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Memorial Day
DHHS
Fri May 22, 2009 8:06 AM
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My father's older brother was also killed in the Pacific in World War II, three years before I was born. His remains were returned to this country in 1947. No one from our family has ever visited his gravesite in St. Louis, but it's on my "bucket list" to do so and I will. I am a Vietnam combat veteran, a Navy Corpsman with the 7th Marine Regiment. I have two Purple Hearts and a book of photos of young people, many of them dead, in the bottom of a dresser in our spare bedroom. When we honor the dead on Monday it is also important to remember the living, and Senator Jim Webb's advice to make sure, as citizens, that our young people are properly trained, led, and welcomed home when we send them to fight on our behalf. Semper Fi.
Military service
DOD
Fri May 22, 2009 8:22 AM
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It is to many, just a 3 day week-end, but to me it is much, much more . I lost an uncle in the Viet Nam war, his boat was blown up and all the men in my life, father, son, brother have either served in the service. They served their country with honor. Their service and anyone who has served or is serving is very important to me. They are the true heroes and should never be fogotten. Thank you servicemen and women and families, especially veterans and lost ones. Job well done. Thank you for the freedoms I enjoy everyday.
Memorial Day
Dept of Navy
Fri May 22, 2009 8:31 AM
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Ralph, you are absolutely correct. This holiday is personal to me also. I lost comrades, fellow Marines in a war, Vietnam.
I continue to work with Marines and can assure you that those who serve as US Marines continue to hold the belief they are the tip of the spear for our nation's security.
Semper Fi\
a retired Marine
A day to honor all veterans
Navy
Fri May 22, 2009 8:57 AM
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Amazing personal history, I enjoyed reading it and it brought a tears to my eyes and I didn't even know him. Thanks for sharing the real reason for the holiday.
Well done
USGS
Fri May 22, 2009 9:10 AM
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Thank you for reminding all of us how much this "holiday" means. Although I never lost a family member in combat, I am the wife of a retired Army NCO (a Vietnam veteran), the mother of an Air Force veteran, and the grandmother of an 18-year-old Guardsman who will be deployed to Afghanistan in September. The sacrifices made by our military, living or dead, are rarely understood or acknowledged by those who have not served. My husband and my son have both been visibly moved on those rare occasions when someone has grasped their hand and said "Thank you for your service." Truth is, were it not for the willing service of the men and women of our Armed Forces over the past couple of centuries, we would not enjoy the freedom we too often take for granted. We have it because someone else paid for it. Only Jesus Christ and our veterans have sacrificed their lives for ours. They deserve our gratitude and respect. Honor them this Memorial Day.
Re: Well done
OPM
Fri May 22, 2009 5:36 PM
Beautiful article
The one I work for
Fri May 22, 2009 9:17 AM
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Thank you for this! And thank you to all of those who serve...past, present, and future. And also to the families of those who sacrifice every bit as much (albeit in different ways) as those who serve.
Thank you for your Memorial Day Article
USFS
Fri May 22, 2009 9:32 AM
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Thank you Ralph for your article reminding folks just exactly what the cost of this holiday weekend is. We all look forward to time off, but I hope your words will help people stop for just a moment to remember "who" it is that has paid the price for that day off. I hope you wear that name very proudly!