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<div style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"></div><div style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://sitelife.floridatoday.com/ver1.0/Content/images/store/14/14/de4a2845-2ece-46bc-8ee8-cff30a023988.Full.jpg" style="color: #0066cc; outline-style: none; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><img alt="" src="http://sitelife.floridatoday.com/ver1.0/Content/images/store/14/14/de4a2845-2ece-46bc-8ee8-cff30a023988.Large.jpg" style="border-width: 0px; color: white;" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"></div><div style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://sitelife.floridatoday.com/ver1.0/Content/images/store/14/13/6e7e8f47-3491-4a8a-ad7c-3b5d7479d649.Full.gif" style="color: #0066cc; outline-style: none; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><img alt="" src="http://sitelife.floridatoday.com/ver1.0/Content/images/store/14/13/6e7e8f47-3491-4a8a-ad7c-3b5d7479d649.Large.gif" style="border-width: 0px; color: white;" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"></div><div style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://sitelife.floridatoday.com/ver1.0/Content/images/store/3/6/4358473a-8a81-4aa6-b6b3-2a24017ca693.Full.jpg" style="color: #0066cc; outline-style: none; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><img alt="" src="http://sitelife.floridatoday.com/ver1.0/Content/images/store/3/6/4358473a-8a81-4aa6-b6b3-2a24017ca693.Large.jpg" style="border-width: 0px; color: white;" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"></div><div style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://sitelife.floridatoday.com/ver1.0/Content/images/store/7/11/87511618-d85c-407c-bb71-3f81b2b57705.Full.jpg" style="color: #0066cc; outline-style: none; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><img alt="" src="http://sitelife.floridatoday.com/ver1.0/Content/images/store/7/11/87511618-d85c-407c-bb71-3f81b2b57705.Large.jpg" style="border-width: 0px; color: white;" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: /normal Times;"><span style="color: black;">It is the</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: /normal Times;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: /normal Times;"><span style="color: maroon;"><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: /normal Times;">who has given us freedom of religion. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: /normal Times;"><span style="font-size: 7.5pt;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: /normal Times;"><span style="color: blue; font-size: 10pt;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: /normal Times;">who has given us freedom of the press.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: /normal Times;"><span style="font-size: 7.5pt;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: /normal Times;">who has given us freedom of speech.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: /normal Times;"><span style="font-size: 7.5pt;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: /normal Times;">not the campus organizer, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: /normal Times;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: /normal Times;">who has given us freedom to assemble. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: /normal Times;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: /normal Times;"><span style="color: blue;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: /normal Times;">not the lawyer, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: /normal Times;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: /normal Times;">who has given us the right to a fair trial. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: /normal Times;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: /normal Times;">the</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: /normal Times;"><span style="color: maroon; font-size: 13.5pt;"> VETERAN</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: /normal Times;">, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: /normal Times;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: /normal Times;">Who has given us the right to vote.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: /normal Times;"><span style="font-size: 7.5pt;"><br />
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</span></span></div><div style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://sitelife.floridatoday.com/ver1.0/Content/images/store/9/12/e97ee33a-55e3-40bc-9cf6-1c5ee2417e0a.Full.gif" style="color: #0066cc; outline-style: none; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><img alt="" src="http://sitelife.floridatoday.com/ver1.0/Content/images/store/9/12/e97ee33a-55e3-40bc-9cf6-1c5ee2417e0a.Large.gif" style="border-width: 0px; color: white;" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: /normal Times;"><b style="font-weight: bold;">It is the</b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: /normal Times;"><span style="color: maroon;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: /normal Times;">salutes the Flag,</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: /normal Times;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: /normal Times;"><span style="font-size: 7.5pt;"><br />
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<br />
</span><span style="font-size: 180%;">He clutches the cross hanging on his chain next to his dog tags.<br />
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</span><span style="font-size: 180%;">He knows he may not see some of his buddies again.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 180%;">You walk down the beach, staring<br />
at all the pretty girls.<br />
<br />
He patrols the streets, searching<br />
for insurgents and terrorists.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 180%;">He's told he will be held over an<br />
extra 2 months.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 180%;">You call your girlfriend and set a<br />
date for tonight..<br />
<br />
He waits for the mail to see if there<br />
is a letter from home. </span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWyRcsCpUDh86yzlMmMS-vktLWbwa0iUbh2PFSZAHiuttDSzpuTWsWeo8LiNXlU7AvX4AdXgd4SpcRVpTf2sdmJy_QxVX0L2nLhxiqVHK_iRcEHZku-IsMjLsatrd47bTFFWGRmpu0PCU/s1600/image003.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598498810127420850" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWyRcsCpUDh86yzlMmMS-vktLWbwa0iUbh2PFSZAHiuttDSzpuTWsWeo8LiNXlU7AvX4AdXgd4SpcRVpTf2sdmJy_QxVX0L2nLhxiqVHK_iRcEHZku-IsMjLsatrd47bTFFWGRmpu0PCU/s400/image003.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 180%;">You hug and kiss your girlfriend,<br />
like you do everyday.<br />
<br />
He holds his letter close and smells<br />
his love's perfume. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9XDJF0gIlwDcXdSr3FULIlsDr5vNNeJDIY-O3Db_qlmjUy54eoe1E_B-dla8iF_Uyu7-Pj9dB0wE1F_woVA4rP4qpq31y1oSF-8QT2ENw_eyK2tcUHlyxxUayx8v0URWZZzaEAE0jfdA/s1600/image018.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598498736889020050" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9XDJF0gIlwDcXdSr3FULIlsDr5vNNeJDIY-O3Db_qlmjUy54eoe1E_B-dla8iF_Uyu7-Pj9dB0wE1F_woVA4rP4qpq31y1oSF-8QT2ENw_eyK2tcUHlyxxUayx8v0URWZZzaEAE0jfdA/s400/image018.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 296px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 286px;" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-size: 180%;">You roll your eyes as a baby cries.<br />
<br />
He gets a letter with pictures of his<br />
new child, and wonders if they'll ever meet </span><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidwUWmiOC1LPsjX00hWLFzLUQgSkfFcXxN_zcYbTmjcJ1F9qaTa0KvLQWDFOGUPKIRxfO6Q5kV6OylgJLkfxEHqAH3DFWnwkLnnjJWs1HaGDJTYgPaiX72jPdiNEYHhGqiCOLKWQB6Ftk/s1600/image005.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598498662908219570" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidwUWmiOC1LPsjX00hWLFzLUQgSkfFcXxN_zcYbTmjcJ1F9qaTa0KvLQWDFOGUPKIRxfO6Q5kV6OylgJLkfxEHqAH3DFWnwkLnnjJWs1HaGDJTYgPaiX72jPdiNEYHhGqiCOLKWQB6Ftk/s400/image005.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 296px;" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-size: 180%;">You criticize your government, and<br />
