Memorial Day 2007
- Posted by Beth on May 28th, 2007 filed in Dave in Texas, General, Support the Troops, Support this, The War, Video
Tags: Memorial Day
Dave in Texas has all you need to read this Memorial Day. OK, maybe not ALL you need to read, but that’s where I’m sending you today.
Honor our national heroes today and every day. Please visit the Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund and do what you can to support the families of those who gave all. It’s the very least you can do, and really, compared to the sacrifices they’ve made, it’s not so much an act of charity as it is an obligation.
The Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund is a leader in supporting the men and women of the Armed Forces and their families. Begun in 2000 under the auspices of the Intrepid Museum Foundation, and established as an independent not-for-profit organization in 2003, the Fund has provided close to $60 million in support for the families of military personnel lost in service to our nation, and for severely wounded military personnel and veterans. These efforts are funded entirely with donations from the public, and hundreds of thousands of individuals have contributed to the Fund. 100% of contributions raised by the Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund go towards these programs; all administrative expenses are underwritten by the Fund’s Trustees.
To those who serve: THANK YOU. As a veteran, I am proud and humbled to be associated with you through service. I pray that I am worthy of your service and that of my fellow veterans.
Freedom Is Not Free - Kelly Strong
I watched the flag pass by one day.
It fluttered in the breeze.
A young Marine saluted it,
and then he stood at ease.
I looked at him in uniform
So young, so tall, so proud,
He’d stand out in any crowd.
I thought how many men like him
Had fallen through the years.
How many died on foreign soil?
How many mothers’ tears?
How many pilots’ planes shot down?
How many died at sea?
How many foxholes were soldiers’ graves?
No, freedom isn’t free.
I heard the sound of TAPS one night,
When everything was still
I listened to the bugler play
And felt a sudden chill.
I wondered just how many times
That TAPS had meant “Amen,”
When a flag had draped a coffin
Of a brother or a friend.
I thought of all the children,
Of the mothers and the wives,
Of fathers, sons and husbands
With interrupted lives.
I thought about a graveyard
At the bottom of the sea
Of unmarked graves in Arlington.
No, freedom isn’t free.
Pirate’s Cove » Blog Archive » Memorial Day Monday: One Marine says:
[...] Beth (MY Vast Right Wing Conspiracy) has a beautiful post up [...]
GM Roper says:
Beth, great post for this day during which we remember our fallen heroes. Thanks for posting it. :clap:
raz0r says:
God bless the families of our fallen heroes who gave their lives in defense of our freedoms. And from my family, we appreciate the sacrifices made by them and those who serve and have served this great nation.