“Peace will come when ‘they’ love their children more than they hate us.” Golda Meir
Praying for peace.
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“Pray for the bereaved families of those who gave their lives for our freedom”
August 6, 2011 — olotliny=( … as Ronald Regan said best: “They were not afraid to stand up for their country or, no matter how difficult and slow the journey might be, to give to others that last, best hope of a better future.
We cannot and will not dishonor them now and the sacrifices they’ve made by failing to remain as faithful to the cause of freedom and the pursuit of peace as they have been.
I will not ask you to pray for the dead, because they’re safe in God’s loving arms and beyond need of our prayers. I would like to ask you all—wherever you may be in this blessed land—to pray for these wounded young men and to pray for the bereaved families of those who gave their lives for our freedom.
God bless you, and God bless America.
From then, to today..we remember and give thanks
May 30, 2011 — olotliny
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A Tin Can By: MMC Joseph A tin can sailor He’ll laugh at your jokes, After some lengthy When he first sets foot And he walks quite fast If he should get rolled then on the way back Like all good sailors There’s the heat from steam But he doesn’t mind When his ship departs And as they proceed When the ship returns Then in later years While at his bedside After drifting off His mind often dwells At ships reunions And the bond that formed That same bond they share |
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5T0fBcDu5U
From the Minute Men in the birth of our country and those who served around the world, to our service men and women of today, those who have stood to protect and defend our Constitiution, our Country and her people, thank you.
“God Bless the Mothers”
May 7, 2011 — olotlinyNational Day of Prayer (since 1775) “Warriors Prayer”
May 5, 2011 — olotliny| The Psalms |
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| 1 | He that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High
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| 2 | I will say of the LORD,
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| 3 | Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler,
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| 4 | He shall cover thee with his feathers,
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| 5 | Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night;
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| 6 | nor for the pestilence thatwalketh in darkness;
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| 7 | A thousand shall fall at thy side,
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| 8 | Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold
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| 9 | Because thou hast made the LORD, which ismy refuge,
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| 10 | there shall no evil befall thee,
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| 11 | For he shall give his angels charge over thee, Mt. 4.6 · Lk. 4.10
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| 12 | They shall bear thee up in theirhands,
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| 13 | Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder:
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| 14 | Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him:
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| 15 | He shall call upon me, and I will answer him:
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| 16 | With long life will I satisfy him,
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BZ! and THANK YOU.
May 2, 2011 — olotliny
“Now I lay me down to sleep…one less terrorist this world does keep…with all my heart I give my thanks…to those in uniform regardless of ranks…you serve our country and serve it well…with humble hearts your stories tell…so as I rest my weary eyes…while freedom rings our flag still flies…you give your all, do what you must…with God we live and God we trust….Amen”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jmta7GwXCpo
Contact Congress about them using our military as pawns and fodder
April 8, 2011 — olotlinyhttp://www.contactingthecongress.org/
Above link will connect reader with their Senators and Congressmen/women. Our servicemen/women have been fighting for near a decade…and now on three war fronts, many are engaged in humanitarian missions throughout the world and were the first to Japan..and still there.
Please contact your ‘representative’ and remind them that our servicemen/women put everything on the line to protect and defend our country, and they should not have to worry/concern themselves with the insecurity of will they or will they not be paid. With illegal immigration, our current economy and difficult job market/high unemployment, our returning Veterans are looking at added challenges to their transitions back.
—–update 5/2/11— Thank you Congressman Tim Bishop for the reply/response/letter.
May 2, 2011
Dear (my name),
I share your concern for the wellbeing of our service members and their families. I am pleased that legislation to fund the governmentthrough September 30th has been passed, guaranteeing that pay for members of the military will not beinterrupted.
A delay in pay for our men andwomen in uniform would be the most unfortunate effect of a government shutdown, as it would add anotherburden to families who have already sacrificed so much. You may be interested to know before the budgetagreement was reached, I pledged to donate my daily salary for each day the government was shut down to charities that serve those in need, including the Friends of the Fighting 69th, which supports theFamily Readiness Unit of the historic, Long Island-based Army Infantry Battalion.