say that war never solves anything.<br />
<br />
He sees the innocent tortured and<br />
killed by their own people and<br />
remembers why he is fighting. </span></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9deL41kE3VYcw3PJvts4dkUHYLVHFkqIhc0FADh2BRE53OLlwQ-sez5x4nTp2CpBXU1HtJ_ESMLWKbKznz4i89ARw7wVSqYa51BvSnvZzAdXU4zNTGYVeRb3lanFl5PWucfp_2oeylRE/s1600/image008.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598498589335761042" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9deL41kE3VYcw3PJvts4dkUHYLVHFkqIhc0FADh2BRE53OLlwQ-sez5x4nTp2CpBXU1HtJ_ESMLWKbKznz4i89ARw7wVSqYa51BvSnvZzAdXU4zNTGYVeRb3lanFl5PWucfp_2oeylRE/s400/image008.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 311px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7MJYLOHadyb5pr0gwcxmLRlxaqpZvZbCyK01doqbbVQE-19-ITuehFAiCz1234EH0uqkk0u0CVc_XH27-Wt7jhCamVsFo7U6IeIDlW7iT9MBHmuj-WSZfq9UmqUx-8gmG56wnrzbY0hA/s1600/image016.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598497730780475698" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7MJYLOHadyb5pr0gwcxmLRlxaqpZvZbCyK01doqbbVQE-19-ITuehFAiCz1234EH0uqkk0u0CVc_XH27-Wt7jhCamVsFo7U6IeIDlW7iT9MBHmuj-WSZfq9UmqUx-8gmG56wnrzbY0hA/s400/image016.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 291px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 180%;">You hear the jokes about the war, and make fun of men like him.<br />
<br />
He hears the gunfire, bombs and<br />
screams of the wounded. </span><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5JH9jnugmm_aErFbrek09IzXcT2VJhU7StCdusSlLO6o-h67t-TJJJ4rg0NqGKN8IR3Zihv3KZ-Rjae0UoeXiyGZWZ4gpkLzBNoyvAC6Yse4FDVK-_49NDhhLwefs46hLzac_5aC4b7E/s1600/image006.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598498453915316274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5JH9jnugmm_aErFbrek09IzXcT2VJhU7StCdusSlLO6o-h67t-TJJJ4rg0NqGKN8IR3Zihv3KZ-Rjae0UoeXiyGZWZ4gpkLzBNoyvAC6Yse4FDVK-_49NDhhLwefs46hLzac_5aC4b7E/s400/image006.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 236px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 352px;" /></a></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 180%;">You see only what the media wants<br />
you to see.<br />
<br />
He sees the broken bodies lying<br />
around him. </span><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0gvm4wDBe9rDNh14c5bRUyjtiu14XwmvumakdlNG37OvL7aC_uDi0v67iOGCwuqgfDpl6ec7mq-x4sHY4urTld0KICVz9ZsGvKmtDf_vKIrDzU_InzTRaj9NYc4V6IVa78PIYn2nFMko/s1600/image012.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598498388213501298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0gvm4wDBe9rDNh14c5bRUyjtiu14XwmvumakdlNG37OvL7aC_uDi0v67iOGCwuqgfDpl6ec7mq-x4sHY4urTld0KICVz9ZsGvKmtDf_vKIrDzU_InzTRaj9NYc4V6IVa78PIYn2nFMko/s400/image012.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 319px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a></div><br />
<span style="font-size: 180%;">You are asked to do some thing by<br />
your parents. You don't.<br />
<br />
He does exactly what he is told even<br />
if it puts his life in danger. </span><br />
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</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGjOZUsVm45Ltst-YDv0mXeNih151-0HbpHI_YerqiuqhKEUlejRo_txwCxyLkM2R9gBDDp2agfeUR0G00EG50tbTskvqonN2Hu7X1-K5mvniPo9KMCZS5XE3q3e5gr9M3F2IEHM7gito/s1600/image011.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598498183914598130" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGjOZUsVm45Ltst-YDv0mXeNih151-0HbpHI_YerqiuqhKEUlejRo_txwCxyLkM2R9gBDDp2agfeUR0G00EG50tbTskvqonN2Hu7X1-K5mvniPo9KMCZS5XE3q3e5gr9M3F2IEHM7gito/s400/image011.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 262px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 180%;">You stay at home and watch TV.<br />
<br />
He takes whatever time he is given<br />
to call, write home, sleep, and eat. </span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDYPaA1_n2Of1FGXqQRTDShPtdUHUMW9lPhH6XeWQlqNpJBMzpxyLKT39uyf_cu_q67gLK3PHDZwfBvpWNEu3PdMDgnQiLVf_soEVupufBaG1ljGVbdgpkckc669SxHK9WqgT0wR2gMdY/s1600/image010.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598497852998826562" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDYPaA1_n2Of1FGXqQRTDShPtdUHUMW9lPhH6XeWQlqNpJBMzpxyLKT39uyf_cu_q67gLK3PHDZwfBvpWNEu3PdMDgnQiLVf_soEVupufBaG1ljGVbdgpkckc669SxHK9WqgT0wR2gMdY/s400/image010.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 288px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><span style="font-size: 180%;">You crawl into your soft bed, with<br />
down pillows, and get comfortable.<br />
<br />
He tries to sleep but gets woken by mortars and helicopters all night long. </span><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt_NrkzVIPOUCZSD7Ug32Elx9jKYIUOloJVYVs2RVMwan6VkBJ2SSwOKkd3NdRhGE-bs2XdFJMCeiTnVG4Sl8TpSPeqF_1ShPPOd_U5rkdc87yPG4z4NJgIf1XHAfbWM80Pl-_3NzK2ZE/s1600/image013.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598498070059374834" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt_NrkzVIPOUCZSD7Ug32Elx9jKYIUOloJVYVs2RVMwan6VkBJ2SSwOKkd3NdRhGE-bs2XdFJMCeiTnVG4Sl8TpSPeqF_1ShPPOd_U5rkdc87yPG4z4NJgIf1XHAfbWM80Pl-_3NzK2ZE/s400/image013.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 316px;" /></a><span style="font-size: 180%;">REMEMBER our Troops, and do not<br />
forget them LATER<br />
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Lest we forget - </span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDYPaA1_n2Of1FGXqQRTDShPtdUHUMW9lPhH6XeWQlqNpJBMzpxyLKT39uyf_cu_q67gLK3PHDZwfBvpWNEu3PdMDgnQiLVf_soEVupufBaG1ljGVbdgpkckc669SxHK9WqgT0wR2gMdY/s1600/image010.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><br />
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</div>gpabudhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16737344643055678389noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7087625834256205406.post-2172483341206307102011-04-13T08:56:00.015-04:002011-05-27T21:48:51.578-04:00The Meaning of Flag Draped Coffin<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_DFIK4ddhq71dVq3mSpl9PxtzD13ZeJKXiq3OAfcqTqUHepoKK3uzCiN99j0G2jMKjDhUB2khLeX-SrfkoB-t3nW_89tB_sxla9u0pmERNHC4g8iZny2lA6uVenGMaNVYML2sFY8bkR0/s1600/Untitled-1.gif" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"> </a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb8Z0SmPIyAb8Xn3tfdB111hpDSAVYT16ZeuIbSLl0nruHQxNABO2DdM10V6plNynDsdtHMqSAvA6P883IJ1rsXzudyh7jVddN4mYHTAm9BnrOuP79CkeJ0UQMbqDj0ZHssKwsqKgmAWI/s1600/Untitled.gif" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"> </a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg41vXJHge0Q9wPRcRieOt1wOYCnlkw0QBfHVSUnuqP2RBuHiADg-ishcXqv7N1F8VsqPgGw8Vh9bnxKwkUFMMj9DZLVydHYvX4QcVdRsLHe8kk2lHQnGBxISfK3gzRKvmJ9L77A7FeSwY/s1600/MsgAttachment-3.gif" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"> </a><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">The Meaning of Flag Draped Coffin<br />
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All Americans should be given this lesson. Those who think that America is an arrogant nation should really reconsider that thought. Our founding fathers used GOD's word and teachings to establish our Great Nation and I think it's high time Americans get re-educated about this Nation's history.<br />
Pass it along and be proud of the country we live in and even more proud of those who serve to protect our 'GOD GIVEN' rights and freedoms.<br />
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I hope you take the time to read this ... To understand what the flag draped coffin really means ... Here is how to understand the flag that laid upon it and is surrendered to so many widows and widowers.<br />
