VETERANS
MEMORIAL WALL
TWO
May This Holiday Remind All Americans of The Sacrifices Made In (Any War) Be it Called a War, or Action, When Our Boys Are Called By Uncle Sam To perform A Service For This Great Country And Do Their Duty To Protect Our Lands, Soils, And Peoples,Whether We Agree With All Aspects or Not
We Are A United Country!
and thus
Our American Defenders
Deserve Respect!
TODAY! TOMORROW! AND ALWAYS!
Wife of Yesteryears Viet Nam Hero
Sherry Kersey
101st Airborne Division & 1st Air Cav 3rd Bde Sep.
For those of us who have tasted of war
Freedom has a new meaning
May we never forget those brothers who
paid the ultimate price for our freedom.
Support Our Country when ever our soldiers are
put into harms way for freedom's sake.
In the words of Gen Douglas McArthur:
Duty, Honor, Country.
I pray God will forgive us our sins and bring us peace
God Blesses those who ask and seek his name.
TOP Wood USA RET.
101 Airborne Div
1st Air Cav 3rd Bde.Sep.
Viet Nam 1970-71
FOR ALL OUR MEN WHO FOUGHT AND DIED SO I COULD SIT HERE AND BE FREE.
MY BROTHERS FOUGHT IN VIET NAM THANK YOU GOD FOR BRINGING BOTH HOME.
MY UNCLE FOUGHT IN WORLD WAR 11 THANK YOU GOD FOR BRINGING HIM HOME.
TO ALL OF YOU TODAY AND YESTERDAY WHO FOUGHT AND DIED TO KEEP ME AND MY FAMILY FREE. I SALUTE YOU AND LOVE YOU, FOR YOUR WILLINGNESS TO FIGHT FOR WHAT YOU BELIEVE IN.
TO THE TERRORIST WHO INVADED OUR COUNTRY ON SEPT. 11, 2001. I HAVE ONLY ONE THING TO SAY. YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHAT YOU HAVE DONE.
WE WILL PREVAIL. FOR UNITED WE STAND.
AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL,
AMERICA THE BRAVE,
AMERICA, MY COUNTRY ‘TIS OF THEE
AND CROWN THY GOOD WITH BROTHERHOOD
FROM SEA TO SHINING SEA.
I LOVE YOU ALL YOU FIGHTING MEN OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. MARINE, ARMY, AIR FORCE, NAVY, COAST GUARD, ALL,
YOU HAVE MY PRAYERS, MY HOPES, MY DREAMS. AND I HAVE YOU IN MY ARMS.
GOD BLESS THE U.S.A.
PAT SHERMAN, OHIO
GOD BLESS AMERICA
WAR........ by John Stewart Mill
"War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things: The decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling which thinks nothing is worth a War, is worse... A man who has nothing which he cares more about than he does about his personal safety is a miserable creature who has no chance of being free, unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself."
Richard Carter
I would like to thank my Father, Raymond R. Snyder, Motor Machinist Mate Chief, Who fought in World War Two and in China before World War Two, His Uncle Otto, who fought in World War 1, my ancestors from the Portman family who fought in the Revolutionary War, the Mexican War and the Civil War, My father in law, Jim Nolan for his World War Two and also his brother Bob Nolan, Marine 1st Lt, KIA, Guam, 1944 and my friends and comrades who I fought beside in the Mekong Delta in the 2nd Brigade Nineth Infantry Division and the Navy River Assault Division 92 as well as the many friends that I have met since then who Served in Viet Nam.
Lanny Snyder, Navy, Amormered Troop Carrier (ATC) Sair Snips T-92-6
I MISS MY BROTHER, RALPH D. BARNES
HE FOUGHT IN WORLD WAR II
RALPH DIED SEPT. 3RD, 2001
BETTY SMITH
GOD BLESS ALL OUR VETERANS FROM EVERY WAR!
To all my buddies that I served with in Vietnam and all the great bunch of guys in the 101st Airborne, (Screaming Eagles), I want to thank you. I would not be here if not for you guys.
Tim
I served in the Army for 21 years. I too thank the soldiers who came after me. (1940-1961)
Fred M. Milan
For my Dad, Billy White, who fought in World War 2 And the Korean War!
Thank you, Dad! I want to see your name on the World War 2 Memorial! Thank You, Dad! May you rest in peace!
