A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day....11-24-03....Military Monday

Aquamarine; Billie

[Aquamarine]

[Aquamarine]

[The Mayor]

Better to be of a humble spirit with the lowly, than to divide the spoil with the proud. —Proverbs 16:19

Those who follow the crowd soon become part of the crowd.

[Temple Owl]

Good morning everyone. Hope you had a pleasant weekend.

[The Mayor]

Prayers for our Troops, a sad weekend in Iraq and Afghanistan..

[Aquamarine]

Good morning The Mayor. Thanks for the coffee and scripture, that Proverb is one of my favorites.

May God bless you today.

[Aquamarine]

Good Morning! I had a very pleasant weekend, hope you did as well. :)

[PGalt]

Great post. Thanks to all who have served...and are still serving.

[Molly Pitcher]

Good Morning Aqua, Billie, everyone. A fine tribute as always.

Thinking this morning of the 2 Ohio National Guard units - that I know of - soon to be deployed, and of the fine men and women who serve in them.

Prayers lifted for them and their families.

[Molly Pitcher]

Love that boat painting gif.....very beautiful!

[Aquamarine]

Thanks PGalt. Billie built the opening post which is posted almost every Monday in order to focus attention on who it is that secures our Free Republic.

Thanks for contributing as we gather here to honor the great men and women in the Armed Services.

[Aquamarine]

Thinking this morning of the 2 Ohio National Guard units - that I know of - soon to be deployed, and of the fine men and women who serve in them. Prayers lifted for them and their families.

Will keep them in my prayers also, Molly. Look forward to the day when they all come home for good.

[ladtx]

In memory of my fellow Vietnam helicopter pilots who were killed in that war the following were lost on NOV 24. God bless them all.

1969 WO1 Charles J. Armstrong (USAR) -- 118 AHC, Age 21, Lutherville, Maryland
1969 CW2 Howard B. Comer Jr. (USAR) -- 187 AHC, Age 24, Jacksonville, Florida
1969 WO1 Allen D. Perkins (USAR) -- 118 AHC, Age 22, West Linn, Oregon
1969 WO1 John H. Whittington (USAR) -- 57 AHC, Age 21, Baltimore, Maryland
1970 WO1 Ian McIntosh (USAR) -- A/2/17 CAV 101 ABN, Age 25, Canada
1970 CW2 Samuel R. Saito (USAR) -- F/8 CAV, Age 20, Fresno, California
1970 CW2 Willard G. Storie (USAR) -- HHB DIV ARTY 23 INF, Age 33, Owensville, Missouri

Tribute to CW2 Howard B. Comer Jr.: Casualty occured in Tay Ninh, South Vietnam. He was listed as MIA until his body was recently recovered and he was buried with full Military Honors in Arlington National Cemetery July 2, 2001.
A brother finally finds his resting place
Mr. Comer You went off to war and not knowing your outcome, Serving your country as a chopper pilot to and from. You left behind your family to never see you anymore, Gave your life how honorable, courage to the core. An MIA for thirty plus years and never any trace, Finally home, a brother finds his final resting place. Jimmy L. Strait Fathers Day 2002 Crewchief 187th

Unit patch of CW2 Comer's 187th AHC "Crusaders".

WO1 Ian McIntosh's body was not recovered from Quang Tri Province, South Vietnam where his aircraft crashed.

IN THE SHADOW OF THE BLADE

[SpookBrat]

Good morning everyone. I'm finally able to sit at my computer for a second, but the second is over now. LOL Gotta go teach math and English to my 2nd grader.

Have a good day everyone.

[Aquamarine]

Love that boat painting gif.....very beautiful!

Thanks for noticing. That's one of the first Pledges I ever made from a painting I found while searching the Net.

[Aquamarine]

Tribute to CW2 Howard B. Comer Jr.: Casualty occured in Tay Ninh, South Vietnam. He was listed as MIA until his body was recently recovered and he was buried with full Military Honors in Arlington National Cemetery July 2, 2001.

So glad to hear that his body was recoverd for his families sake.
Maybe they'll recover the body of Ian McIntosh one day. May God bless their souls.

[Aquamarine]

Hey (((Spooky)))! It's good to see that you all made it home alright. I posted some pictures of our visit on yesterdays thread.

[FreeTheHostages]

[MEG33]

God bless our armed forces and all who wait at home.I am thankful our nation is served by such fine men and women.The Pledge of Allegiance is just beautiful,Aqua.

[ladtx]

A quick update on our middle son Jeff. His R&R was way too short. He arrived back in Mosul day before yesterday, but the good thing is that he only has about 3 months left, hopefully he will be home by the first part of March. So once again Mrs ladtx and I will be on "worry alert" until he gets back on Texas soil again. A military family is always on the go it seems. Mrs ladtx just returned from helping our oldest and his family move from Elsworth AFB, SD to Pensacola NAS, FL. She did 9 states in 4 days and 4 of them twice. I joined the convoy when it passed through the DFW Metroplex and made the trip to Pensacola with them. What a trip, 2 kids, one two years old and the other 6 weeks, plus two animals, a real traveling zoo. But, it was worth it to see Leila and Ashley together.