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Do you know that at military funerals, the 21-gun salute stands for the sum of the numbers in the year 1776?<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg41vXJHge0Q9wPRcRieOt1wOYCnlkw0QBfHVSUnuqP2RBuHiADg-ishcXqv7N1F8VsqPgGw8Vh9bnxKwkUFMMj9DZLVydHYvX4QcVdRsLHe8kk2lHQnGBxISfK3gzRKvmJ9L77A7FeSwY/s1600/MsgAttachment-3.gif"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595053243936328802" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg41vXJHge0Q9wPRcRieOt1wOYCnlkw0QBfHVSUnuqP2RBuHiADg-ishcXqv7N1F8VsqPgGw8Vh9bnxKwkUFMMj9DZLVydHYvX4QcVdRsLHe8kk2lHQnGBxISfK3gzRKvmJ9L77A7FeSwY/s400/MsgAttachment-3.gif" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 68px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 389px;" /></a>Have you ever noticed the honor guard pays meticulous attention to correctly folding the United States of America Flag 13 times? You probably thought it was to symbolize the original 13 colonies, but we learn something new every day!<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">The 1st fold of the flag is a symbol of life.</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">The 2ndfold is a symbol of the belief in eternal life.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">The 3rd fold is made in honor and remembrance of the veterans departing the ranks who gave a portion of their lives for the defense of the country to attain peace throughout the world.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">The 4th fold represents the weaker nature, for as American citizens trusting in God, it is to Him we turn in times of peace as well as in time of war for His divine guidance.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">he 5th fold is a tribute to the country, for in the words of Stephen Decatur, 'Our Country, in dealing with other countries, may she always be right; but it is still our country, right or wrong.'<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">The 6th fold is for where people's hearts lie. It is with their heart that they pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States Of America , and the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with Liberty and Justice for all.<br />
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The 7th fold is a tribute to its Armed Forces, for it is through the Armed Forces that they protect their country and their flag against all her enemies, whether they be found within or without the boundaries of their republic.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">The 8th fold is a tribute to the one who entered into the valley of the shadow of death, that we might see the light of day.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">The 9th fold is a tribute to womanhood, and Mothers. For it has been through their faith, their love, loyalty and devotion that the character of the men and women who have made this country great has been molded.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">The 10th fold is a tribute to the father, for he, too, has given his sons and daughters for the defense of their country since they were first born.<br />
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The 12th fold represents an emblem of eternity and glorifies, in the Christians eyes, God the Father, the Son and Holy Spirit.<br />
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The 13th fold, or when the flag is completely folded, the stars are uppermost reminding them of their nations motto, 'In God We Trust.'<br />
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After the flag is completely folded and tucked in, it takes on the appearance of a cocked hat, ever reminding us of the soldiers who served under General George Washington, and the Sailors and Marines who served under Captain John Paul Jones, who were followed by their comrades and shipmates in the Armed Forces of the United States, preserving for them the rights, privileges and freedoms they enjoy today.<br />
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There are some traditions and ways of doing things that have deep meaning.<br />
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In the future, you'll see flags folded and now you will know why.<br />
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Share this with the children you love and all others who love what is referred to, the symbol of ' Liberty and Freedom.'</div></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">MAYBE THE SUPREME COURT SHOULD READ THIS EXPLANATION BEFORE THEY<br />
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RENDER THEIR DECISION ON THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.<br />
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IN THE MEANTIME, MAY GOD PROTECT US ALWAYS.<br />
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ONE NATION, UNDER GOD, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.<br />
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<div align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT, serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> "<span style="color: blue;">These are federal employees," says Lucius Traveler, a spokesman for the ACLU, "on federal property and on federal time.. For them to pray is clearly an establishment of religion, and we must nip this in the bud immediately."</span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT, serif;"><span style="color: blue; font-weight: normal;"> </span></span></span></div><div align="LEFT" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: large;"> </span></div><div align="LEFT" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT, serif; font-size: large;">When asked about the ACLU's charges, Colonel Jack Fessender, speaking for the Commandant of the Corps said (cleaned up a bit), "Screw the ACLU." GOD Bless Our Warriors. Send the ACLU to France !</span></div><div align="LEFT" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;"> </span></div><div align="LEFT" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT, serif; font-size: large;">Please send this to people you know so everyone will know how stupid the ACLU is getting in trying to remove GOD from everything and every place in America May God Bless America , One Nation Under GOD!</span><br />
</div><div align="LEFT" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT, serif; font-size: large;">What's wrong with the picture? ABSOLUTELY NOTHING</span><br />
</div><div align="LEFT" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT, serif; font-size: large;"><strong>GOD BLESS YOU FOR </strong></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT, serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><strong>PASSING IT ON</strong>! </span></span></span></span></div><div align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT, serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">I am sorry but I am not breaking this one....Let us pray</span></span></span></span></div><div align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic-kBNXl99tq16ME5HJnYnJhlVGkEJnEPbZjDykwYjYNgoY6LhiS_XKN-aG79TwWRMD_RxCYp6a6_eKM48en_V1eFSBcpIprXX3lGbIZeOh0lod1M2k9TBHJnv5bXQ8hiHaGlJmYaVjRs/s1600/Image.gif" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594336837733072130" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic-kBNXl99tq16ME5HJnYnJhlVGkEJnEPbZjDykwYjYNgoY6LhiS_XKN-aG79TwWRMD_RxCYp6a6_eKM48en_V1eFSBcpIprXX3lGbIZeOh0lod1M2k9TBHJnv5bXQ8hiHaGlJmYaVjRs/s400/Image.gif" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 380px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 245px;" /></a>gpabudhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16737344643055678389noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7087625834256205406.post-56697973565527334782011-03-31T14:54:00.007-04:002011-03-31T15:06:50.460-04:00WHAT PILOTS SEE WHEN LANDING AT OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdJUwt9TjjkKFWajnAG8G0tX2P0tnZB8Zv3wL0SGoO_kGbW-KPtj_750-PMADKDQX9ub8pKSbhyvcFQGaxgld2x6Dogl8q-4lRWG-IwHImtcjNv0zMZ0HgnzLfZUjedWCKKF0ADxCnSf0/s1600/MailAttachment22.jpg"><br /></a><br /><br />A farmer does this with his tractor. He uses GPS to get the letters readable.