Thank you again for sharing your views. I encourage you to visit my website at http://www.house.gov/timbishop for more information andto find out about other important issues that I am working on in Congress. Please do not hesitate to contact me if I can be of further assistance.
Sincerely,
Tim Bishop
Member of Congress
update 7/27/11: http://www.military.com/news/article/little-support-for-pay-troops-first-bill.html?ESRC=eb.nl
WELCOME HOME and THANK YOU. Vietnam Veterans Day March 30th.
March 29, 2011 — olotlinyhttp://www.historyplace.com/unitedstates/vietnam/
From Ron Fox, friend and Vietnam veteran: To my brothers and sisters who served with me. This is very moving and reminds me of how proud I am of all of you that served with me in that far off distant place that lives in our hearts and minds. This film is worth seeing over and over again. This is a video made by and for Michigan Vietnam Veterans, but I believe all of you should appreciate this. http://www.v-prod.com/trailer_vietnam.html
(Above post/link from Blue Star Mom Pat and below link/You tube Video from double Blue Star Mom Patty – Chewy (Biker Dog) and his driver bring such a wonderful tribute as the Patriot Guard Escorted “The Wall That Heals” on March 29, 2011. Semper Fi. BRAVO ZULU and Thank you.)
“My boy was much more to me, than a name on a wall”
Wounded Warrior heckled at Columbia University 2/21/11
February 21, 2011 — olotlinyhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kb3oqoAU4S0
Wow…a Wounded Warrior is heckled during a short speech he gave in support of the reinstatement of the R.O.T.C. (Reserve Officer’s Training Corps) to Columbia University in New York City. Discrimination.
The Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) is a college-based, officer commissioning program, predominantly in the United States. It is designed as a college elective that focuses on leadership development, problem solving, strategic planning, and professional ethics. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reserve_Officers’_Training_Corps
According to the ‘history’ page in Columbia’s web site, they did have an R.O.T.C. program from 1916 to 1969. Today, the Army R.O.T.C. goes to Fordham University and the Air Force to Manhatten College http://www.columbia.edu/cu/rotc/hist.htm
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/rotc/army.htm
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/rotc/airforce.htm
Columbia’s mission statement:
Columbia University is one of the world’s most important centers of research and at the same time a distinctive and distinguished learning environment for undergraduates and graduate students in many scholarly and professional fields. The University recognizes the importance of its location in New York City and seeks to link its research and teaching to the vast resources of a great metropolis. It seeks to attract a diverse and international faculty and student body, to support research and teaching on global issues, and to create academic relationships with many countries and regions. It expects all areas of the university to advance knowledge and learning at the highest level and to convey the products of its efforts to the world. http://www.columbia.edu/content/mission-statement.html
So how does this vilification, discrimination and osterization exist in direct contrast to the core of the university’s mission statement: it’s desire ‘to attract a diverse student body….teaching on global issues…expects all areas of the university to advance knowledge and learning at the highest level and convey the products of its efforts to the world. ?????
This young man stands above the crowd.
dis·crim·i·na·tion
–noun
1.
an act or instance of discriminating.
2.
treatment or consideration of, or making a distinction in favorof or against, a person or thing based on the group, class, orcategory to which that person or thing belongs rather thanon individual merit: racial and religious intolerance anddiscrimination.
Combat Faith: ‘using the virtues of faith to silence the demons of war’
February 19, 2011 — olotliny
http://www.combatfaith.com/Index.html
From Allen 2/17/11:
I was interviewed about my war wounding and healing on CBS Channel 11 Dallas-Ft. Worth Feb. 16, 2011.
The Honorable Allen Clark 469-831-0841
Founder, Combat Faith Ministry, www.combatfaith.com
Author, Wounded Soldier, Healing Warrior
www.woundedsoldierhealingwarrior.com
To listen to Allen’s interview on 2/16/11, click on this link:
http://goo.gl/OXkaO
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