Love,
your daughter Cindy
May GOD BLESS all that have served, all that are serving now, and all that will serve in the future! I pray for all of you; especially the fallin, MIA/POW's, and those of us that have everlasting diseases or inflictions from our efforts in trying to preserve freedom for the World.
May GOD BLESS this memorial for the good it does!
Norm Seiff, Program Director,
Disabled Veterans Association of Illinois
Assistant Coordinator, Natl. HCV March on Washington
To those of you that jeered and sneered, spat at and cursed me when I came home....I still stand proudly. Do YOU?
Sloop...fmr Sgt,
First Air Cav, 67-68.
I received this today from a friend. I am an old vet from the Korean war. All I can say is I had a little tear.
Thank you, thank you.
Thanks,
Mel
On this very special day, I wish all Veterans of all wars a very SPECIAL thanks from all of us who DID come home. We paid for our sacrifices, now we must support those who will go next.
I am a Marine Corps veteran of the Korean war. It was a war that should never have happened. For those of you that are still there, We have you branded in our hearts.
Semper Fi to all of you. May God be with you & yours on this special day.
Ralph Hedges
D-2-1--1st Marine Division
Korea 53/54
Thank you for the freedom my children and I live in today because of your dedication, honor and loyalty to this nation. I have always been and always will be proud of my country and all of you who have fought for her.
God bless you all.
Lissa Shaff
thanks daddy.......
greg
From the heart of one who has lived through many wars..there are many thanks that cannot adequately be expressed in words; but I know that I can live the life I live in the country I love because of the men and women who fought to preserve this way of life for me and my family; not for me only, but for one Nation Under God! Thank You!!
Emily Swanson
"Unequaled pride and tears".
"May God Bless those that gave their all and comfort those left behind".
John Collier
To my Brothers,
I miss you all! I keep waiting for you to come home, but my time is growing short. Take good care of yourselves, Pops and Rowdy. I will see each and every one of you in a few years.
R. A. Walthers
Damage Controlman, 2nd Class
USS John R. Craig DD885
USS Waddell DDG24
Viet Nam 1968-72
I WOULD LOVE TO SAY THANK YOU TO ALL OF THE MEN AND WOMEN THAT FOUGHT IN THE VIETNAM WAR.
TO THE ONES THAT DID NOT GET TO COME HOME, MY PRAYERS TO YOUR FAMILIES. TO THE ONES THAT CAME HOME WOUNDED AND NEVER TO BE THE SAME AGAIN, GOD BLESS YOU.
AND TO ALL OF THE MANY THAT DID COME HOME AND ARE ABLE TO CONTINUE A LIFE, BUT STILL HAVE THOSE VIVID MEMORIES, GOD BLESS YOU SO MUCH.
I CAN NOT SAY ENOUGH PRAYERS FOR ALL OF YOU. MAY YOU GIVE YOUR HEARTS TO JESUS AND YOU WILL GET A MUCH BETTER REWARD THAN ANY OF US CAN GIVE. BUT THIS IS A BEGINNING, YOU ALL DO DESERVE RESPECT AND MUCH MORE THAN YOU HAVE BEEN GIVEN.
CAROLYN
My brother, RALPH D. BARNES, was in World War II. Ralph died September 3, 2001. He is missed by family & friends. I know Ralph is HOME in Heaven.
GOD BLESS ALL WHO HAVE EVER FOUGHT
TO KEEP THIS COUNTRY FREE:
GOD BLESS THE U.S.A.
Betty Smith
Martin, TN.
May God keep all those who didn't come back in His loving arms
Dorothy
My husband was in wwII and Korea and know that is one reason I am here today.
Thank you for everything you have scarified for us.........
Marg
In loving memory of my father John K Adams U.S. Army 1911 to 1968
Elaine
Millsboro, Delaware
My brother, John K. Adams US Army served in Vietnam now residing in McKenzie Tennessee
God bless the USA and all our veterans.
God Bless all of the men and women who have served our country in the armed forces:
A special thanks to My Grandfather-Hobert Pauley who served in WWI, my dad Charles Pauley and his brothers who also served during WWII, my cousin Robert E. Carte who served in the Vietnam war, only to come home and die.
Here's to my husband, Leonard Brinke, who served in the US Navy during Desert Storm and my son Toby Gross who served in the US Army and is now a disabled veteran at the age of 29 yrs old....
MAY GOD BLESS EACH OF YOU....
Love,
Marilyn
To all of you great men and women who have kept us free: Heartfelt thanks and God Bless, we love you.