<br />He has done this every fall for several years now.<br /><br />Here's the view from the flight pattern into OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE<br />(Bellevue, NE., just south of Omaha).<br />This is what our servicemen see when landing at Offutt AFB.<br />Hat tip to the Bellevue farmer who made it happen!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdJUwt9TjjkKFWajnAG8G0tX2P0tnZB8Zv3wL0SGoO_kGbW-KPtj_750-PMADKDQX9ub8pKSbhyvcFQGaxgld2x6Dogl8q-4lRWG-IwHImtcjNv0zMZ0HgnzLfZUjedWCKKF0ADxCnSf0/s1600/MailAttachment22.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdJUwt9TjjkKFWajnAG8G0tX2P0tnZB8Zv3wL0SGoO_kGbW-KPtj_750-PMADKDQX9ub8pKSbhyvcFQGaxgld2x6Dogl8q-4lRWG-IwHImtcjNv0zMZ0HgnzLfZUjedWCKKF0ADxCnSf0/s400/MailAttachment22.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590322325293525746" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge1kDVj6a7AbQhQ5umA7D1j6Xrw89epPG42j0qwXqG_tN_TKvk7ROn1b2kA6thGkYAbGz6OzFZp2czNSG0QV9IJ5auW5puUkbfKs_az7Py70ayacb_O7QVAKNPkNPCUsFtFeFHaGejuiU/s1600/MailAttachment11-1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge1kDVj6a7AbQhQ5umA7D1j6Xrw89epPG42j0qwXqG_tN_TKvk7ROn1b2kA6thGkYAbGz6OzFZp2czNSG0QV9IJ5auW5puUkbfKs_az7Py70ayacb_O7QVAKNPkNPCUsFtFeFHaGejuiU/s400/MailAttachment11-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590321793613093042" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);"><br /><br />Imagine how this must feel to all those servicemen seeing it for the first time.</span> <span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">It tells them that we do care and that we do support them. </span>gpabudhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16737344643055678389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7087625834256205406.post-31692986791267303192011-03-20T11:19:00.000-04:002011-03-20T11:19:38.455-04:00Bald Eagle Music Video "This Is America" (AEF)<iframe width="425" height="344" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/oOZF4vTAF2M?fs=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe>gpabudhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16737344643055678389noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7087625834256205406.post-83585489296230587362011-03-12T10:39:00.004-05:002011-03-12T10:46:02.674-05:00Will You Wear Blue?<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq1nAxjP1Ha-ddG_H3OvhkxJFC_Ezngyp1DC2jptxuXqRsB89KngYLe1_Ahd0hSD2LciMGZEf5J55lSoDkWG9BiSCqkreksXhdIIrchiJD844tYbfQ_GbOJ4VMqPEjxxSHAKuehEY6uLQ/s1600/image-1.jpg"></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjragpZe1MF_xCIuE5hSWsw2XaOqwz_zy5cg2j1kHbQ9nqQr6zWSHuAJx7e-BUSSnjmaeaPzKj0gSSocLefXasu1Jyr3tcmIvuK4YLPfWkNZ7smFrNqFvbJTjdba4dwPDnGfv5fJTcz9nU/s1600/image.jpg"></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;"><blockquote><span style="color:#0000FF;"><span style="font-size:6;"><span style="font-family:Arial;">International Picture of the Year<br />Here are two very touching photos honored this year<br />First Place :<br /></span></span></span><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjragpZe1MF_xCIuE5hSWsw2XaOqwz_zy5cg2j1kHbQ9nqQr6zWSHuAJx7e-BUSSnjmaeaPzKj0gSSocLefXasu1Jyr3tcmIvuK4YLPfWkNZ7smFrNqFvbJTjdba4dwPDnGfv5fJTcz9nU/s400/image.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583219429008916498" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 295px; " /></span></span></span></blockquote><div><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="color:#0000FF;"><span style="font-size:6;">First Place<br /></span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br />Todd Heisler The Rocky Mountain News<br /></span><span style="font-size:180%;"><br />When 2nd Lt. James Cathey's body arrived at the Reno Airport , Marines climbed into the cargo hold of the plane and draped the flag over his casket as passengers watched the family gather on the tarmac.<br />During the arrival of another Marine's casket last year at Denver International Airport , Major Steve Beck described the scene as so powerful:<br />'See the people in the windows? They sat right there in the plane, watching those Marines. You gotta wonder what's going through their minds, knowing that they're on the plane that brought him home,' he said 'They will remember being on that plane for the rest of their lives. They're going to remember bringing that Marine home.<br /><br /><br />And they should'<br /></span><span style="color:#0000FF;"><span style="font-size:6;"><br />Second Place<br /></span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq1nAxjP1Ha-ddG_H3OvhkxJFC_Ezngyp1DC2jptxuXqRsB89KngYLe1_Ahd0hSD2LciMGZEf5J55lSoDkWG9BiSCqkreksXhdIIrchiJD844tYbfQ_GbOJ4VMqPEjxxSHAKuehEY6uLQ/s400/image-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583219516229210402" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px; " /></span></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, serif;font-size:130%;color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "></span><br /></span><span style="color:#0000FF;"><span style="font-size:6;">Second Place<br /></span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><br />Todd Heisler The Rocky Mountain News<br /></span><span style="font-size:180%;">The night before the burial of her husband's body, Katherine Cathey refused to leave the casket, asking to sleep next to his body for the last time.<br />The Marines made a bed for her, tucking in the sheets below the flag. Before she fell asleep, she opened her laptop computer and played songs that reminded her of 'Cat,' and one of the Marines asked if she wanted them to continue standing watch as she slept. 'I think it would be kind of nice if you kept doing it,' she said. 'I think that's what he would have wanted'</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="color:#400000;"><span style="font-size:6;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size:6;"><span style="color:#0000FF;">Blue Fridays.<br /></span></span><span style="color:#0000FF;"><span style="font-size:180%;">Very soon, you will see a great many people wearing blue every Friday. The reason? Americans who support our troops used to be called the 'silent majority' We are no longer silent, and are voicing our love for God, country and home in record breaking numbers We are not organized, boisterous or overbearing. Many Americans, like you, me and all our friends, simply want to recognize that the vast majority of America supports our troops. Our idea of showing solidarity and support for our troops with dignity and respect starts this Friday -- and continues each and every Friday until the troops all come home, sending a deafening message that every red-blooded American who supports our men and women afar, will wear something blue. By word of mouth, press, TV -- let's make the United States on every Friday a sea of blue much like a homecoming football game in the bleachers. If every one of us who loves this country will share this with acquaintances, coworkers, friends, and family, it will not be long before the USA is covered in BLUE and it will let our troops know the once 'silent' majority is on their side more than ever, certainly more than the media lets on. The first thing a soldier says when asked 'What can we do to make things better for you?' is. 'We need your support and your prayers.' Let's get the word out and lead with class and dignity, by example, and wear something blue every Friday.<br /></span></span><span style="color:#FF0000;"><span style="font-size:6;"><b></b></span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><span style="font-size:180%;"><br /></span><span style="color:#0000FF;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b><br />Only two defining forces have ever offered to die for you:<br /></b></span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><b><span style="color:#FF0000;"><br />1. Jesus Christ<br />2. The American G. I.<br /><br />One died for your soul, the other for your freedom.