"Thank you for your service".... Today, its not about my service. Its about those who gave their all for THEIR service. I'm not worthy of praise today.

The second is:
"Happy Memorial Day". I'm sorry, there is nothing really "happy" about it. Take a few minutes to remember those who have fallen protecting our way of life. But I'll never say something back.

For most Americans, male OR female.... alive today, have never served, nor do they understand the meaning of Decoration Day..... aka Memorial Day. For most, its a long weekend and a party. They can rest easy in their beds because strong men stand at the gates ready to do harm to those who would hurt them.

May God give peace to the families of those who have been lost to battle.
Amen

Da

[Riverpigusmc]

^this

[TLE2]

Well, then, as I sit here safe;free to do what I what on this day: thank you to those who gave their life to secure our country and our freedom.

For those of you who made it back alive: glad your back!!!!

[RKP]

^ this

[Caleb]

Originally Posted by DaFadda

I'm a bit bemused, humbled and .... uncomfortable.... when someone says these two phrases:

"Thank you for your service".... Today, its not about my service. Its about those who gave their all for THEIR service. I'm not worthy of praise today.

The second is:
"Happy Memorial Day". I'm sorry, there is nothing really "happy" about it. Take a few minutes to remember those who have fallen protecting our way of life. But I'll never say something back.

For most Americans, male OR female.... alive today, have never served, nor do they understand the meaning of Decoration Day..... aka Memorial Day. For most, its a long weekend and a party. They can rest easy in their beds because strong men stand at the gates ready to do harm to those who would hurt them.

May God give peace to the families of those who have been lost to battle.
Amen

Da

Well said

[pitor]

Originally Posted by DaFadda

I'm a bit bemused, humbled and .... uncomfortable.... when someone says these two phrases:

"Thank you for your service".... Today, its not about my service. Its about those who gave their all for THEIR service. I'm not worthy of praise today.

The second is:
"Happy Memorial Day". I'm sorry, there is nothing really "happy" about it. Take a few minutes to remember those who have fallen protecting our way of life. But I'll never say something back.

For most Americans, male OR female.... alive today, have never served, nor do they understand the meaning of Decoration Day..... aka Memorial Day. For most, its a long weekend and a party. They can rest easy in their beds because strong men stand at the gates ready to do harm to those who would hurt them.

May God give peace to the families of those who have been lost to battle.
Amen

Da

This^^^

Originally Posted by TLE2

Well, then, as I sit here safe;free to do what I what on this day: thank you to those who gave their life to secure our country and our freedom.

For those of you who made it back alive: glad your back!!!!

And this!^^^

Today I salute all service members, especially those go gave it all for our beautiful way of life, our precious freedoms. America is a beacon of liberty and freedom and there's no country in the world that doesn't aspire to be like us.

Thank you all who served, continue to serve, and especially those who are not around to receive this most important tribute

[pitor]

VERY POWERFUL.

The last Monday of this month is Memorial Day. For many of us, it's just a holiday we celebrate by getting the day off from work. For department stores, it's a day to have a sale so all the people getting the day off will come in and buy their goods. But, the truth is, it's a day we need set aside to remember the men and women that have fought and died so we can have the few freedoms we have left. They deserve so much more than just one day of remembrance, but let's give them at least that much.

Let's honor them this year by being thankful for what they gave for us.

This is a powerful story in history. Only a few Americans are alive now who lived in those times. I would guess that a lot of college students are not aware of these places, or how they happened. Sad commentary on History teachers.

Outstanding is a very mild word for this.

Our European arrogance in alphabetical order:

1. The American Cemetery at Aisne-Marne , France ... A total of 2289

2. The American Cemetery at Ardennes , Belgium ... A total of 5329

3. The American Cemetery at Brittany, France ... A total of 4410

4. Brookwood , England - American Cemetery ... A total of 468

5. Cambridge , England ... A total of 3812

6. Epinal , France - American Cemetery ... A total of 5525

7. Flanders Field , Belgium ... A total of 368

8. Florence , Italy ... A total of 4402

9. Henri-Chapelle , Belgium ... A total of 7992

10. Lorraine , France ... A total of 10,489

11. Luxembourg , Luxembourg ... A total of 5076

12. Meuse-Argonne... A total of 14246

13. Netherlands , Netherlands ... A total of 8301

14. Normandy , France ... A total of 9387

15. Oise-Aisne , France ... A total of 6012

16. Rhone , France ... A total of 861

17. Sicily , Italy ... A total of 7861

18. Somme , France ... A total of 1844

19. St. Mihiel , France ... A total of 4153

20. Suresnes , France ... A total of 1541


Apologize to no one.
Remind those of our sacrifice and don't confuse arrogance with leadership.
The count is 104,366 dead, brave Americans.

And we have to watch an American elected leader who apologizes to Europe and the Middle East that our country is "arrogant"!
HOW MANY FRENCH, DUTCH, ITALIANS, BELGIANS AND BRITS ARE BURIED ON
OUR SOIL... AFTER DEFENDING US AGAINST OUR ENEMIES?

WE DON'T ASK FOR PRAISE... BUT WE HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO NEED TO APOLOGIZE!

Most of the protected don't understand it.
DO THINK ABOUT THIS.
THANK YOU.

by EDDIE G. CARTWRIGHT

[Gatorade]

My grandfather is a WWII vet who was with the 104th Timberwolf division. He was in Germany and was a company runner till he suffered a collapsed lung, then he was switched to command post MP. While serving as a company runner he would some times be assigned to a task with the company he was assigned to while waiting to transfer orders. I asked him if there was anyone in particular he thought about on Memorial Day. He says he thinks of quite a few but one in particular. His name was John Freese. My grandfather had been assigned as a runner with a machine gun squad and they were going on a mission the next day and they were training him on what he needed to do as he was never trained for a machine gun squad, but as a runner he could be assigned to any squad at any time. Well the squad was not too happy about going to fight with someone who had no experience with machine guns. One of the officers pulled another runner with machine gun crew experience for the job and my grandfather got pulled off the team and replaced by John Freese. Well the next day the crew went out and got hit pretty bad by mortars I think and John Freese did not make it back. So along with all the service men and women who died to keep us safe John Freese is who I think of on Memorial Day.

[DrHenley]

Changing of the guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.