[ALOHA RONNIE]

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This from someone who walked thru that Valley of Death known as the IA DRANG of Mid-November 1965:


Have no Fear,

for you are all very dearly LOVED.

I love you entirely,

GOD loves you perfectly.


And since...

...things may not be what they appear to be in this world, for...

...there are things in life you can see with your eyes and...

...in life there are things you see with your Heart


And since

...LOVE is the Only Reality


And since

...it is in your Loving and...

...being Loved in return,

...in your Heart,

...that you really do live on FOREVER...

...you cannot miss,


with LOVE.

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Praise GOD that...

LOVE is the Only Reality and that...

GOD is LOVE.

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Just ask Pope JOHN PAUL II -&- our blessed little TERRI SCHIAVO,

...who are together again now for the 1st time,


ETERNALLY..?

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[ALOHA RONNIE]

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WELCOME HOME AMERICA: America's Tribute to Vietnam Veterans,

Branson, Missouri June 13-19, 2005

http://www.Freerepublic.com/focus/news/1376638/posts?page=1



...for very good reason.



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[Light Speed]

Hello Ronnie : )

A family member went in with 3rd Marine Mike Co. on operation Starlite 1965.
Grant was a Gunny with Mike Co...serving until 1969.
Mike Co had some very rough times in Quang Tri Prov.
The Hill fights in the Northern Ashua Valley complex...The DMZ [Operation Leatherneck....Con Thien]
Khe Sahn.

The internet has been a fantastic resource to study 3rd Marines history...allong with the many other U.S. forces units which they served with during the war.
Thanks for the links you posted on the various forums : )

As you coment...... Never Forget

Grant has passed away now and joined his friends on the Wall.
Following Grants history is how I arrived at Free Republic.

For Ronnie and Grant
A good name is more desirable than great riches,
to be esteemed is better than silver or gold.
Proverbs 22: 1

3rd Marine near Khe Sahn

[MomwithHope]

Thanks for this thread and a special thanks to you this Memorial Day and ever day.
I saw a special on the making of the Passion and one of the people working with Mel had worked with him on We Were Soldiers. He said that during the filming he kept coming over and saying "We've got to make the Passion".
Two beautiful movies about love and sacrifice. There is no greater than to lay down your life for your brother. I normally don't watch war movies. I do like the old ones but the newer ones, Apocolypse, Full Metal Jacket, etc. just did not move me like We Were Soldiers. I cried so much and just saw love in action everywhere from the battlefield to the homefront with what the wives went through. It is one of my alltime favorite movies.
I am so glad Mel brought these 2 movies to us. And grateful to all vets, including the many in my family, many now deceased, going back to WW1.