</span></b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: -webkit-xxx-large;"><br /></span></span></i></b></span></span></div><blockquote><span style="font-family:Arial;"><b><span style="font-size:180%;"><i>MANY SEEM TO FORGET BOTH OF THEM.</i></span></b></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><br /></span></blockquote><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><br /></span></span>gpabudhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16737344643055678389noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7087625834256205406.post-75233526969275055272011-03-10T13:25:00.000-05:002011-03-10T13:30:50.395-05:00No Greater Love........<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJk_sFCW8uKSBymuW-Uz2NkWd0oblOUGCnAb75JhnWyxPTvlTKEH8pqi8x_EzLuZVV5FkXCMU3B7R7zPoMoa66tklivKpzzxemjmZlFwysXSy4KlX7iUQU-e7NCigypv-RCvfU-8_FHy_A/s1600/108109121_44925ea099_m.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582497069510982082" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJk_sFCW8uKSBymuW-Uz2NkWd0oblOUGCnAb75JhnWyxPTvlTKEH8pqi8x_EzLuZVV5FkXCMU3B7R7zPoMoa66tklivKpzzxemjmZlFwysXSy4KlX7iUQU-e7NCigypv-RCvfU-8_FHy_A/s400/108109121_44925ea099_m.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 177px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 240px;" /></a><br />
<div>I recently learned that a new friend lost his son in Afghanistan. I would like to post this in Memory and tribute to Garrett Tucker Lawton, Captain, United States Marine Corps. Semper Fi Sir.<br />
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"Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends." - John 15:13<br />
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http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/gtlawton.htm<br />
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</div>USMC1949http://www.blogger.com/profile/08156904561725125171noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7087625834256205406.post-59171649425840810592011-03-08T16:31:00.000-05:002011-03-08T16:31:26.621-05:00Oliver North Speaks about Heroes in Iraq.<iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/ZULaXBC7u5M?fs=1" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="295" width="480"></iframe>gpabudhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16737344643055678389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7087625834256205406.post-24820416101899233192011-03-03T11:53:00.001-05:002011-03-03T11:55:36.040-05:00Remembering The BraveHad to pass this one along. Sent to me by my good friend Jim Manely host of Right Turn Forever.<br /><br />http://www.jensensutta.com/slideshows/RTB/USMC1949http://www.blogger.com/profile/08156904561725125171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7087625834256205406.post-59823211628571672622011-03-03T09:09:00.000-05:002011-03-03T09:09:04.148-05:00Jonna Doolittle Hoppes "Jimmy Doolittle Raid" presentation at Historic F...<iframe width="480" height="295" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/fgt8PMoRGG8?fs=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe>gpabudhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16737344643055678389noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7087625834256205406.post-55480122593156837362011-02-21T09:31:00.002-05:002011-02-21T19:05:46.530-05:00Vets First<a href="http://www.thegolfchannel.com/human-energy/?select2=14760">http://www.thegolfchannel.com/human-energy/?select2=14760</a>gpabudhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16737344643055678389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7087625834256205406.post-22304211478593516392010-12-18T14:31:00.015-05:002010-12-30T16:27:23.393-05:00Arlington Cemetery<div><span style="color: maroon;"><u>ARLINGTON</u></span><span style="color: maroon;"><u> </u></span><span style="color: maroon;"><u>CEMETERY</u></span><span style="color: black;"> </span><span style="color: maroon;">Jeopardy Question</span></div><div><br />
</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3ZOsGrwwn8bqSxV3dvs1C5VioTQNe8-zp1z-qqLpcQzRKgYzAJSWfKDk1DYeU5taqyLNcTFz1cS8Sy3c-9bUX4pAqnqOqTUlC6t17PkEzJB5J95MGHNJvAxCQ7S5H3u70GQdRtVj1YbY/s1600/MsgAttachment.gif" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552108294861922562" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3ZOsGrwwn8bqSxV3dvs1C5VioTQNe8-zp1z-qqLpcQzRKgYzAJSWfKDk1DYeU5taqyLNcTFz1cS8Sy3c-9bUX4pAqnqOqTUlC6t17PkEzJB5J95MGHNJvAxCQ7S5H3u70GQdRtVj1YbY/s400/MsgAttachment.gif" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 93px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 150px;" /></a><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><div align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: blue;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">On Jeopardy the one night, the final question was<br />
"How many steps does the guard take during his walk across the tomb of the Unknowns"</span></span><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"></span></span><span style="color: blue;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">--<br />
All three missed it</span></span><span style="color: blue;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> </span></span><span style="color: blue;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: blue;"></span></div><span style="color: blue;"></span><br />
<div align="center"><span style="color: blue;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">--</span></span><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> </span></span><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"></span><style type="text/css">
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</style><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"></span></div><div align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">This is really an<br />
awesome sight to watch if you've never had the<br />
chance</span></b></span><span style="color: black;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">.</span></b></span><span style="color: black;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Very<br />
fascinating.</span></b></span></div><div align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><b><span style="color: #002060;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Tomb<br />
of the Unknown Soldier</span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> </span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"></span></div></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGGH0b6U8aYGYwYyt3Q-J-zXhB7S8rlcR3Qohyphenhyphen0CnqV6-5gGyo48KwdnZt5cclvp7SWMzmcJjLzHI5pBkW1JW_R3T_d4fMDab7VtJl8k0Hio3XhjaVpb96g4J69DaEK2kh1lzULbJ3WK8/s1600/MsgAttachment-6.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552108162190286738" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGGH0b6U8aYGYwYyt3Q-J-zXhB7S8rlcR3Qohyphenhyphen0CnqV6-5gGyo48KwdnZt5cclvp7SWMzmcJjLzHI5pBkW1JW_R3T_d4fMDab7VtJl8k0Hio3XhjaVpb96g4J69DaEK2kh1lzULbJ3WK8/s400/MsgAttachment-6.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 128px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: blue;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">1.<br />
How many steps does the guard take during his<br />
walk across the tomb of the Unknowns<br />
and</span></span><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> </span></span><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></span><span style="color: blue;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">why?</span></span><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><a name='more'></a><br />
</span></span></div><div align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">21<br />
steps</span></span><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">:</span></span><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">It<br />
alludes to the twenty-one gun salute which </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">is</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">the<br />