Dorothy
THANK YOU TO ALL THE VETERANS THAT HAVE FOUGHT AND KEPT MY COUNTRY SAFE FOR ME.
WHERE WOULD WE BE WITHOUT THE MILITARY?
BIG THANKS...AND HUGS AND KISSES.
Lovies From
K A T W O M N
I would like to say thanks to all men and women that served and are still serving in the armed services.
I would love for all to know I am a very proud sister of my brother, Ronald Compas. He went in army as a very young boy ... returned after stepping on a land mine. He suffers daily not only with the physical pains but with the horrible memories that he went through for his country. OUR COUNTRY, USA...
To know him is a great honor and I`m very proud to say he is my brother ...
Love
your sis
Donna
Not a day goes by that I do not see some of the results of the sacrifices made so that I can live a life of freedom and liberty .. .. For you see, I work at a Veterans Hospital. Many Veterans today believe that no one cares about them .. .. Joy works very hard to change that attitude. I am privileged and honored to have the opportunity to contribute to that effort .. ..
There have been Veterans in my family for generations, and I am proud of them, I honor and respect them. Just as I do all of you who read this, all who have served and are serving now. You are ALL heroes to me.
Thank You & God Bless You.
Elaine Jones
Gentle Folks of Country's Valor
Remembrance Holiday day is near,
But in our hearts there's Tribute
Every day of the year!
Sherry.... wife of Nam Vet
We are grateful to all the Veterens of every war the US has fought right up to the present time.
THANKS
GUYS AND GALS
God Bless You All And May You Always Be In God's Arms. Thank You very much for defending our country.
Love to all
Louise Heisserer
Thank you each and everyone for keeping our country safe. May God Bless you and yours!!!
Betty-Jo
Green is for Growing In Grace...and that's what our Veterans have no doubt done. Many Wars during the 1900s and even now.
I never thought much about the people that went off to fight for Freedom, or even protected us during the Cold and Silent times. Then at forty I went to work for the American Legion. I spent almost twenty years working side by side with our Veterans.
I learned an awful lot about our Veterans (still donating their time) for Military Funerals, Children and Youth, Americanism, ROTC Awards...just to name a few.
Our Loyal, dedicated Veterans (most of them) continue to care for our Country to their grave.
That's just how they are. God has Blessed America with a multitude of Veterans that 'Just keep on serving, no uniform needed.' ~ Just Big Hearts.
Jean M. Layne VA
World war II vet.
Ralph Barnes 1926-2001
Missed by his family;
Ralph D. Barnes, will never be forgotten
God Bless all the great men & women who have fought for this country's freedom.
Betty Smith (sister)
Pride in all of you who care and protect us. God bless you one and all. You are always in my thoughts.
Connie
America
God built Him a continent of glory
and filled it with treasures untold;
He carpeted it with soft-rolling prairies
and columned it with thundering mountains;
He studded it with sweet-flowing fountains
and trace it with long-winding streams;
He planted it with deep-shadowed forests
and filled them with song.
Then He called unto a thousand peoples
and summoned the bravest among them.
They come from the ends of the earth,
each bearing a gift and a hope.
The glow of adventure was in their eyes,
and in their hearts the glory of hope.
And out of the bounty of earth and the labor of men,
Out of the longing of hearts and the prayer of souls,
Out of the memory of ages and hopes of the world,
God fashioned a nation in love, blessed it with
Purpose sublime.... and called it America!
(by Abba Hillel Silver)
Above poem says it all:
Those of our brave men and women who have fought and died to keep America free deserve our Prayers and for us to remember them with Love.
This Land is our land and I say, "THANKS" to GOD for it. GOD BLESS AMERICA and our VETERANS................
THANKS to all the members of my Family who have been in the service of our great Country.
Betty from Tennessee
Without you, there would be no us. May God bless you always in all ways for the part of your life you gave to keep our life in America the land of the free and home of the brave. We are and you were. We owe you a debt we can never repay. Thank you.
COUNT YOUR BLESSINGS AND GIVE THANKS!
JOYFUL, GRATEFUL AND THANKFUL
B.J.
God Bless all who have served and are serving now. All Americans salute you.
G. Hesson
May God bless you and yours for serving not just our country but our Lord on whom this country was founded. Thank you!!!
Dotty Mariner
If not for our veterans we would not have our freedom as we do today. God remembers and tears flow as the wounds will forever mend.
