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BajaGringo
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Bajahowodd
"Celebrate" just rubs me the wrong way. Observe,reflect, honor, and thank.
JMHO |
And "remember"...
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Lee
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| Quote: | Originally posted by baronvonbob
In Memory To Fallen Comrades
Bob
US ARMY 1965-1969 |
What he said.
Lee
USMC '64-'68
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monoloco
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| Quote: | Originally posted by BajaGringo
| Quote: | Originally posted by Bajahowodd
"Celebrate" just rubs me the wrong way. Observe,reflect, honor, and thank.
JMHO |
And "remember"... |
Remember that many good men gave their lives based on lies and fabrications to advance
the financial and political goals of an elite few.
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ELINVESTIG8R
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Howard, He was a fearless man even after the war. And you are right he was not wounded during that ordeal so no Purple Heart. I agree that our Medal
of Honor recipients sure do deserve more than currently awarded. When we had Staff Call at the Staff Noncommissioned Officers' Club he never bought
his own drinks and he never spoke of his ordeal even when we got him intoxicated.
Truly a Man’s Man!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_A._Pittman
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baitcast
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I for one don,t wait for Memorial Day to remember the good guys I do it year round.
USN 54-58 BM-3
Rob
Anyone can catch fish in a boat but only \"El Pescador Grande\" can get them from the beach.
I hope when my time comes the old man will let me bring my rod and the water will be warm and clear.
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by ELINVESTIG8R
I agree that our Medal of Honor recipients sure do deserve more than currently awarded. |
One thing a MOH recipient gets is lifetime immunity from any kind of harrasment from the IRS. That's worth a lot. 
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Curt63
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Huwa!
Freedom is not free.
US Army '83 - '86
No worries
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watizname
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God Bless all our Men and Women who have served our Great Country, and remember always those who have given the ultimate sacrifice.
USN- USS Arnold J Isbell, DD869 Wespac '68-'69
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wessongroup
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And they are still out there taking it ... and showing who and what they are...
Live bomb in soldier's body... normal day outside the wire... super example of what heroism is all about...
http://tinyurl.com/3o9a57s
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CDB
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Thank you to all that served and especially to those that gave all.
USAF '71-'75
366 TFW Da Nang
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Bajahowodd
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Couldn't Agree More...
| Quote: | Originally posted by monoloco
| Quote: | Originally posted by BajaGringo
| Quote: | Originally posted by Bajahowodd
"Celebrate" just rubs me the wrong way. Observe,reflect, honor, and thank.
JMHO |
And "remember"... |
Remember that many good men gave their lives based on lies and fabrications to advance
the financial and political goals of an elite few. |
But, this thread is about reflecting on the sacrifices made.
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Curt63
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"Freedom is only one generation away from extinction"
Ronald Reagan
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vgabndo
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I regularly weep for the stranger's faces I see staring back, now dead, from the official military photographs. I ache for their families. Our best,
our most patriotic, our most idealistic young men and women have been wasted for a lie in Iraq. Poisoned by our own depleted uranium, shredded by
every manner of killing device, ordered to kill innocents by the thousands our troops and their loved ones have suffered immensely to gain a dozen
permanent military bases and permanent control of Iraq's oil. Those who lost everything did not die as warriors defending their village and family,
they didn't die fighting in an allied army against an aggressor bent on world domination, but they are just as dead as any other hero who bled out on
Omaha beach.
I would dishonor my fallen comrades, and dishonor the many who have fallen since if I did not here shame anyone responsible for sending our best and
bravest to die for political and economic reasons and a lie.
The unnecessary loss of any single warrior is a tragedy, to forget that thousands died for falsified reasons is a crime against their memory.
America is better than that. I've always believed that America was better than that.
All honor to the fallen warriors. I hope every one died believing that what they were doing was both right and unavoidable.
Special mention to my six buddies who died in a 6x wreck training in the mountains of Camp Pendleton. Hardly noticed, un-heroic, but still very dead
all these years that I've been loving life. I haven't forgotten brothers.....
Perry Sims USMC '61-'64
[Edited on 5-30-2011 by vgabndo]
Undoubtedly, there are people who cannot afford to give the anchor of sanity even the slightest tug. Sam Harris
"The situation is far too dire for pessimism."
Bill Kauth
Carl Sagan said, "We are a way for the cosmos to know itself."
PEACE, LOVE AND FISH TACOS
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woody with a view
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right on Perry!
it is the heroic spirit that makes a man fight for his homeland, wherever that may be in America. i sometimes regret not having enlisted, of my own
free will.
i try to honor every upcoming generation by building the best BEQ, Battalion Op's Centers, SmartMed Facility, or Family Housing my sweat and labor
(and a few braincells) can muster.
all gave some, some gave all.....
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monoloco
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Bajahowodd
| Quote: | Originally posted by monoloco
| Quote: | Originally posted by BajaGringo
| Quote: | Originally posted by Bajahowodd
"Celebrate" just rubs me the wrong way. Observe,reflect, honor, and thank.
