ledzepfvr Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 Take time to remember and have a safe holiday. To those who sacrificed, To those who gave up their own To the few who dared to stand And to those who never came home I will always remember I will always be grateful I Thank You Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anjin-san Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 Kohima Epitaph: 'When You Go Home, Tell Them Of Us And Say, For Their Tomorrow, We gave Our Today'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the chase Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 Take time to remember and have a safe holiday. To those who sacrificed, To those who gave up their own To the few who dared to stand And to those who never came home I will always remember I will always be grateful I Thank You I'll second that.. Very nicely put. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walter Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 Definitely thinking about those who gave everything to us, so that not only us but everyone in the world may be free.... Peace, love and respect! To quote VP Biden yesterday: "They paid a price that none of us could ever repay." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strider Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 Not that I'm a goody-two-shoes, but one of the things I like to do on Memorial Day and Veterans Day is volunteer to place flags at Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Westwood...aka "Arlington West". In memory and with gratitude for all that served...no matter what your country: U.S., Ireland, U.K., New Zealand, Australia, Netherlands, France, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonhamite Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 Indeed people have to remember what Memorial Day is for, and it's not an excuse for firing up the grill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rock Historian Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 The D-Day Museum in New Orleans is amazing....If you are into American History or Wars for that matter, I suggest you visit there. On another note AMC played War movies all weekend...my personal favorite being Apacolypse Now. .........The Horror........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jahfin Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 Mama keeps tryin’ to get the game on the radio Daddy’s gotta know the score There’s a big yellow thing on a flat bed trailer Wonder what that thing’s for? We got towels rolled up in the back seat window Keeping us out of the sun Just a hundred more miles and we’ll be at Grandma’s Sure is gonna be fun Maybe she’ll take us fishin’ Maybe she’ll bake us a pie Remember like she did that one time Back before grandpa died It’s Memorial Day in America Everybody’s on the road Let’s remember our fallen heroes Y’all be sure and drive slow Ninety eight degrees in the shade of the tool shed Can’t go back in the house They’re all in the kitchen yellin’ ‘bout something Don’t know what it’s about Joey ‘n Mary said not to worry Said it’s just the same old fight Happens whenever they all get together Everything’s really alright It’s Memorial Day in America This is how it’s supposed to be Let’s remember our fallen heroes In the land of the free Daddy’s in the big chair sippin’ on a cold beer Grandma’s cuttin’ a switch She overheard Mary cussin’ her brother Called him a son of a bitch She got a good green limb off a sweet gum sapling Man that’s bound to sting But Mary don’t cry just stands there and takes it Doesn’t seem to feel a thing No Mary don’t cry, you know she’s a big girl Wonder what made her so mad? She takes those licks looking in through the den door Staring right straight at her dad There’s a big yellow thing on a flat bed trailer Daddy nearly hit that bird They’re both in the front seat Starin’ right straight ahead Neither one saying a word The sun’s going down in the rear view mirror Gonna be driving all night Wonder if the neighbor’s fed the canary? Wonder if the cat’s alright? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cryingbluerain Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 What a schmuck. Of course this should probably get him a promotion at MSNBC: http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/msnbc-host-chris-hayes-apologizes-for-questioning-use-of-term-heroes-for-fallen-soldiers/2012/05/28/gJQAdMQPxU_story.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe (Liverpool) Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 How about all the others that gave their lives in the various conflicts; Germans Russians Japanese Jews Afghans Koreans Vietnamese and all the other people who made the ultimate sacrifice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anjin-san Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe (Liverpool) Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 To Anjin san... What does that mean??????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walter Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 How about all the others that gave their lives in the various conflicts; Germans Russians Japanese Jews Afghans Koreans Vietnamese and all the other people who made the ultimate sacrifice. Don't those countries have a day where they honor their own? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redrum Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 Don't those countries have a day where they honor their own? They do I'm sure. My landlady's Father was Colonel Thorp who was in the Philippines when the Japs invaded. He formed a guerrilla group and he eluded the Japs for 2 years until he was betrayed and captured. He was executed in Oct. 1943. He had 2 purple hearts and various other medals and citations and was friends with MacArthur. They showed an old vet on the news talking about the Battle Of The Bulge and he said the Americans lost 8,300 men in 2 hours (dead, wounded and captured). He said as long as he had ammo in his rifle he wasn't going to surrender to no one because the Nazi's were killing the prisoners (Malmedy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walter Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 Thank you for sharing that. What an unbelievable time that was for those men to fight so bravely.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe (Liverpool) Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 Then again many of them had no choice they were conscripted (apart from Presley the coward of course) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redrum Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 Thank you for sharing that. What an unbelievable time that was for those men to fight so bravely.... Like the one soldier in Europe said when his Mother told him to 'Be careful', and he said: 'You can't be careful, just lucky!' I just watched 'Sahara' with Humphrey Bogart. Great war movie and it was like 'Battleground', only in the desert. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redrum Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 Then again many of them had no choice they were conscripted (apart from Presley the coward of course) 'We're in the infantry, Ben!' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Rover Posted May 26, 2013 Share Posted May 26, 2013 For Memorial Day 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Duck Posted May 26, 2013 Share Posted May 26, 2013 My father, maternal grandfather and an uncle are all buried in a national cemetery about an hour from where I live. My family usually drives up there to place flowers on the graves before we have our cookout. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anjin-san Posted May 26, 2013 Share Posted May 26, 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Dawg Posted May 26, 2013 Share Posted May 26, 2013 Have a great and safe Memorial Day and don't forget to thank our Vets. Maybe The CIC can take a cue from these guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZEPFAN17 Posted May 26, 2013 Share Posted May 26, 2013 MEMORIAL DAY A time for picnics, time off work - Vacations and the "Indy" - A holiday, too often times We forget what, it should be. A time to pay respect to those Who rallied to the battle cry - Who gave their lives for liberty - Those freedoms for you and I. Such a waste of brave young souls - Some still struggling through their youth Who faced and fell willingly Before wartimes' awful truth. So as we share this holiday With our friends or family - Take a moment to give thanks to Those who died so we'd stay free. Let us strive for world peace - For the end of greed and hate - For next time, after "the war" It just may be too damned late. by Del "Abe" Jones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZEPFAN17 Posted May 26, 2013 Share Posted May 26, 2013 This is the place where Raised the Flag by Five marines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anjin-san Posted May 27, 2013 Share Posted May 27, 2013 ^^^ Mount Suribachi,Iwo Jima(officially Iō-tō) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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