To My Brothers & Sisters

[Sierrajack]

Get out the Kleenex!

http://www.youtube.com/v/ervaMPt4Ha0&autoplay=1

[Miriam C.]

[emiller]

That was very nice. Proud to be an AMERICAN

[bledsoe3]

Thank you for that video.

[fatehunter1972]

I am a canadian and I am proud of each and every american soldier.

Half my european family starved (Amsterdam), were bombed (Rotterdam) or killed by the Gestapo (the Resistance).

Half my family in Indonesia died in Japanese concentration camps even though they were civilians.

Although it was Canadians that liberated the Netherlands, without the sacrifice of thousands of US boys neither side of the family would have survived.

My father was in the US Army 1951, when they finally figured he'd lied his way in they honourably discharged him and so he joined the Legion and fought in Indochina.

My Brother was an infantryman with the 3rd Royal Canadian Regiment.

I am a Merchant Marine Master Mariner and proud of the heritage of the sailors who plodded through U-boat infested waters to bring everything that was needed for the war.

Honor thy soldier, for who gives their life, gives life.

[Dixie Flyer]

Many thanks Jack. That was inspiring.

Dave

[sledge]

Beautiful.............thanks.

[Outlaw]

Thanks for the video although I DO remember to pray for them every day, and my flag STILL flies on my house.

[Nobody]

Thanks Jack !! - Altho it's been almost 30yrs since I retired from 20yrs active duty in the US Air Force on Dec 1, 1977, I still think, every day, about the troops serving, & am grateful beyond words for their sacrifice. Just the fact of them being there & doing what they do, honors us far beyond any honor we can bestow upon them.

[Sierrajack]

To Everyone who responded: You are more than welcome. My Army creed continues to go through my head every so often and I think back about the support I and others like me didn't get. I'm very proud of you and your support for our beloved soldiers - they certainly deserve the very best.
CARRY ON

[Boodro]

Thought this would kinda cap off the video . Whether you agree with this or not , it is the truth! I hope everyone can take this as a positive .








Please read;


Bishop John & Carolyn Criswell
New Harvest Family Church
2400 Yankee St.
Niles, Mi. 49120
269 684 8117 or 269 818 0942
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Subject: FW: THIS...is JUSTICE ???????Interesting!




Please read; because,whether you love him or loathe him, he truly nailed this one right on the head....
THIS...is JUSTICE ???????

by Rush Limbaugh:





I think the vast differences in compensation between victims of the September 11 casualty, and those who die serving our country in Uniform, are profound. No one is really talking about it either; because you just don' t criticize anything having to do with September 11. Well, I can't let the numbers just pass by; because it says something really disturbing about the entitlement mentality of this country.
If you lost a family member in the September 11 attack, you're going to get an average of $1,185,000. The range is a minimum guarantee of $250,000, all the way up to $4.7 million.......



However; if you are a surviving family member of an American soldier killed in action, the first check you get is a big $6,000 direct death benefit, half of which is taxable.



Next, you get $1,750 for burial costs. If you are the surviving spouse, you get $833 a month until you remarry. And there's a payment of $211 per month for each child under 18. When the child hits 18, those payments come to a screeching halt.



Keep in mind that some of the people who are getting an average of $1.185 million up to $4.7 million are complaining that it's not enough. Their deaths were tragic, but for most, they were simply in the wrong place at the wrong time. But our military men allow themselves to be put in harm's way FOR ALL OF US , and they and their families know the dangers.... ( a willing sacrifice....)



We also learned over the weekend that some of the victims from the Oklahoma City bombing have started an organization asking for the same deal that the September 11 families are getting. In addition to that, some of the families of those bombed in the embassies are now asking for compensatio n, as well.



You do see where this is going, don't you? Folks, this is part and parcel of over 50 years of entitlement politics in this country. It's just really sad. Every time a pay raise comes up for the military, they usually receive next to nothing of a raise. Now the green machine is in combat in the Middle East, while their families have to survive on food stamps and live in low-rent housing . Make any sense?



However, our own Congress voted themselves a raise. Many of you don't know that they only have to be in Congress one time to receive a pension that is more than $15,000 per month! ( And most are now e qu al to being millionaires plus.) They d o not receive Social Security on retirement, because they didn't have to pay into the system.


If some of the military people stay in for 20 years and get out as an E-7, they may receive a pension of $1,000 per month, while the very people who placed them in harm's way receives a pension of $15,000 per month...........


I would like to see our elected officials pick up a weapon and join ranks, before they start cutting out more benefits and lowering pay for our sons and daughters who are now fighting!


When do we finally do something about this? If this doesn't seem fair to you, it is time to forward this to as many people as you can.

How many people CAN YOU send this to? And How many.....
WILL YOU ?







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[fatehunter1972]

so true

no different here in Canada.

[Miriam C.]

Thank you both---not just from me but from my family. We have three who are serving and two still over seas.

[Chuck Craven]

God I pry these American worriers are not treated as I.
For my tour of duty was Vietnam.
When home word bound, I was told get on the bus!
This isn’t a military bus I have a schedule.
At the main gate were protesters thronging red pant with signs of hate.
A small slip of a girl caring this sign “How many babies did you kill”.
See looked me in the eye and flipped me the bird.
Thus was my homecoming for an unwanted warrior.
I served and I suffer. Please don’t let it happen again!
Congress sent us to war. Then congress let the public blame those that served.
Congress ignored the pain we endured and open their arms for those that did not.
Now the new congress is doing it again. Cut the funds and send them home before it’s done. I see my black wall with names of the dead. Don’t let that be a monument for the new forgotten dead?
Is history repeating it’s self?

Chuck Craven

[Sierrajack]

HooooYa Chuck!! Guess I was called ever name possible back in the day. I hope no one and certainly no troop ever gets that type of homecoming.
You and I and thousands like us did our job, we never questioned it and we did our duty. Support our troops in every way and if you don't agree with their mission, don't blame them - blame your Congressman and then do something about it.
Duty, Honor, Country