JMHO |
And "remember"... |
Remember that many good men gave their lives based on lies and fabrications to advance
the financial and political goals of an elite few. |
But, this thread is about reflecting on the sacrifices made. |
If more reflected on the why maybe future
sacrifice could be reduced.
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woody with a view
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Lovehammers "Guns" Lyrics
Left to the right foot,
Left to the right foot,
Left to the right foot,
Out the door,
Left to the right foot,
Left to the right foot,
Left to the right foot,
Out the door,
Black knights,
Who fight alone in the desert heat,
One life,
One life lost,
And now it's clear to me,
Who deserves to live,
Who deserves to die,
Protect the truth from a lie,
Run for your life,
Let's pray for all the sweet lives,
That die with a gun in their hands,
Let's pray for all the sweet lives,
That fight for our lives 'til the end,
'Til the end,
Your life, a sacrifice in the name of love,
Tonight, we greet those who rise above,
Where it is, the body lies,
Without a chance to say good-bye,
Good-bye!
Let's pray for all the sweet lives,
That die with a gun in their hands,
Let's pray for all the sweet lives,
That fight for our lives 'til the end,
'Til the end,
'Til the end,
Fire, Fire at me, Fire, Fire at me,
Fire, Fire at me, Fire, Fire at me,
Fire, Fire at me, Fire, Fire at me,
Fire, Fire at me,
Fire!
Who deserves to live,
Who deserves to die, die, die!
Good-bye!
Let's pray for all the sweet lives,
That die with a gun in their hands,
Let's pray for all the sweet lives,
That fight for our lives 'til the end,
'Til the end,
'Til the end,
[Edited on 5-30-2011 by woody with a view]
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monoloco
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I spent 33 years and four months in active military service and during that period I spent most of my time as a high class thug for Big Business, for
Wall Street and the bankers. In short, I was a racketeer, a gangster for capitalism. I helped make Mexico and especially Tampico safe for American oil
interests in 1914. I helped make Haiti and Cuba a decent place for the National City Bank boys to collect revenues in. I helped in the raping of half
a dozen Central American republics for the benefit of Wall Street. I helped purify Nicaragua for the International Banking House of Brown Brothers in
1902–1912. I brought light to the Dominican Republic for the American sugar interests in 1916. I helped make Honduras right for the American fruit
companies in 1903. In China in 1927 I helped see to it that Standard Oil went on its way unmolested. Looking back on it, I might have given Al Capone
a few hints. The best he could do was to operate his racket in three districts. I operated on three continents.
Smedley Butler Double Medal of Honor recipient.
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mcfez
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You woke up today being a free man
To the guys that didn't come back home, to the guys that did come home with memories of horror, and to the guys that just got home in one
piece........thanks!
It is on this day we all really should just take a few minutes of our busy life to appreciate what these men did for us. From defending our freedom of
speech to rights of choice. Thanks the Gods we do not have a government such as Cuba!
Thanks Dad for your service in Italy during WW2. Rest in peace. Hope they have your cigars up there.
Thanks brother Gary for your service in Nam. I will be seeing you soon...we can resume our brotherly fights and fishing.
Dean Deno ******, USN Samuel Gompers AD 37 "Fat Sam Gives A Damn".
[Edited on 5-30-2011 by mcfez]
Old people are like the old cars, made of some tough stuff. May show a little rust, but good as gold on the inside.
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by mcfez
Dean Deno ******, USN Samuel Gompers AD 37 "Fat Sam Gives A Damn".
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bajalou
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The Final Inspection
The soldier stood and faced his God
Which must always come to pass
He hoped his shoes were shining
Just as brightly as his brass
"Step forward now you soldier,
How shall I deal with you?
Have you always turned the other cheek,
And to my church have you been true?"
The soldier squared his shoulders and said,
"No Lord, I guess I ain't,
Because those of us who carry guns,
Can't always be saints
"I've had to work most Sundays
And at times my talk was tough
And sometimes I've been violent
Because war is awfully rough"
But I never took a penny,
That wasn't mine to keep
Though I worked a lot of overtime
When the bills just got to steep,
And I never passed a cry for help
Although, at times I shook with fear
And sometimes, God forgive
I've wept unmanly tears
I know I don't deserve a place
Among the people here
That never wanted me around
Except to calm there fears
If you have a place for me here O' Lord
It needn't be so grand
I've never expected, or had so much
But if you don't I'll understand"
There was a silence all around the throne
Where the Saints had often trod
As this soldier waited quietly
For the judgment from his God
"Step forward now you soldier,
You've borne your
burdens well
Walk peacefully on Heaven's streets,
You've done your time in Hell"
Author Unknown
No Bad Days
\"Never argue with an idiot. People watching may not be able to tell the difference\"
\"The trouble with doing nothing is - how do I know when I\'m done?\"
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