The best way to honor those who fell: enjoy their gift of being able to live as free men in a free country.
Enjoy some freedom today.
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I’ll forego the reference to libertarians; this doesn’t seem the right comment string for that. I’m fortunate enough that, although some of my family have served, they all came home alive, and I thank God for that. This is a day, however, for remembering those who didn’t come home alive. I’ll never be called upon to advance while being fired upon. I’ll never have to decide whether to jump on a grenade to save others. I thank God for those things.
This is a day, however, for remembering those who did the right thing in situations like that, and paid with their lives. I thank God for them.
And High Praise! to those who paid with their lives so that we could enjoy the freedom to have silly fun on the internet – a gift that I enjoy with gratitude every day.
A brimming pint of Guinness, sporting the narrowest of “bishop’s collar” heads, hoist in humble honor of those hardstripes who advanced under fire…a hearty shot of Bushmills tossed back in honor of the officers, in the muck with their soldiers, who sought to lead their men to the best of their abilities.
O beautiful, for heroes proved in liberating strife.
Who more than self their country loved, and mercy more than life.
America! America! May God your gold refine,
‘Till all success is nobleness, and every gain divine.
I’ll forego the reference to libertarians; this doesn’t seem the right comment string for that. I’m fortunate enough that, although some of my family have served, they all came home alive, and I thank God for that. This is a day, however, for remembering those who didn’t come home alive. I’ll never be called upon to advance while being fired upon. I’ll never have to decide whether to jump on a grenade to save others. I thank God for those things.
This is a day, however, for remembering those who did the right thing in situations like that, and paid with their lives. I thank God for them.
Reverence in Honoring the Fallen Bacon to Iowa Jim:
http://tinyurl.com/YGDFTYLTATSOTE
And High Praise! to those who paid with their lives so that we could enjoy the freedom to have silly fun on the internet – a gift that I enjoy with gratitude every day.
Must swipe that picture. Given recent events that reminded me of prohibition, we could use a little optimisim.
A brimming pint of Guinness, sporting the narrowest of “bishop’s collar” heads, hoist in humble honor of those hardstripes who advanced under fire…a hearty shot of Bushmills tossed back in honor of the officers, in the muck with their soldiers, who sought to lead their men to the best of their abilities.
God, truly, gentles their souls.
O beautiful, for heroes proved in liberating strife.
Who more than self their country loved, and mercy more than life.
America! America! May God your gold refine,
‘Till all success is nobleness, and every gain divine.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDxGQcNq0QI