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Post by 101ABN on May 23, 2009 9:24:13 GMT -8
Men with whom I served. Randall Moore Mattherew Renfro John Flynn Raymond Benson Ed Scahill Jerry Daw Peter Dube Ron Bumpus John Ward Mark Neumann Willie Farmer George Lee Jeffrey Flournoy Friends from high school: Mike Bludworth George Dusch  Rest in peace, Brothers. Freedom is not free. |
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Post by dustdevil28 on May 23, 2009 17:26:07 GMT -8
Was just there this last Friday and was told the name of a vet "Enrique Vasquez" was added to the wall. He died in 1994, but his family argued for his inclusion on the wall because he died as a result of injuries suffered in the war in 1968. God Bless him and may he rest in peace. -Zach EDIT: My apologies, it is Eddie Valdez whose name has been added to the wall. Heck of a story. This will be a special Memorial Day for a Santa Fe family who is preparing to fly to the nation's capital. That's where the memory of their late father, and his service to this country, will finally be set in stone at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial after a long, hard battle with bureaucracy. The Valdez family has waged a 14-year fight with the Pentagon to have their father's name added to the memorial. Enrique Valdez, a quadriplegic, was ineligible for placement on the Vietnam Wall, then-Representative Bill Richardson’s office told the family following his death. He was paralyzed after shrapnel cut his spinal cord in Vietnam. The gunnery sergeant battled for his life and lived another 25 years with his family before dying of complications from the injury in 1994. That’s when his family started to fight to have his name added to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. “Bill Richardson - who was a representative at the time - we wrote letters to him heard back from his office that he didn't meet the criteria to be added on the wall -- we heard that time and time again for 14 years that he wasn't going to be added to the Wall,” said Valdez’ daughter, Tina. This year, the family finally got word that his name will be etched in the memorial. The Valdez family says they don’t know what changed to allow their father’s name to be added to the memorial as they had been sending the same information for more than 14 years. Come Memorial Day, however, that question will be far from their minds as their father’s name is announced in Washington D.C. at the Vietnam memorial ceremony. www.kob.com/article/stories/S944602.shtml?cat=516 |
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Post by Sailor on May 23, 2009 19:21:28 GMT -8
Rest in Peace gentlemen. And Thank You.
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Post by 101ABN on May 25, 2009 7:25:29 GMT -8
To fallen soldiers let us sing,
Where no rockets fly nor bullets wing,
Our broken brothers let us bring
To the Mansions of the Lord.
No more bleeding, no more fight,
No prayers pleading through the night,
Just divine embrace, eternal light
In the Mansions of the Lord.
Where no mothers cry and no children weep,
We will stand and guard though the angels sleep,
All through the ages safely keep
The Mansions of the Lord.
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Post by 101ABN on May 28, 2010 20:12:15 GMT -8
To the top.
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Post by 101ABN on May 26, 2011 21:14:46 GMT -8
To the top.
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Post by peterd on May 27, 2011 15:35:51 GMT -8
It is not easy to loose friends in combat. It kind of reminds of my trip to Normandy for 50th. In our group we had veteran from the 2nd Ranger Battalion. As we walked through the US cemetery, he went to visit graves of his friends. Tears were in his eyes. You never can forget.
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Post by 101ABN on May 25, 2012 9:18:04 GMT -8
to the top
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Post by Arethusa on May 26, 2012 1:23:14 GMT -8
 In Flanders Fields In Flanders Fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.
We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.
Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields. By: Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae, MD (1872-1918) Canadian Army Link to poem: www.arlingtoncemetery.net/flanders.htmLink to site of Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial: www.abmc.gov/cemeteries/cemeteries/no.phpMEMORIAL DAY HISTORYMemorial Day, originally called Decoration Day, is a day of remembrance for those who have died in our nation's service. Memorial Day was officially proclaimed on 5 May 1868 by General John Logan, national commander of the Grand Army of the Republic, in his General Order No. 11, and was first observed on 30 May 1868, when flowers were placed on the graves of Union and Confederate soldiers at Arlington National Cemetery. The first state to officially recognize the holiday was New York in 1873. By 1890 it was recognized by all of the northern states. The South refused to acknowledge the day, honoring their dead on separate days until after World War I (when the holiday changed from honoring just those who died fighting in the Civil War to honoring Americans who died fighting in any war). It is now celebrated in almost every State on the last Monday in May (passed by Congress with the National Holiday Act of 1971 (P.L. 90 - 363) to ensure a three day weekend for Federal holidays), though several southern states have an additional separate day for honoring the Confederate war dead: January 19 in Texas, April 26 in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and Mississippi; May 10 in South Carolina; and June 3 (Jefferson Davis' birthday) in Louisiana and Tennessee. Link: www.usmemorialday.org/backgrnd.htmlFrom the General Order No. 11 of General John Logan, National Commander of the Grand Army of the Republic - May 5, 1868:The 30th day of May, 1868, is designated for the purpose of strewing with flowers or otherwise decorating the graves of comrades who died in defense of their country during the late rebellion, and whose bodies now lie in almost every city, village, and hamlet church-yard in the land. In this observance no form of ceremony is prescribed, but posts and comrades will in their own way arrange such fitting services and testimonials of respect as circumstances may permit. . .Link: www.usmemorialday.org/order11.html**** In honor of their ultimate sacrifice - with the thanks of a grateful nation. Arethusa  |
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Post by 101ABN on May 25, 2013 16:31:07 GMT -8
To the top.
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Post by dustdevil28 on May 25, 2013 19:41:12 GMT -8
Very deservedly so.
-DD
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Post by 101ABN on May 22, 2014 17:00:45 GMT -8
We're off to San Diego in the morning so I want to wish you all a safe and reflective Memorial Day.
To the Top!
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Post by Sailor on May 24, 2014 13:03:07 GMT -8
Be safe bro.
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Post by Arethusa on Nov 12, 2018 6:57:28 GMT -8
Hello, 101ABN, TC, Sailor and All,
Since I left seven years ago, I've tried to stop by on Memorial and Veterans Days to pay homage to those we have lost and to silently express my thanks to you who have served our country in peace and in war.
I'll be retiring at the end of this year, at which time I will have more time to stay and write with any of you who are still here, although you will not find me on the other side any more.
You might be surprised at my vote in '16, though not if you knew my feelings about the Clingons.
Also, I'm not on social media, much preferring this kind of board that I'm very happy to see is still in existence!
All my very best wishes to "101" and everyone for a pleasant and peaceful Veterans Day, 2018.
Arethusa
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