highest honor given any military or foreign<br />
dignitary. </span></span></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNBvVpowfxHjuzZJKpugK6q73cHbvoHBvLvBmTfWdzja25qlDcTLklYKFpyGO3H1Oi4WaYPdtoJCQDN7u3RlKmUxETiV4EEYEJOt2P3G20kuFxp4HDl6Lmtc2wBAGXvOY7pSGNANNE_rM/s1600/MsgAttachment-5.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552108031053631282" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNBvVpowfxHjuzZJKpugK6q73cHbvoHBvLvBmTfWdzja25qlDcTLklYKFpyGO3H1Oi4WaYPdtoJCQDN7u3RlKmUxETiV4EEYEJOt2P3G20kuFxp4HDl6Lmtc2wBAGXvOY7pSGNANNE_rM/s400/MsgAttachment-5.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 209px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><div align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: blue;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">2.<br />
How long does he hesitate after his about face<br />
to begin his </span></span><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"></span></span><span style="color: blue;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">return<br />
walk and why? </span></span><span style="color: #4141ff;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></span><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">21<br />
seconds for the same reason as answer number<br />
1</span></span></div></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvdxaDpolLb6wZ4r_hMM31ZD0QDEOJce9H5QBm05yhZB5wut_6zZKTFZ-Oc13g63TNohbP472kjwsPhF8N-HA9cv7_xVrYiHlJTovQZMxJaCHek7otQTWsAfKTm7r1zhqhqYD5hvJiMcU/s1600/MsgAttachment-4.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552107963630166370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvdxaDpolLb6wZ4r_hMM31ZD0QDEOJce9H5QBm05yhZB5wut_6zZKTFZ-Oc13g63TNohbP472kjwsPhF8N-HA9cv7_xVrYiHlJTovQZMxJaCHek7otQTWsAfKTm7r1zhqhqYD5hvJiMcU/s400/MsgAttachment-4.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 212px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: blue;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Why are his gloves wet?</span></span><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> </span></span><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></span><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></span><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br />
<br />
His<br />
gloves are moistened to prevent his losing his<br />
grip on the rifle.</span></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb_iPiduIFs_6ueGtn7ZTYXpc6DxNbe4z4SlXB1d83Sf-zbI5grZ9jczHT0jqpUkem6412I_J792i4IVWOyyka1-5xjLlMITeFFcMcEllOlmYK_PvpEmzM4-RzpnODWe_2RBaj9FrSfRA/s1600/MsgAttachment-3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552107890749656594" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb_iPiduIFs_6ueGtn7ZTYXpc6DxNbe4z4SlXB1d83Sf-zbI5grZ9jczHT0jqpUkem6412I_J792i4IVWOyyka1-5xjLlMITeFFcMcEllOlmYK_PvpEmzM4-RzpnODWe_2RBaj9FrSfRA/s400/MsgAttachment-3.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 395px;" /></a><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: blue;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">4.<br />
Does he carry his rifle on the same shoulder all<br />
the time<br />
and</span></span><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">,</span></span><span style="color: blue;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> </span></span><span style="color: blue;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br />
if not, why not?</span></span><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> </span></span><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: black;"></span><br />
<div align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">He<br />
carries the rifle on the shoulder away from the<br />
tomb. After his march across the<br />
path,</span></span><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"></span></div><div align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">he<br />
executes an about face and moves the rifle to<br />
the outside shoulder.</span></span></div></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirhaZjzEZZryEbMdr86XX48dzO861vPeHtatMQ8sv9d6-vuwqfBhKDoN5DcdJcuKLNmlXKgJZ6SEz7SquJJO88uvev2CdRJcak7NKHvSaLqrmaoNwKY2hHCpl-DMRY3JG-AXg-e37dnKM/s1600/MsgAttachment-2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552107775450808962" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirhaZjzEZZryEbMdr86XX48dzO861vPeHtatMQ8sv9d6-vuwqfBhKDoN5DcdJcuKLNmlXKgJZ6SEz7SquJJO88uvev2CdRJcak7NKHvSaLqrmaoNwKY2hHCpl-DMRY3JG-AXg-e37dnKM/s400/MsgAttachment-2.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 395px;" /></a><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: blue;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">5.<br />
How often are the guards<br />
changed?</span></span><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> </span></span><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br />
<br />
</span></span><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br />
Guards<br />
are changed every thirty minutes,<br />
<br />
twenty-four hours a day, 365 days a</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: black;"></span><br />
<div align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">year.</span></span><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> </span></span><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: blue;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">What are the physical traits of the guard<br />
limited to?</span></span></div><div align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><style type="text/css">
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</style></div><div align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">For<br />
a person to apply for guard duty at the tomb, he<br />
must be<br />
between 5' 10' and 6' 2' tall and</span></span></div><div align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">his waist size cannot exceed 30.</span></span><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></span><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br />
They<br />
must commit 2 years of life to guard the tomb,<br />
live in a barracks under the tomb, and cannot<br />
drink any alcohol on or off duty for the rest of<br />
their lives. They cannot swear in public for the</span></span></span></div><div align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">rest of their lives and cannot disgrace the<br />
uniform or the tomb in any way..</span></span><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></span><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br />
After<br />
two years, the guard is given a wreath pin that<br />
is worn on</span></span></span></span></div><div align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">their lapel signifying they<br />
served as guard of the tomb. There are only<br />
400 presently worn. The guard must obey<br />
these rules for the rest of<br />
their </span></span><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></span><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">lives<br />
or give up the wreath pin.</span></span></span></span></span></div><div align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">The<br />
shoes are specially made with very thick soles<br />
to keep the heat and cold from their feet. There<br />
are metal heel plates that extend to<br />
the </span></span><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></span><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">top<br />
of the shoe in order to make the loud click as<br />
they come to a halt.</span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">here are no<br />
wrinkles, folds or lint on the uniform.. Guards<br />
dress for duty<br />
in front of a full-length<br />
mirror.<br />
<br />
The first six months of duty a<br />
guard cannot talk to anyone nor</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;"></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;"><div align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">watch TV.<br />
