Blessed Memorial Day Thanks
from an email I received this morning...
It is the VETERAN, not the preacher,
who has given us freedom of religion.
It is the VETERAN, not the reporter,
who has given us freedom of the press.
It is the VETERAN, not the poet,
who has given us freedom of speech.
It is the VETERAN, not the campus organizer,
who has given us freedom to assemble.
It is the VETERAN, not the lawyer,
who has given us the right to a fair trial.
It is the VETERAN, not the politician,
Who has given us the right to vote.
May God Bless our veterans and active servicemen and women in this time of war. May our prayers for peace and safe return be heard and answered. And may our gratitude for their sacrifice and devotion to OUR freedoms never falter. And may we relentlessly continue to honor our fallen heroes.
BLESSED MEMORIAL DAY
I extend a special, personal THANK YOU to...
My father in law ~ highly decorated retired Air Force Colonel and pilot who served in WW2, Korea, and three tours in Vietnam as part of the Greatest Generation.
My brother in law and sister, deployed to Sicily and actively serving as a Navy helicopter pilot in the Kuwait/Iraq/Saudi/Afghanistan theater.
My dear friend Patricia and her husband, actively serving in the Navy here at home and on long maritime away-from-home deployments.
My dear friend Vanessa and her husband, currently deployed in Iraq with the Army National Guard, actively standing in the gap for not only our country, but those who are just beginning to savor the sweet taste of freedom.
BLESSED MEMORIAL DAY
posted by lachen at 11:48 AM
2 Comments:
I would like to thank all of the soldiers who are going above and beyond the normal call of military duty by combating the Iraqi's and Afghani's daily.
I would also like to thank all the corpsman (as I sit here safe in my barracks room in Italy) who, despite signing up for the Navy, are touring with the Marines and are putting themselves out on the frontlines to save a marines life daily.
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