Posted on 02/25/2004 6:03:21 AM PST by ALOHA RONNIE
NEVER FORGET
JOHN KERRY called American Soldiers fighting for Freedom during the Vietnam War ..Terrorists.
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MEL GIBSON decided he had to do his "PASSION of the Christ" while filming "WE WERE SOLDIERS" ..our true story about we American Soldiers fighting for Freedom during the Vietnam War. *
(* This per STEVE McVEETY, Producer of "The PASSION of the Christ" -&- "WE WERE SOLDIERS" ..on the PAX TV Network, February 22/24, 2004)
Signed:.."ALOHA RONNIE" Guyer / Vet-"WE WERE SOLDIERS" Battle of IA DRANG-1965
NEVER FORGET
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The unforgettably stirring "WE WERE SOLDIERS" Hymn...
..'The Mansions of the Lord'..
composed by RANDALL WALLACE & NICK GLENNIE-SMITH...
is now being sung and played at individual Funeral Services all over the coutnry for America's newest Freedom Fighters who have given their all for our Freedom in this new time of war:
http://www.WeWereSoldiers.com
http://www.lzxray.com
http://www.lzxray.com/guyer_set1.htm
http://www.lzxray.com/guyer_collection.htm
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West Point Glee Club..."Stand Ye Steady" album.
http://www.the-trades.com/article.php?id=3376
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Gov. ARNOLD gives historic Flag of S. Vietnam an official wave
http://www.Freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1678785/posts
...for GOD does indeed seem to work His Miracles in some very Loving ways..?
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Gov. ARNOLD's official 'Freedom for Vietnam' Press Release & Photo Essay
http://gov.ca.gov/index.php?/press-release/3162/
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He was referring to the actual event the film depicts.
Here's a bump.
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GIBSON takes 'Apocalypto' to Oklahoma
http://www.Freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1707195/posts
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9/11 Lifesaver RICK RESCORLA Statue's joyful unveiling at Ft. Fort Benning, GA - Pictures
http://www.RickRescorla.com/The%20Statue.htm
...just for the LOVE of it...!!!
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MEL's new...
..-APOCALYPTO-.. Motion Picture..
...graphically shows us what happens to peaceful villagers when...
...they are CONQUERED by merciless Mayan Warriors..!!!
An 'It ain't pretty' lesson for all of us to learn in this new time of war that threatens us all..?
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The heroic sacrifice James Kim made a few days ago will still be resonating in my heart as I watch Mel's story of man who will do anything to save his family.
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Right On.
Thank you for your CLARITY, '68,
...for LOVE is indeed the Only Reality...?
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BTTT
Such Good Men
By: Terry L. Garlock
I recall TV reports of fellow soldiers arriving at an airport, survivors of the Vietnam gauntlet, relieved at their 1st step on home ground. Their grins morphed to astonishment as protesters threw packets of animal blood at them, shouting "Baby-Killers!" Welcome home.
Joseph Galloway, senior writer for US News & World Report, would differ with the protestors. Unlike more sensible journalists reporting on the war from relative comfort and safety, Joe preferred working close up, hot, tired, hungry, scared, dirty and bloodied along with the men he wrote about.
Joe conned his way into hot spots like the 1965 battle of the Ia Drang Valley, aka The Valley of Death, where 450 of our men were surrounded by 2,000 well-armed NVA enemies. Over 4 days 234 young Americans died as each side chopped the other to pieces. In that battle Joe set camera aside to charge
with a Medic through enemy fire in a desperate attempt to help an injured soldier. The Medic was killed, the soldier later died, and Joe Galloway was awarded the Bronze Star with V (valor), the 1st civilian ever to be decorated for valor in combat by the US Army.
Consider some of his remarks at the Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association banquet in Washington DC last July.
"What I want to say now is just between us, because America still doesn't get it, still doesn't know the truth, and the truth is - you are the cream of the crop of our generation, the best and finest of an entire generation of Americans."
"You are the ones who answered when you were called to serve. You are the ones who fought bravely and endured a terrible war in a terrible place.
