This weekend take a moment to reflect on and thank those who went in harms way and made the ultimate sacrifice for this great country. Also say a prayer for those who serving today. Semper Fi!
Some tend to forget the men and women who lost their lives in the Civil War. First shot fired in Civil War was at Fort Sumter
Charleston also had a huge part in theRevolutionary War
RIP to all those who fought and served and didn’t make it home and a very big debt of gratitude for all those who fought and defended our country and to those who still are
lost some great friends along the way. This business of national defense isn't for everyone, and as a country we may not always agree on military intervention, but nobody can ever question the valor of a fallen brother in arms. Never forget.
lost some great friends along the way. This business of national defense isn't for everyone, and as a country we may not always agree on military intervention, but nobody can ever question the valor of a fallen brother in arms. Never forget.
I have never served, and as many, do not always agree with all actions. With that being said, I would NEVER question the valor, and commitment, of those who protect me, my family, and our way of life. I am thankful for those who serve, have served, and especially thankful to those who paid the ultimate price. May GOD bless you all.
He remembered Taylor saying, “Gentlemen, we are being killed on the beach, let us go inland and get killed.” Thompson was struck by the colonel’s use of the word “gentlemen” amid such chaotic and deadly circumstances “when the world was exploding around us … to say nothing of the machine guns up on the bluff.” Captain Thomas Merendino, commander of B Company, remembered that “men surged forward” after hearing Taylor. In another spot, Private Frank Ciarpelli heard the colonel say, “It’s better to be shot to death than drown like rats on the beach.” Private First Class Harold Saylor was focusing on staying alive from one moment to the next when he noticed someone running by and screaming, “Two kinds of people are staying on this beach: the dead and those who are going to die! Now let’s get the hell out of here!” Only later did Saylor realize that it had been Colonel Taylor.
I asked if anything special going on today. Said just finished a 10 mile ruck march otherwise no. Just a typical day for those serving now. God bless all of them, then and now!
This movie, seen at the Normandy Visitor Center, tells the story of three men who were killed in action on D-Day or soon after ... and where they and 9,000 other fallen comrades are buried. "For a minute in time the fate of the free world, the entire free world, once rested on their very young shoulders." (The Normandy Visitor Center opened in 2007.)
Video courtesy of American Battle Monuments Commission
This hour-long program sees twenty-two America's overseas military cemeteries in 8 nations. Each of these places is a national treasure, with interesting stories.
lost some great friends along the way. This business of national defense isn't for everyone, and as a country we may not always agree on military intervention, but nobody can ever question the valor of a fallen brother in arms. Never forget.
"They gave their tomorrows, for our todays"
RM2 1982-86
Charleston also had a huge part in theRevolutionary War
RIP to all those who fought and served and didn’t make it home and a very big debt of gratitude for all those who fought and defended our country and to those who still are
God bless
I have never served, and as many, do not always agree with all actions. With that being said, I would NEVER question the valor, and commitment, of those who protect me, my family, and our way of life. I am thankful for those who serve, have served, and especially thankful to those who paid the ultimate price. May GOD bless you all.
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Video courtesy of American Battle Monuments Commission
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"They gave their tomorrows, for our todays"
RM2 1982-86