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Memorial Day 2009

Tashah

Tashah

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( I kindly request that all politics take a holiday from this thread )

A personal thanks on this Memorial Day to all of the men and women - past and present - who have served in the US armed forces with honor and distinction. Let us especially remember those who paid the ultimate price for our liberty and safety. My deepest respect and regard to you all.

To my two brothers in the US military, I love you, miss you, and cherish you. Hurry home.
 
Tashah said:
( I kindly request that all politics take a holiday from this thread )

A personal thanks on this Memorial Day to all of the men and women - past and present - who have served in the US armed forces with honor and distinction. Let us especially remember those who paid the ultimate price for our liberty and safety. My deepest respect and regard to you all.

To my two brothers in the US military, I love you, miss you, and cherish you. Hurry home.
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May your brothers return home safe and sound, Tashah.
 
A salute to all those who made the ultimate sacrifice. This day does not belong to veterans like myself who have been fortunate to serve and return, but belongs soley to those of us who gave all.
 
To volunteer to serve, and to take that service all the way, to giving your life, should earn respect and admiration from people of all political and social groups. I know it has earned my respect and admiration.

I would also like to bring up here that Memorial Day, like Veterans Day, is a good time to think about maybe doing some volunteer work for local veterans organizations. Most decent sized cities have a local group dedicated to working with veterans, and the veterans truly love the help they receive from these groups.
 
Tashah said:
( I kindly request that all politics take a holiday from this thread )

A personal thanks on this Memorial Day to all of the men and women - past and present - who have served in the US armed forces with honor and distinction. Let us especially remember those who paid the ultimate price for our liberty and safety. My deepest respect and regard to you all.

To my two brothers in the US military, I love you, miss you, and cherish you. Hurry home.
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Happy Memorial day to you, I have a neice in the gulf and a nephew about to enlist.
My prayers are with your two brothers and my neice but not only them but all the young men and women that are in the military
My family has always stept up I was in Nam' my father run convoys in WW2
My uncle was in Korea.

It would be nice to just have peace for a while. peace.
 
We started or day at the Veterns Circle and then Marched to The Grave site of Stephen W. Manchester , he was the first Westbrook, Maine resident to be killed in WW I . We Then packed up and went to the Legion Hall. After some coffee and doughnuts We loaded up the Flatbed with Vets and got ready to Parade . I helped the Seniors from Fallbrook Woods set up. It makes tear up to see the fun my 93 year old Grandfather has waving at the kids and saluting the Flag!! Our Mayor Bruce Chuluda gave an excellent speech , the Ladies Aux. said a prayer and Our Chapain REV. Ralph Green told a nice story and Prayer. Members of the City council spoke , then final prayers and Taps , damn song is just like Amazing Grace , makes me cry every time!! Everyone then sings God Bless America, off the the legion for clean up and more doughnuts


1SG Christopher D. Coffin
US Army
1SG Coffin, 51, of Kennebunk, Maine, died in Iraq when his vehicle ran into a ditch while trying to avoid a civilian vehicle. Christopher was assigned to the 352nd Civil Affairs Battalion, Riverdale, MD.



The Man above I knew from work he died July 1, 2003 in Iraq



a link to Maine's Fallen
"Mainebvs.org: Maine_Fallen_Heroes"
 
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