All off duty time is spent studying the 175<br />
notable people laid<br />
to rest in Arlington</span></span></div><div align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">National Cemetery . A guard must memorize who<br />
they are and where they are interred. Among the<br />
notables are:</span></span></div><div align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">President</span></span></div><div align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Taft, </span></span><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></span><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br />
Joe<br />
Lewis {the boxer} </span></span><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></span><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br />
Medal<br />
of Honor winner Audie L. Murphy, the most</span></span></span></div><div align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">decorated soldier of WWII and of Hollywood<br />
fame.<br />
<br />
Every guard spends five hours a<br />
day getting his uniforms ready for<br />
guard<br />
duty.</span></span></span></span></div></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFdzFmEMxzfsBb5EJZ99QJaXN8AVkZ7xKAhOtRAl7yPRsXZK1FLGfZxy9GHOrX-2oKup7EaJpFh26lmAIbALMzPFzMwKBBZqBeAedx_Ado5Ofucs2PK9qzNegm2x4drD_TL85-7KEIILA/s1600/MsgAttachment-1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552107661329918946" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFdzFmEMxzfsBb5EJZ99QJaXN8AVkZ7xKAhOtRAl7yPRsXZK1FLGfZxy9GHOrX-2oKup7EaJpFh26lmAIbALMzPFzMwKBBZqBeAedx_Ado5Ofucs2PK9qzNegm2x4drD_TL85-7KEIILA/s400/MsgAttachment-1.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 268px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: blue;"><u><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">ETERNAL<br />
REST GRANT THEM O LORD AND LET PERPETUAL LIGHT<br />
SHINE UPON<br />
THEM.</span></b></u></span><span style="color: black;"><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> </span></u></span><span style="color: black;"><u><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></b></u></span><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br />
<br />
In</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: black;"></span><br />
<div align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">2003 as Hurricane Isabelle was<br />
approaching </span></span><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></span><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Washington,<br />
DC,<br />
our</span></span></div><div align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><style type="text/css">
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</style></div><div align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">US Senate/House took 2 days off with<br />
anticipation of the storm.. On the ABC evening</span></span></div><div align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">news, it was reported that because of the<br />
dangers from the<br />
hurricane, the military<br />
members assigned the duty of guarding the Tomb<br />
of<br />
the Unknown Soldier were given permission<br />
to suspend the assignment. They<br />
respectfully<br />
declined the offer, "No way, Sir!" Soaked to the</span></span></span></div><div align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: black;"></span></span></span></div><span style="color: black;"><div align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">skin,<br />
marching in the pelting rain of a<br />
tropical storm, they said that guarding<br />
the<br />
Tomb was not just an assignment, it was the<br />
highest honor that can be<br />
afforded to a<br />
service person. The tomb has been patrolled<br />
continuously,<br />
24/7, since 1930.</span></span><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: red;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">God </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"></span><span style="color: red;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Bless and keep them.</span></span></span></div>gpabudhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16737344643055678389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7087625834256205406.post-88905407107561343572010-12-16T13:15:00.001-05:002010-12-16T13:17:52.213-05:00<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; "><p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><b><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: black; ">Vietnam Wall</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><b><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: black; ">First click on a state. When it opens, scroll down to the city and the names will appear. Then click on their names. It should show you a picture of the person, or at least their bio and medals.</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><b><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: black; ">This really is an amazing web site. Someone spent a lot of time and effort to create it.</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><b><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: black; ">I hope that everyone who receives this appreciates what those who served in Vietnam sacrificed for our country.</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><b><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: black; ">The link below is a virtual wall of all those lost during the Vietnam war with the names, bio's and other information on our lost heroes. Those who remember that time frame, or perhaps lost friends or family can look them up on this site. Pass the link on to others, as many knew wonderful people whose names are listed.</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: black; ">___________________________________</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><o:p></o:p></p><p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 255); "><a href="http://www.virtualwall.org/iStates.htm" send="true" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255); text-decoration: underline; ">http://www.virtualwall.org/iStates.htm</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: black; "> </span></p></span></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDtpuksXZcMs4xXCV4sTR57IgfpqEzumqrpxnWAoT9klaPZM8ayOniVIMSJ-ZwXeTVmBoY6oMZvqz_noIUIK9xnVSrN4o4bWkwnUJUs0OGV_CuctgccZmjhJO1RmQGF6eodXpuLApB9mA/s1600/vn+wall.jpeg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 288px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDtpuksXZcMs4xXCV4sTR57IgfpqEzumqrpxnWAoT9klaPZM8ayOniVIMSJ-ZwXeTVmBoY6oMZvqz_noIUIK9xnVSrN4o4bWkwnUJUs0OGV_CuctgccZmjhJO1RmQGF6eodXpuLApB9mA/s400/vn+wall.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551345718261703202" /></a>gpabudhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16737344643055678389noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7087625834256205406.post-75667634470078644172010-11-26T12:39:00.010-05:002010-12-03T12:47:55.825-05:00DenzelRemember this next time you walk up to the ticket window of your local movie theater with $10 in your hand.<br />
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The Media (Accidently?) missed this one!!!! <br />
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Please read this: The troops oversees would like you to send it to everybody you know. <br />
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Subject: Denzel Washington, and Brooks Army Medical Center. <br />
Don't know whether you heard about this but Denzel Washington and his family visited the troops at Brook Army Medical Center , in San Antonio , Texas, (BAMC) the other day. This is where soldiers who have been evacuated from Germany come to be hospitalized in the United States , especially burn victims. There are some buildings there called Fisher Houses. The Fisher House is a Hotel where soldiers' families can stay, for little or no charge, while their soldier is staying in the Hospital. BAMC has quite a few of these houses on base, but as you can imagine, they are almost filled most of the time. <br />