Clyde A. McClellen, Jr.
I want to thank all the men and women who fought for the country I'm so glad and proud to call home.
My father was a WW2 vet. He was very proud of his service for his country. He felt it was his duty to do what he could. He passed away 8 years ago on Memorial Day. So this holiday means twice as much to me and my family.
And it is nice that at last these veterans are getting the memorial they deserve. My love and heartfelt thanks to the ones that are gone and to the ones that, thank the Lord, are still here.
The Thomas Family.
Raymond E. Wyatt (1930-2002)
Oklahoma, U.S.A.
Ray served his country nearly 50 years. First in the Air Force, from which he retired as a Master Sergeant in 1976. Then he worked for the United States Postal Service, retiring after 18 years as a supervisor.
Ray is missed by his wife, son, daughter, three granddaughters, other family and friends.
GOD BLESS the UNITED STATES and EACH ONE WHO SERVES in our ARMED FORCES.
We are so lucky to live in a country that has grown and prospered because of the many men and women that have served in our armed forces.
Thank you for your sacrifice and dedication. We are proud to be Americans!!
Carl and Marcia Rickert
My heart just breaks watching these young men work so hard and some of them giving their lives. Back in the States we have it so easy and take what we have so much for granted. I lost my father in WWII so I haven't ever had anything but the highest regard for a man in uniform. Being a mother, I can only try to imagine the agony these mothers of these boys go thru while their sons are gone from home, some never to return. I love my country and I only hope that if someday I am called on in anyway to defend my country, that I can be half as brave as these young men! Thank God for America!!.
Kathleen Weddle.
I would like to say to all Veterans of Armed Forces of all branches and services THANK YOU, for our Freedom.
The Beloz family salutes you all and we pray for our people that protect and keeps us out of harms ways.
Having been a military brat and then the wife of a soldier, I know how much these brave men and women gave! To all of you, especially Larry, who made the biggest sacrifice, thank you from the bottom of my heart! You will never be forgotten!
Marsha Stone
My Brothers Are In The Wind
440 Six Pak Superbees, Hemi Chargers, 4 Speed Roadrunners and the rest. Hendix on a AM radio, Joplin, Led Zepillin, Black Sabbath, Steppinwolf, Iron Butterfly, Aerosmith, The Stones and the Beatles. My first fast ride 69 Roadrunner, 135 mph, down to the strip joints to celibrate my 18th b-day. Guess I never forgot. We have luck on our side to survive the 60's and 70's. I lucked out and was a Veitnam Vet that served and didn't have to go outa the states. Served state side. Not without merit though, I ended up with many Bros in my arms that were reliveing whatever hell they saw in Viet Nam. Talk about a trip. Just partyin, then some dude just flips. Guys that were with him say they never heard that language. But he keeps repeating it word for word with death in his eyes. More than one Bro like this. Another, shot in the knee while going up the ladder in a KC135, Refueler for the B-52 Buff, (Bomber), hooked on morphine from the hospital, couldn't come home to the states until he got off the "H", herion, seems he scored his own medication when the docs wouldn't prescribe more. Physical need or mental? Read some on the net about vets, one in particular I remember. Fighter pilot goes down, plane smashed to bits, fires all around, pilot crawls with broken bones around the fires to find "The Kidd" as he called him, his Co-Pilot. When he found him, he was dead. Just laying their waiting to die in major pain, he hears choppers, they drop a ladder rope, he crawls to it, but can't hang on. Bullets chingin. The chopper flys off, in serious pain the pilot thinks he's dead meat, the center of attention now. The chopper returns, the pilots fingers are so burnt so bad he can't hang onto the rope. The chopper flys off. Bullets everywhere. Left to die, the pilot, says a prayer that he remembers as a kid. The chopper comes back a third time, two guys drop off the ladder and wrap a rope around the pilot and hoist him up. The chopper flies off while their loading him. And then a fourth time the chopper comes back, to pick up their crew. All while under gun fire.
Remember the Veitnam Vets, it isn't a war that they chose to fight, the purpose of the war was lost quickly in all the political scandals that went with it. The VV didn't hide their heads when it came time to stand up.
When they came back, jobs were still hard to find, they had to reastablish relationships with their wives and kids that that were born while they were gone.
They had to try and forget what they saw and kinda fit into life real quick. Most won't say anything about their experiences, they have done well at hiding the hurt they feel, who knows how much mental anger is there for starting their life out with such turmoil.