“You are the ones for whom the words duty, honor, country have real meaning because you have lived those words and the meaning behind those words. You are my brothers in arms, and I am not ashamed to say that I love you. I would not trade one of you for a whole trainload of instant Canadians, or a whole
boatload of Rhodes Scholars bound for England, or a whole campus full of guys who turned up for their draft physicals wearing panty hose."
"On behalf of a country that too easily forgets the true cost of war, and who pays that price, I say thank you for your service. On behalf of the people of our country who didn't have good sense enough to separate the war they hated from the young warriors they sent to fight that war, I say we are sorry. We owe you all a very large apology, and a debt of gratitude that we can never adequately repay."
Joe talked about how his friend Mike Norman, who searched out the survivors of his platoon and wrote 'These Good Men,' explained why we veterans sometimes gather.
"I now know why men who have been to war yearn to reunite. Not to tell stories or look at old pictures. Not to laugh or weep. Comrades gather because they long to be with the men who once acted their best, men who suffered and sacrificed, who were stripped raw, right down to their humanity."
"I did not pick these men. They were delivered by fate and the military. But I know them in a way I know no other men. I have never given anyone such trust. They were willing to guard something more precious than my life."
"They would have carried my reputation, the memory of me. It was part of the bargain we all made, the reason we were so willing to die for one another."
"I am sure that when I leave this world my last thought will be of my family and my comrades, such good men."
In closing Joe said "I salute you. I remember you. I will teach my sons the stories and legends about you . . ."
The media seems to forget that Washington botched the war, but continually portray veterans as fragile, crazed or trigger-happy. Its about time America learned what Joe Galloway knows, that we are normal, patriotic citizens, proud of having served with honor and courage.
Here's to the memory of every one of our brothers who paid the ultimate price - for his country, for those who sent him to that miserable war while they enjoyed the comforts of home, for those who dodged, even for those who insulted our service.
We remember each one, such good men.
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Thank you for sharing JOE GALLOWAY's superb comments with us.
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NEVER FORGET
..BRUCE CRANDALL = Medal of Honor..
http://www.ArmchairGeneral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=48215
NEVER FORGET
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You always confirm my best expectations of admirable behavior as a man and a caring individual. This instance is no exception.
One more time you challenge each of us as to our proper engagement as men and parents with respect to our duty to God and country.
The gut wrenching process of letting your progeny go and turning over the choices they must face on their own to themselves and to God is a time-honored delimna and indeed a rite of passage for oneself in this blessing we experience as our lives.
With sons in the same age cohart as the people in your example, I know well the heartache and uncertainty that must be faced square on by every father as this inevitably arises. While each of us must ultimately make these choices,some of us have sought refuge and found courage in turning the situation over to our Higher Power. Ultimately, it is a crime of gross self deception to believe that we as individuals have any power to decide the lives of others for it is God’s will and not our own that determines all outcomes.
Thank you Ronnie, for your wonderful example of maturity ,love and courage to present this issue in your now familiar and most welcome way.
While others may indeed choose other means, I prefer to accept the will of God and accept the concept that God is guiding us to our good.
Thanks for the ping!
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Thank you so very much for your loving CLARITY, CBart95.
The perfecting of my heart is what my young adulthood was all about. It’s the same for all, our purpose on the Earth..?
For this to take place for me I had to be free enough to see first hand that there really was such a thing as Hate in this world, and people out there who hate the Free ...for being Free.
So my personally witnessing the 1st Major Battles in the Fight for the Freedom of others of the Vietnam War ...defined me ..for the rest of my life.
And now knowing directly just how much we are all very dearly loved, by the LOVE Itself and by that same LOVE that’s carried in the hearts of those around us who really do care for us ...
...confirms that we cannot miss ..with LOVE.
And it’s all for the spreading..?
Because one person’s Life JOURNEY commenced with:
..’WE WERE SOLDIERS ONCE..& YOUNG’...4 FREEDOM
http://www.Freerepublic.com/forum/a39626542519c.htm
(See: ALOHA RONNIE Posts)
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For,
..”You ARE who you ARE, JAMES”..!!!
(Supervisor ‘M’ to a brand new JAMES BOND in “CASINO ROYALE”)
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