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While Denzel Washington was visiting BAMC, they gave him a tour of one of the Fisher Houses. He asked how much one of them would cost to build. He took his check book out and wrote a check for the full amount right there on the spot. <br />
The soldiers overseas were amazed to hear this story and want to get the word out to the American public, because it warmed their hearts to hear it. <br />
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The question is - why do: <br />
Britney Spears, Lindsay Lohan, Paris Hilton, <br />
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Tom Cruise <br />
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and other Hollywood fluff<br />
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make front page news with their ridiculous antics and Denzel Washington's Patriotism doesn't even make page 3 in the Metro section of any newspaper except the Local newspaper in San Antonio . <br />
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A true American and friend to all in uniform!gpabudhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16737344643055678389noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7087625834256205406.post-84732427732132542972010-11-23T14:22:00.015-05:002010-12-03T12:47:15.100-05:00Courage<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrAEiTCVq3Ps3yDLAYkZC5YHMPX4VH4brJHS1Liay0s2ynEmts6Itib6lyexzCOa86etyjsOGIM5dtBBZ8wGWNPl_3WZGnySe4sBTIUKAC_kyvr6saZQxt4tmJehtNQlCcsI2X2E3uPGk/s1600/flag%252Cwave.gif" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542830569382455394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrAEiTCVq3Ps3yDLAYkZC5YHMPX4VH4brJHS1Liay0s2ynEmts6Itib6lyexzCOa86etyjsOGIM5dtBBZ8wGWNPl_3WZGnySe4sBTIUKAC_kyvr6saZQxt4tmJehtNQlCcsI2X2E3uPGk/s400/flag%252Cwave.gif" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 68px;" /></a><br />
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You're a 19 year old kid.<br />
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You're critically wounded and dying in <br />
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It's November 11, 1967. <br />
LZ (landing zone) X-ray.<br />
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Your unit is outnumbered 8-1 and the enemy fire is so intense, from 100 yards away, that your CO (commanding officer) has ordered the MedEvac helicopters to stop coming in.<br />
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You're lying there, listening to the enemy machine guns and you know you're not getting out.<br />
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Your family is half way around the world, 12,000 miles away, and you'll never see them again.<br />
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As the world starts to fade in and out, you know this is the day.<br />
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Then - over the machine gun noise - you faintly hear that sound of a helicopter.<br />
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You look up to see a Huey coming in. But ... It doesn't seem real because no MedEvac markings are on it.<br />
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Captain Ed Freeman is coming in for you.<br />
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He's not MedEvac so it's not his job, but he heard the radio call and decided he's flying his Huey down into the machine gun fire anyway.<br />
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Even after the MedEvacs were ordered <br />
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not to come.He's coming anyway.<br />
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And he drops it in and sits there in the machine gun fire, as they load 3 of you at a time on board.<br />
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Then he flies you up and out through the gunfire to the doctors and nurses and safety.<br />
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And, he kept coming back!! 13 more times!!<br />
Until all the wounded were out. No one knew until the mission was over that the Captain had been hit 4 times in the legs and left arm.<br />
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He took 29 of you and your buddies out that day. Some would not have made it without the Captain and his Huey.<br />
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Medal of Honor Recipient, Captain Ed Freeman, United States Air Force, died last Wednesday at the age of 70, in Boise, Idaho ..<br />
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May God Bless and Rest His Soul.<br />
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I bet you didn't hear about this hero's passing, but we've sure seen a whole bunch about Michael Jackson, Tiger Woods and the bickering of congress over Health Reform.<br />
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Medal of Honor Winner Captain Ed Freemangpabudhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16737344643055678389noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7087625834256205406.post-37290929788541997152010-11-20T15:34:00.002-05:002010-11-20T15:34:51.071-05:00My BoyFrom: Kelly LtGen John F<br /><br />Date: November 12, 2010 10:23:20 PM EST<br /><br />Subject: FW: My Boy <br /><br />Family and Friends,<br /><br /> As I think you all know by now our Robert was killed in action protecting our country, its people, and its values from a terrible and relentless enemy, on 9 Nov, in Sangin, Afghanistan. He was leading his Grunts on a dismounted patrol when he was taken. They are shaken, but will recover quickly and already back at it. He went quickly and thank God he did not suffer. In combat that <br />is as good as it gets, and we are thankful. We are a broken hearted - but proud family. He was a wonderful and precious boy living a meaningful life. He was in exactly the place he wanted to be, doing exactly what he wanted to do, surrounded by the best men on this earth - his Marines and Navy Doc.<br /><br /> The nation he served has honored us with promoting him posthumously to First Lieutenant of Marines. We will bury our son, now 1stLt Robert Michael Kelly USMC, in Arlington National Cemetery on 22 Nov. Services will commence at 1245 at Fort Myers. We will likely have a memorial receiving at a yet to be designated funeral home on 21 Nov. The coffin will be closed. Our son Captain John Kelly USMC, himself a multi-tour combat veteran and the best big brother on this earth, will escort the body from Dover Air Force Base to Arlington. From the moment he was killed he has never been alone and will remain under the protection of a Marine to his final resting place. <br /><br /> Many have offered prayers for us and we thank you, but his wonderful wife Heather and the rest of the clan ask that you direct the majority of your prayers to his platoon of Marines, still in contact and in "harm's way," and at greater risk without his steady leadership.<br /> Thank you all for the many kindnesses we could not get through this without you all. Thank you all for being there for us. The pain in unimaginable, and we could not do this without you.<br /><br />Semper Fidelis<br /><br />John Kellygpabudhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16737344643055678389noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7087625834256205406.post-24415102696256607082010-11-11T13:47:00.000-05:002010-11-11T13:47:38.760-05:003 Doors Down Military Tribute<object style="BACKGROUND-IMAGE: url(http://i1.ytimg.com/vi/t12UiPjscfc/hqdefault.jpg)" width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/t12UiPjscfc?fs=1&hl=en_US"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/t12UiPjscfc?fs=1&hl=en_US" width="425" height="344" allowscriptaccess="never" allowfullscreen="true" wmode="transparent" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed></object>Grumpyelderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16564199754847966303noreply@blogger.com0