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Memorial Day

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cincibuck

cincibuck

You kids stay off my lawn!
A day to pause and remember: My parents, A GI and his Rosie the Riveter Wife... my Uncles Clifford, Raymond and Robert Brandt and William Kozmar, GIs every one of them...

...Doug Knott, Jr High teammate, Al Lofton, fraternity brother, both remembered on the Wall...

...The men and women serving us as I write this...

...All my fellow vets at BP...

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My father served and nearly died in WWII. His unit was completely destroyed(except for him) by Germans in the Battle of the Bulge. He was left for dead and a US serviceman took his watch and shoes! He later (recovered) his watch from that guy in Italy. :biggrin:
He carried shrapnel next to his heart to the day he died.
His brothers also served in various services. One brother had 3 ships sunk from under him. The result was that brother went mad and at the Wars end, my father and uncles had to sign for him for his release.
Amazingly, all the 4 brothers came home.
 
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Though did not pay the ultimate sacrifice --
Ma - who walked the halls among giants at SHAEF
Pa - who rubbed shoulders with American airmen in the Pacific theater, from which many great stories arose.

To the fallen - the several uncles I would never know, all of them my mother's brothers, lost in the Merchant Marine, Navy and, in North Africa in the Infantry.

The harmed or changed - my wife's father, who came back changed and slowly went downhill. Forever tortured. My mother's brother Martin who came back shaken to the core from his experiences in the infantry, he took his own life after his return.

Some mention of those who were around me in my formative years -
An art teacher confined to a wheelchair after being torpedoed in the North Sea. Bitter and twisted, but a survivor and surprisingly effective teacher.
A music teacher who lost his sight on the beaches of Dunkirk, returning to graduate from the University of Oxford as a blind student - an inspiration.
A teacher of the "Use of English" - a pedant of the highest order, a royal pain in the ass at times. He was a survivor of the Japanese POW camps - every student gave him a full pass for his foibles.
 
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For both of my grandfathers who served in WWII and my grandmother who was a volunteer nurse during the war as well as the rest of my family members who have served our nation. Also to all my ancestors who have fought in WWI, the Civil War(on both sides), and the Revolutionary war. Finally a thank you to all the BP vets.
 
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Mr grandfather (RIP), who served as a Lt. Commander in the South Pacific during WWII, and my other grandfather (RIP) who got his family the heck out of the Ukraine during WWII and brought them to this nation built on the backs of millions of veterans.
 
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Memorial day was started in Waterloo, New York on May 5, 1866. It began first to honor Union soldiers who died during the American Civil War.
It later was expanded to commemorate U.S. men and women who died in military service for their country.
In my eye now it is much more than that. It is more about the spirit of a nation of Americans who are willing to make the sacrifices necessary to protect our nation.
Yes it is a day to remember those who died for our country, to fly the flags at half mast and to stage parades in their honor. There is no possible way to make up for their sacrifice except to assure that their sacrifice was not in vain.
Look around at the cemetaries, parades and the vets organizations in your town. The men and women you see are also the ones that this day is about. Your neighbors and friends have also served. Be proud of that.
We as a people and the spirit we invoke is what this day is about.
 
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To those who have died, those who have died a little, and those who have been forever changed by the experience of defending the great United States of America. Long may this great nation stand as a beacon to the world and reflect the sacrifice that so many have given to protect her. God bless them all.
 
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This is just to thank all of the hundreds of thousands soldiers that have ever fought and died to defend this great nation of ours. On this Memorial Day Weekend 2008, I thank you for putting your life on the line for mine, even though I might not recognize that you do it every day of your life, not just one day out of the year. Thank you for sacrificing your freedoms to preserve and protect mine. And because of what you've done and are doing around the world, I can sit here at my computer, scribe my opinions without fear of being condemned. Thanks again. God bless America.

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I served in the Marines. Many friends of mine are in Iraq at this time. Prayers for the following Marines would be appreciated

Chris Alegre
James Hamilton
David Ogden
Phillip Bush
and Andres Agromonte

Today I remembered a fallen friend and Marine CPL Chad Pendley...never forgotten
 
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This day has taken on a different meaning to me ever since my dad got back from Iraq. Every man who has ever fought a war deserves proper attention on this day. I will never completely know what these guys have encountered, but I really appreciate all that they have overcome.
 
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