Remembering Fallen Warriors
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05/25/09 01:47 PM
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This Memorial Day, I remember those who fell in battle. So many young men died in far away places serving the United States. I also remember my father, Sr Chief Petty Officer Robert H. Ross, USN who survived WWII and Korea. He was in the Soloman Islands campaign, the battle of Guadalcanal, and many others. He also served as an advisor in the failed Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba. My father died ten years ago today at age 79. While he did not die in battle, I remember him as a patriot and warrior to the end.
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Re: Remembering Fallen Warriors
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05/25/09 02:01 PM
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Cheers, respect and gratitude to all those who serve and have served for our great country!
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05/25/09 02:05 PM
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Also remembering veterans of all wars today.I visited here yesterday. Its hard not to visit a National Cemetary without getting emotional. http://www.nps.gov/ande/
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05/25/09 02:06 PM
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Every Memorial Day I remember those who gave their all. Beer and Bar-B-Q in their honor. Cheers! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbup.gif" alt="" />
If you are going through Hell.....Keep going! Winston Churchill.
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05/25/09 02:13 PM
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REM762
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Vic, I'm in awe of your father. He participated in, and returned from some of the fiercest fighting there was. History that I have only read about. You must be very proud. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbup.gif" alt="" />
If you are going through Hell.....Keep going! Winston Churchill.
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05/25/09 02:20 PM
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05/25/09 02:21 PM
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Thank you all for what you have done for us!!!
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05/25/09 02:30 PM
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Today I honor veterans of all wars, on all sides of the battlefield. I also honor every person who has ever lost a life as a result of wars worldwide, whether that person was a victim of a coward's car bomb, or a family lost as collateral damage from tactical missile strikes, today is the day to reflect on the true cost of war - human life. I honor our men and women who have fallen in service above all others, but I also mourn the lives of our enemies, because many of them were doing what they believed was right just as our soldiers did the same. Every life lost is lost to the world. Here's a great article, originally written in 1993, which gives on veteran's thoughts on the subject. Something to reflect about on this day of remembrance. http://articles.latimes.com/1993-05-31/local/me-41751_1_memorial-dayI hope our leaders, whatever their politics, will continue to use force when necessary to defend our way of life, but that they do so with great regret and sadness, knowing the cost of such actions.
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05/25/09 03:18 PM
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Well said C/P! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbup.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbup.gif" alt="" />
Junk Yard Dog #1 Moderator/Leader of the Pack Good night Mrs. B, wherever you are! Long Live the Brotherhood of the Yard!
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05/25/09 03:39 PM
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Thank you to all that have put their lives on the line for us past and present. I would like to take few minutes and thank a few family members which most are now gone. Jim Simpson--WWII California coastal defense and Alutian Islands Morris Little--WWII USN North Atlantic, Sicily Invasion, D-Day Invasion (1st wave both) Carol Turner--WWII 82nd AB, all major jumps, Path Finder before D-Day Bud McGee--WWII Medic at teh Bulge and helped repatriate US soldiers from Russia LeRoy Norman--WWII SeeBee Pacific on several Islands from NZ to Luzon Joe McDonough--WWII Sub in the Pacific Al Percell--Korea US Army 51-52 GB McDonough--VietNam KIA near Laos Bill Bolin--USMC VietNam Kevin Tinsley--USMC Mike Head--USN Lillie Simpson--Worked DOD tank plant and taught school in a small town when all the men teachers went to war Irene Little--Worked DOD plant.
On this day least we forget the great men and women that did/do so much for us.
Men you can't trust, women you can't trust, beasts you can't trust, but Bussekin steel you can trust
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05/25/09 05:26 PM
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Today, I'd like to honor and thank all the men and woman who serve and have served in the past, to help us keep our freedoms and liberties, and all of our other constitutional rights that make living in this country so great. I only hope that in the future, we still have a constitution, our liberty and our freedoms that so many have died to protect. Today, some of these things seem to be slipping away....
Thank you to all those who currently serve and to all who have served in the past - your service is greatly appreciated.
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Re: Remembering Fallen Warriors
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05/25/09 06:15 PM
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This Memorial Day, I remember those who fell in battle. So many young men died in far away places serving the United States. I also remember my father, Sr Chief Petty Officer Robert H. Ross, USN who survived WWII and Korea. He was in the Soloman Islands campaign, the battle of Guadalcanal, and many others. He also served as an advisor in the failed Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba. My father died ten years ago today at age 79. While he did not die in battle, I remember him as a patriot and warrior to the end. I raise my glass to your father and all those that have served us and given us what we have today Dan
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