MEMORIAL DAY 2010
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MEMORIAL DAY 2010
Please remember to properly honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice so that we may be free!!!
In the words of Joseph Campbell..."A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself"!!!
Please celebrate responsibly.
In the words of Joseph Campbell..."A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself"!!!
Please celebrate responsibly.
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Agree completely. What amazes me is how many think this is a "holiday" and not what it is a "memorial" day. As such my father and I will be at the San Francisco Presidio for the 10:30 memorial and then the USS Hornet , and meet my brother, for their 1:00 ceremony and laying of the wreath. The commander giving the invocation is the ships 90 year old Navy Chaplain.
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[QUOTE=BIGKEN; Please remember to properly honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice so that we may be free!!!
Well said,,have a safe Memorial day
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Well said,,have a safe Memorial day
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From: Drummonds, TN USA
FOR YOU
Who am I? Really?
Just a guy in a uniform
You don't know me
Or my family
I wanted you to know that I cared
I did what I did because someone had to
Someone was called, anyway
I thought I could do a good job
It's different than Vietnam
I joined when there was no war
I felt it was the right thing to do.
I wanted my family to be proud of me
I didn't even think I could do this
But I passed, and am a military man
Doing things I can't tell you
You should not ever have to learn these things
But it is still the same
We train to kill people yes -
Because people might kill us
We must learn how to stop them
They say that if we are so fearsome
That no one will come against us -
Diplomacy by fear
The price will be too high
But no one thought that there would be stupid people
People who just don't care
People who blow themselves up
We train to deal with that - but who knows where they are?
And so we train for a modern world
Where we just don't know what to expect
The entire planet has become a Viet Nam
Wherein Children hold grenades...
But I am just a soldier
One day I want to come home
Alive, and without my windows being shot out
By idiots in old chevrolets...
~Juan
Who am I? Really?
Just a guy in a uniform
You don't know me
Or my family
I wanted you to know that I cared
I did what I did because someone had to
Someone was called, anyway
I thought I could do a good job
It's different than Vietnam
I joined when there was no war
I felt it was the right thing to do.
I wanted my family to be proud of me
I didn't even think I could do this
But I passed, and am a military man
Doing things I can't tell you
You should not ever have to learn these things
But it is still the same
We train to kill people yes -
Because people might kill us
We must learn how to stop them
They say that if we are so fearsome
That no one will come against us -
Diplomacy by fear
The price will be too high
But no one thought that there would be stupid people
People who just don't care
People who blow themselves up
We train to deal with that - but who knows where they are?
And so we train for a modern world
Where we just don't know what to expect
The entire planet has become a Viet Nam
Wherein Children hold grenades...
But I am just a soldier
One day I want to come home
Alive, and without my windows being shot out
By idiots in old chevrolets...
~Juan
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You all, my brothers and sisters here on FTE always amaze me. Your patriotism and love of country humble me to no end.
The many sacrifices that we as a nation have endured are worth the freedoms that we all enjoy.
Let us all salute the fallen and those who selflessly enter into harms way to preserve our way of life.
The many sacrifices that we as a nation have endured are worth the freedoms that we all enjoy.
Let us all salute the fallen and those who selflessly enter into harms way to preserve our way of life.
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From: EXTREME southwest CT
My deep respect and gratitude to those who have selflessly given their lives for my freedom.
Thank you BK.
Thank you BK.
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I would also like to say THANKS to all that have and is serving so that we may enjoy our way of life.
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From: bricktown NJ
On Memorial Day, Remember the Mothers, Children, Wives and Lovers Too
On Memorial Day, Remember the Mothers, Children, Wives and Lovers Too
On Memorial Day, Remember the Mothers, Children, Wives and Lovers Too
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From: Concord, CA
Today, aboard the USS Hornet docked at Pier 3 former NAS Alameda, the same exact pier where Doolittle's B-25s were loaded on CV-8 in April 1942. Ceremony, wreath and flowers tossed into the Bay and taps. Star Spangled Banner was sung twice. The singer was so impressive the first time, one of the best renditions I have ever heard, that the Chaplain requested an encore.
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