All I can do is bow my head for Brothers Lost and Salute those who survived...
If I ever get my cars restored I will remember the times and the Bros that made that time the best in my life, and I will drive my cars, like they should be driven, right foot to the floor, leavin the pavement at a good hill, for a brief moment, experiencing the rush that my Brothers experienced rounding a jungle tree.
Whether we will live or whether we die is not up to us. Better live life to the fullest. Life without a Rush... is just Dust.
440 to the floor
Thankx...
Roadrunner
I can not thank those enough that have given their lives so that I Can live mine. I know that i am going to follow in the same steps that so many before me have walked. some have given their lives some have spilled blood, sweat, and tears in the heat of battle for our freedom. I want every one to know that i am willing to lay down my life to save any of my brothers and sisters out there fighting to save our country. I feel the heart felt sorrow for all the families that have lost a loved one and the pride that comes with those mixed feelings of knowing that their contrbution to our country has made it a better place to live. I leave you with one last thought
Semper Fidelis...
PFC Jason C. Marshall USMC
To Billy Strickland and Larry Gay Lance.
I think about you two a lot and our high school days in North Carolina. May God have both of you two in heaven.
John L. Smith
Thank You, seems so trivial in comparison to the countless thousands of gallons of red American blood that has been shed to buy our freedom. We must never forget that Religious freedom and a trust in GOD Almighty, is the premise for the formation of this great nation. My father served in the 45th Army National Guard in the early 60's. His mother's brother is memorialized in the Philippines for his ultimate sacrifice at Corrigador (forgive me if the spelling is incorrect) Quartermasters WWII. My father's uncle is a WWII Navy veteran. My mother's Brother is a Vietnam vet. Thank You to all those who have fought and still fight for The United States of America! Old Glory is the symbol to the world that Freedom Still Rings! Thank GOD for a president who is fighting to stop the cowards of terrorism who hate us because we represent freedom.
GOD BLESS AMERICA!
Jack Rabbit
My name is Timothy.
James Raleigh, my father, served early in the Vietnam conflict. He served a noble purpose. To stop communist aggression on South China, and to stop communist aggression. He died before I had a chance to get to know him.
NOBODY DIES IN VAIN!!!!!
(REMEMBER)I LOVE YOU!!!
HI MY NAME IS DORIS. I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THIS TIME TO THANK EVERY VETERAN FOR BEING SO BRAVE AND STRONG TO GO AND FIGHT FOR OUR COUNTRY. YOU ARE GREATELY APPRICATED BY ME.
MY BROTHER SERVED IN WORLD WAR TWO. GOD SPARED HIS LIFE. HE CAME HOME TO US - BEEN MARRIED ABOUT FIFTY FOUR YRS NOW WITH FOUR CHILDREN AND A HOST IF GRANDCHILDREN AND GREAT GRANDCHILDREN. THANKS MELVIN.
MY SECOND BROTHER SERVED IN THE KOREAN WAR. HE TO WAS ABLE TO COME HOME TO US. HIS NAME IS MORRIS.
MY NEPHEW FOUGHT IN VIETNAN. GOD ALSO SPARED HIS LIFE.
THEY ARE ALL STILL LIVING AS OF TODAY.
THANKS ROGER - YOU WERE WOUNDED AND LEFT WITH A HEART PROBLEN BUT GOD HAS BEEN WITH YOU ALSO.
ALL THREE OF THESE MEN ARE DEACONS OF OUR CHURCH.
I'M SO PROUD TO BE AN AMERICAM. MAY GOD BLESS ALL THE VETERANS EVERYWHERE AND THEIR FAMILIES.
DORIS
Although I'm now too old to be in the service, make no mistake...for the love of our country, I would proudly fight with you to keep our precious freedom.
A Proud American.
GOD IS WITH EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU AND YOUR FAMILIES WHO GAVE SO OUR FLAG MAY WAVE
Rachel Angier
GOD BLESS EACH AND EVERY PERSON WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR US . THERE IS A SPECIAL PLACE IN HEAVEN FOR THEM.
granny99
I JUST WANT TO SAY THANKS TO ALL YOU VIET NAM VETERANS FOR FIGHTING FOR OUR COUNTRY AND ME.
MAY GOD BLESS EACH OF YOU.
EVE LOWERY
LAKE PLACID, FL.
