tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7363488.post2683545268287415831..comments2023-08-05T05:04:15.502-05:00Comments on My thoughts: A Debt of GratitudeDennishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00779350979133869704noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7363488.post-26196547309365584642008-06-05T10:15:00.000-05:002008-06-05T10:15:00.000-05:00Everything okay over there? I heard you got some ...Everything okay over there? I heard you got some pretty big hail your way Saturday. We just got the edge of the storm. I said a little prayer for you and the Warden on my way to Wichita that morning. I hope you didn't get hit too hard.Jennihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08483309441288822407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7363488.post-62376511436476229792008-05-25T18:01:00.000-05:002008-05-25T18:01:00.000-05:00Lately I have almost regretted how we spent so muc...Lately I have almost regretted how we spent so much of our time when my kids were younger doing veteran interviews, working the traveling Vietnam Veterans Wall, decorating graves on Memorial Day and Veterans Day and all those other things we did at Scouts and Young Marines. Did I push my son toward the path he's chosen? I only wanted my children to have the same pride in and respect for our country and the brave men and women who have fought for it that I have. I hadn't really considered the possibilities. Not for my son or daughter. Not as this war continues. Not as my faith that we are doing the right thing is (not gone but) shaken. Your post reminds me of all those things I was once so sure of and again I think maybe I was right after all to teach those things. It can't have been wrong at least. I am grateful. And I will continue to pray that our leaders will seek God's counsel and that they will do the right thing. Most of all I will pray for the health and safety of our military men and women. May God bless their efforts and service.Jennihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08483309441288822407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7363488.post-24488972038035472792008-05-25T07:55:00.000-05:002008-05-25T07:55:00.000-05:00It saddens me that the service of these great men ...It saddens me that the service of these great men is so foreign to our younger generations. Even in recent wars, our service men and women are not held in esteem as they should be. <BR/><BR/>You have a great post here about your history lesson from one 'who was there'. Bless him and others of his generation.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for your visits and comments to For the Love of Home. I've been remiss in visiting others. There's been a lot to keep me busy in the old Hometown.<BR/><BR/>Hopefully, this summer will bring more blog time. Have a great day, Kansas Cowboy!!Jackiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10340572418529728537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7363488.post-86084095826204401482008-05-24T10:09:00.000-05:002008-05-24T10:09:00.000-05:00Great tribute. Memorial Day weekend is one of my ...Great tribute. Memorial Day weekend is one of my favorites. I enjoy watching the ceremony at Arlington on the holiday. We do owe those guys who, as Mud said, faded back into society and lived normal lives. God bless 'em!The Pondererhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03010595678353520415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7363488.post-76500446976322965242008-05-24T08:16:00.000-05:002008-05-24T08:16:00.000-05:00Our country was founded by the strength of our peo...Our country was founded by the strength of our people and their willingness to fight for what is right and to make us free. The biggest secret is not just that we had a military but it is made up when needed, by the most common man. Most of US that served just faded back into society and lived normal lives. A few of us stayed for the long haul but out there is a country filled with people that are just keepin' on keepin' on. A Medal of Honor winner once told me that what he did was one of the most stupid things he had ever done. Why did he do it? for the wounded Marines he was treating. The only reason he was still here was that damn grenade he jumped on didn't go off until he threw it back. MUDMUDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00210979052443058111noreply@blogger.com