My NCOIC sent this to me. Thought you all might like to see it, seeing it’s the Memorial Day Weekend.
http://www.lovethissite.com/memorial/
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Thank you UncleBeer!
Didn’’ know what I was doing.
Thanks for the reminder, pipefitter.
Excellent. Thanks, PF
You are welcome VB, glad you liked it.
No problem on the reminder, Fillet
Pipefitter… Thank you very much. That was so beautiful. I can say as a military wife of 22 years, I have been very proud to hold my head up. Even though now we have decided to take separate paths, I will always be proud of this man, as I am with all men and women who serve for this country and our lives that we may live free. I want to thank each and everyone of you out there, for the life you chose. I know what you have truly given. Thank you…
Pipefitter my friend, thank you. I love that poem, it has helped me through many a long night, missing my Dad, my FIL, and way too many friends. A timely reminder of all that we have as a nation, and the price for that freedom. I had Mr Bear read it also, and he nodded at me, and walked away slowly. Words don’t always come easily for him. Thank you, my dear friend, I love you.
<choked up, purplebear quietly slips out the door, one tear falling, remembering…>
yo pipefitter, thats great!
i can honestly say i never really cry or shed tears, except when certain poems and songs in the military are read. Having served in the infantry, i sort of feel attached to all of it. It really hits home. “Greater Love Hath No Man Than This, That He Lay Down His Life For His Friends”, that, neighbor, is what restores my faith in humanity every so often. When last i was at Ft.Benning, i saw that engraved by the infantry school. Not far from where Iron Mike stands. Thanx.
Glad you all liked the site. It made tears come to my eyes also.
Have a nice Memorial Day Everyone. Remember that it’s not just the start of the summer season, but a time of rememberance.
Pipefitter, as the daughter and wife of army men, I thank you for posting that link. Best wishes to all of our posters who are currently/in the future/just got from deployments.
Have a great & safe Memorial Day everybody!
Good stuff, pipefitter.
'Specially for us folks over here in the Gulf.
Thanks.
I was going to start a thread with some mushy Memorial Day reminder but this is by far superior to anything that I can write.
Remembering those that made us possible.
SouthernStyle
Thank you PF!
My husband was in Saudi and served his country for 14 years, and I come from a military family. Grandfather in WWII with the Army airforce , uncle and cousin went airforce and my brother went Marines.
On a sad note my brother-in-law finally made it out of Vietnam. He took his life last week. When my husband and father-in-law went to take care of details they found out just how hard it was for Dennis to forget. Dennis made a website in honor of pow/mia but I don’t know how to get it here.
It didn’t really hit my until the other day when I was listening to Poisons’ song Something to Believe in.
“Twenty-two mental tears cries a suicidal Vietnam vet, who fought a losing war on a foreign shore to find his country didn’t want him back.
The bullets took his bestfriends in Saigon, our lawyers took his wife his kids no regrets.
In a time I don’t remember and a war he can’t forget. He cried forgive me for what I done there cause I didn’t mean the things I did.
Give me something to believe in, if there’s a lord above.”
I am now sitting here sobbing at my keyboard with my kids looking at me with confusion in thier little eyes.
I miss him so much! All the midnite conversations and the promises of visits that will never come to be.
Sorry for the slight highjack here PF. I was going to start a thread for this myself, but for some reason this seems fitting to me.
These men and women have seen, heard, sensed and felt things that most of us never have or have the nerve to.
To all those who have served and who are serving now you all have my undying gratitude. I may not always agree with the motives of the government but these men and women get my respect 100% for doing what they have to do.
kricket, my deepest sympathy goes out to you. i am so sorry. every time i hear a soldiers sad story it makes me want to go back and kick some ass. i get so hateful of the brass that sent us out on pointless missions and screwed our lives to impress their peers. Your brother-in-law will be on my mind at 3pm this monday, when i bow my head before my flag with the memory of all those who’ve served with and before me. All my best for you and your family, and have a wonderful day off with them.
It’s nice to remember everyonce in awhile why we have a three day weekend. It’s important that people see the sacrifices that were made so that they could be the people they are today. We owe much debt to these ordinary men and women who did extraordinary things and in accomplishing their mission created a legacy far greater than anything they ever hoped to achieve. God Bless America, and all those who defend it, foreign and domestic.
Thanks, pipefitter! I, too had to dab back the tears.
Kricket: You have my deepest sympathy. God bless and keep you and your family, and may your tears of grief be replaced by ones of gladness.
–Baloo
Kricket, my deepest sympathy to you and your family. My heart goes out to you and all those families whom the government has seemed to have forgotten.
I thank each and everyone of you that are out there serving in the armed forces of our country. Without the dedication of these men and women, we would have no country to talk about.
I’ll be going to Saudi next weekend, and I’ll miss my family and online friends, and hopefully I’ll make it back home in one piece.
Everyone take care of themselves, and remember the reason for the Memorial Day holiday.
Thank you again, pipefitter, my dear friend. My thoughts and prayers will be with you while you are over in Saudi, as they will be with Mr Bear, as he heads back on Wed for UAE. Don’t forget to let me know how you’re doing.
Kricket, my heart goes out to you. The man on my POW bracelet came back, and I was in the Philippines to greet him off the plane back in '73, as a young teenager. I will never forget the look in all of their eyes, that look will haunt me forever. I can only imagine what you must be feeling right now.
May God bless you and yours, and may you find some joy in all the pain. Let go, and let God. You are in our prayers.
My son left for Naval Boot Camp on Thursday. It’s been hard to let go. I’m so used to fixing everything for him, that I’m having a hard time knowing he’s having a hard time. I know he’ll make it, thousands of kids do every year, and he’s at least as capable as most of them. I’m proud of his decision to serve, but miss him terribly. Being a single parent for most of his life, we are very close and I LIKE the way he’s turning out. I’m not sure where I’m going with this…thanks!
PF, what are you going over for? How long will you be gone?
Just another note here about my husband and his brother.
To this day my husband gets upset at how when he came back from suadi they got ticker tape parades and everybody welcomed them back with open arms, and when his brother came back he was spit on and called names.
Yeah, I know, different time frame and all, but it still hurts my husband.
He just mentioned it again the other day, and I know it is because he just had to go through all his brothers things and memories.