THANK YOU TO ALL OF THE VETERANS FOR ALL THAT YOU WENT THROUGH SO THAT WE COULD HAVE FREE AMERICA
GOD BLESS EACH ONE OF YOU
LOVE YOU FOREVER
CAROLYN
To all of the brave Americans who have served our great country and have given their lives for our precious feedom:
May we always be mindful of the price of freedom and the great sacrifices that were made by those who have served and the families of those who have served. Thank you is not enough but respect and empathy must follow. We are all enjoying what so many have not and never will enjoy. Great sorrow is felt this day as we reflect and remember what those brave men and women have done for our country but also great joy in knowing that their sacrifices were not in vain and that God blessed America when he gave us all of them!
With Sincere Gratitude,
Nancy Stephens
SO MANY WONDERFUL WORDS HAVE BEEN WRITTEN TO THANK ALL OF OUR VETERANS, THAT I JUST WANT TO ADD A FEW WORDS ABOUT THE PRESENT AND THE FUTURE. I SUPPORT THE PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA EACH AND EVERY YEAR. SAYING THANK YOU AND TELLING THEM ALL WHAT HERO'S THEY ARE IS WONDERFUL AT THIS TIME OF YEAR PARTICULARLY, BUT LET US NOT FORGET THE REST OF THE YEAR...SEPT.11 OPENED OUR EYES FOR THE FIRST TIME IN A VERY LONG TIME AND WE BECAME AFRAID AND DEPENDED ON OUR MILITARY PERSONNEL TO PROTECT US.
WE NEED TO HONOR THEM ALL YEAR WITH DONATIONS TO HELP WITH ALL THE THINGS THEY NEED. NOT JUST A THANK YOU ONE DAY A YEAR. GOD BLESS THIS WONDERFUL COUNTRY OF OURS AND GOD BLESS YOU, OUR PROTECTORS.
DARLENE..OREGON
Bless you all that have fought for our country whether you be man or woman. What you have given us "OUR FREEDOM TO KEEP" and a country to be proud of we can never repay you! We as the American people will always be indebted to you for your bravery, your love, your kindness towards your fellow man. I am proud to be a sister of someone that served in Viet Nam and know how much anguish he went through when he came home. I give you "ALL" along with Jesus. For all the suffering you have endured during the wars and after if you are not rewarded on this earth you will stand mighty beside our Lord in Heaven when the day comes!
Love you all!
Judy N. Marquart
TO YOU ALL I SALUTE!!!!!
Just a word to say "thank you" to all our vets, for their service,and sacrifices.
May God bless you.
Danny Owen
I would like to thank each and every veteran living today, especially my dear Husband, Bill, for fighting and giving of their years so I can be free today and offer our precious little granddaughter freedom to do, think, and say what she feels, but most of all being able to have freedom of worship of our Dear Savior who kept each veteran from the enemy in each war we have been through. May He continue to bless each and every one of you!
Pat Croisant
Thanks for the men who fought for a free country.
Ciprian Soliz
God bless all the veterans of all foreign wars, and God bless all the Families of the veterans.Thank you all that fought for us.God bless America.
Joao C. Maiochi
I never realized what patriotism was until 9-11. My father use to cry every time he heard the National Athem. Now I understand for I do the same thing. GOD BLESS OUR YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN OF THE SERVICE.
Mariann
All too often, we take every day for granted without any thought what so ever of the 100's of thousands of soldiers who followed the orders of their respected commanding officers right to their very last breath.
Never to return, gone forever, and mostly forgotten. God bless !!!
Forever Thankful,
Keith Berg
My husband was in the Marines (4 years) in WWII, while I worked at the Pentagon as a Stenographer Clerk during that same period. My brother was injured in Korea and died at age 19, my son served 4 years in the Marines and one year in Viet Nam. I thank God that they came out of the Service without injury. I do pray that the Viet Nam war memorial will one day be built.
Dorothy Fox
Amherst, Ohio
I have a nephew who will be going into the Marines this June and I am an aunt who is extremely proud that he is choosing to do this on his own. His father is extremely patriotic, in fact our whole family is.
I want the women and men who are in the services today to know that God is on our side because it is the RIGHT side.
GOD BLESS AND TAKE CARE. WE ARE PROUD OF EVERY ONE OF YOU.
Mariann
My Grandfather Howard Garr served in WWII stationed in Germany. Like all before and after, he served with pride to keep all of us safe and free.
I Love you grandpa and we miss you so very much.
Velva Jarvis
My great great Grandfather fought in the Revolution My great Grandfather fought in the Civil war My Grandfather fought in W.W.I My Father fought in W.W.II My Uncle fought in Korea I fought in Viet Nam My youngest son fought in Desert storm And now my Granddaughter is going to face this horror in Iraq And I am so proud of them all My family will never brake this tradition because we love America All our prayers and thanks to all that fought and will fight.
GOD BLESS AMERICA
Jerry,
Tampa Bay Fl.
To the father (John Giddings) I never met.
Thank You
Tammy
As there are no words to thank our Heavenly Father for giving His life for us, there are no words to thank our Veterans! God bless them all, may they get their rewards in Heaven.
God Bless.
John Bonnie Adkins
My heart goes out to the men and woman who will be sent off to war to protect our country. The sad part is that they are protecting everyone else's countries too. Why the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA also has to fight for the freedom of everyone else and they cannot stand behind. SHAME ON FRANCE because our armed forces have pulled them from the depths of hell in WWI and WWII. What a great country we live in and how proud we should be. We shouldn't be protesting this war, we should be standing behind the President of the U.S. for having the courage to stand up for our freedoms. In the bible, (Deuteronomy) God says it's okay to go to war as long it is for the right reasons and I think attacking us on September 11, 2001 was good enough reason for me.
GOD BLESS THE U.S.A.
Mariann
Just Souls
Lift up your voice. Follow me
Thank the ones who kept us free
Whether field of home or Isle of Nam
Offer prayers and an open palm
Salute the brave, the tried, the true
Who loved Liberty through and through
Who clutched the torch and held it high
Who ran with it to the battle cry
For souls like me and you
Who loved our country more than self
Left comfort home upon a shelf
Risked it all for freedom's hue
Doing, of course, what they had to do
For souls like me and you
We have a choice. Follow them
In faith; pave the way for future men
Light of hope around them pearled
Or live oppressed in a bitter world
Evil is still alive on planet Earth
Caring not for Freedom's worth
Peace and Love beyond their grasp
Doomed to Hell's eternal lock and hasp
The soldiers die. The poppies blow
Toward Heaven's fields, row-by-row
Plucked from Earth; and by and by
We, each, will reach beyond the sky
To touch a petal where poppies grow
Just souls like you and I
Nancy "Lilripple" Meek
Thank you for the sacrifices you made to keep us free. God bless all veterans past and present who were willing to fight for freedom and justice. It is you that have made the United States the greatest nation on Earth.
Best wishes,
Terri
Words cannot express how very proud I am of my Dad (William F. Berry) who sacrificed his life by serving in the U.S. Army on the battle field in the South Pacific during World War II. He undoubtedly was very brave and strong and I will always admire him for the many sacrifices he made for our country.
Also, I am also very grateful to my brother (Franklin) who also served in the U.S. Army in the Viet Nam conflict in 1971.
I am very thankful that the Lord returned both of them safely home to their loved ones. You two guys are definitely my heroes and I thank you for your courage, valor, and sacrifice in serving our country that we may continue to enjoy the many freedoms we enjoy today.
May God bless both of you!!
Love,
Katherine B. Miller
Montgomery, AL
MAY THE MILITARY PERSONNEL WHO SERVED OUR COUNTRY SO BRAVELY AND GAVE THEIR LIVES SO THAT WE MAY LIVE IN FREEDOM NEVER BE FORGOTTEN. WE OWE THEM OUR DEEPEST RESPECT AND HONOR. I WOULD LIKE TO GO AND STAND BY THE VETERAN'S MEMORIAL WALL SOMEDAY AND PAY MY RESPECTS. THEY MAKE ME PROUD TO BE A CITIZEN OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, THE GREATEST COUNTRY IN THE WORLD! GOD CONTINUE TO BE WITH THEM ALL.
EILEEN STANLEY
Thank You for protecting our humanity. Our Children our future Military Personnel. We are the greatest country around. I just wish you all knew how much we loved and cared about you. Maybe one day our movie stars will realize where it is at and give each and every one of you the money that you are worth. I want you to know I think that the military should be one of the highest paid positions you can get. But unfortunately our government doesn't see it like that. I WANT TO THANK EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU FOR A JOB WELL DONE EVEN THOSE THAT HAVE DIED IN DUTY. I WILL KEEP THEIR FAMILIES IN MY PRAYERS AND THE REST OF YOU ALSO.
SHANNON
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