MEMORIAL DAY--Thread Three--"The Bodybags of Afghanistan and Iraq"--(Roger's Story)

Linda, that is Beautiful!

21 posted on 05/26/2004 4:40:27 PM PDT by The Mayor (Behold, He is coming with clouds, and every eye will see Him.)

Another fanatastic story, tied to a POWERFUL message!

Thanks!

22 posted on 05/26/2004 5:08:41 PM PDT by Chieftain (To all who serve and support those who serve - thank you!)

If the following story isn't true, it ought to be.

Place: Somewhere, USA
Time: Somepast

A little girl stands beside the casket containing the remains of her daddy, killed while serving our country. The tall Marines looked sharp in their dress blues as they proudly and reverently stood at attention as honor guards. The little girl looked up at one of them and said, "Why? Why did MY daddy have to die?"

The Marine looked down at her and quietly kneeled down to be on the same level as her. He gazed into her young puffy red eyes and said, "Was your daddy a brave man?"

"Oh, yes", replied the little girl as she puffed up her chest a bit in pride, "he was VERY brave. He wasn't afraid of snakes or bugs or ANYTHING!"

"I though so", said the Marine. "If your daddy saw a bad bear that was going to hurt you, what would he do?"

"He would get his gun and chase that mean old bear away", said the girl.

"If he didn't have his gun, would he still try to chase the bear away to save you, even if the bear might hurt him very badly?", he asked.

"Oh, yes, my daddy loves me very much and wouldn't let me get hurt, no matter what", replied the girl.

"Would your daddy do it for a little girl or boy he had never met?"

Slowly, a bit of understanding crept into the little girl's eyes as she hung her head to try to hide her tears. "But why MY daddy!", she insisted.

"I think you know. You know that your daddy was in the military because there are very bad people who want to hurt good little boys and girls. He died trying to save ALL of those little boys and girls as well as their mommies and daddies. You see, your daddy is a hero not just to you, but to everybody, now."

The little girl burst into tears, throws herself into the arms of the Marine and sobs, "But I don't care! I just want my daddy!"

As a tear trickles down the face of the Marine, he hugs the girl and says simply, "I know, baby girl, I know."

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Greater love hath no man than he who lays down his life for his brother.

Thank you, Lord for the fine men and women who stand ready so that we may sleep peacefully.
Amen

23 posted on 05/26/2004 5:21:01 PM PDT by Blood of Tyrants (Even if the government took all your earnings, you wouldn't be, in its eyes, a slave.)

To: Taxman; votelife; OXENinFLA; Warrior Nurse

Memorial day BUMP for a great story to enjoy and share.

24 posted on 05/26/2004 5:27:00 PM PDT by Chieftain (To all who serve and support those who serve - thank you!)

To: Luis Gonzalez

25 posted on 05/26/2004 5:40:06 PM PDT by Chieftain (To all who serve and support those who serve - thank you!)

To: TownhallMeetup; Neil E. Wright; Eastbound; Diva Betsy Ross; snippy_about_it; PhilDragoo

MEMORIAL DAY.....for 'Them'.

redrock

27 posted on 05/26/2004 7:07:46 PM PDT by redrock ("Better a Shack in Heaven....than a Mansion in Hell"---My Grandma)

Thanks bro. Well said.

I was in New Orleans recently and went to the D-Day Museum (highly recommended) and they had a Higgins Boat on display. When no one was looking I climbed up the ramp and stood where the soldiers would have been.

Let me tell you it was small. The sides didn't seem high enough to provide cover and the space was cramped. Those guys had guts.

28 posted on 05/26/2004 7:08:48 PM PDT by nunya bidness (Yorktown)

Unbelievably moving story...Thank you!

29 posted on 05/26/2004 7:11:42 PM PDT by lainde (Heads up...We're coming and we've got tongue blades...And panties!)

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30 posted on 05/26/2004 7:13:08 PM PDT by lainde (Heads up...We're coming and we've got tongue blades...And panties!)

To: nunya bidness

Someday...I would like to visit that Museum.

Along the same lines...at Hill Air Force Base...in their museum...is a B-17..(called 'Short Bier')...and it IS tiny. A F-4 Phantom is roughly the same size. Those men of that war did have guts...in spades.

redrock

31 posted on 05/26/2004 7:19:21 PM PDT by redrock ("Better a Shack in Heaven....than a Mansion in Hell"---My Grandma)

To: redrock; TEXOKIE; xzins; Alamo-Girl; blackie; SandRat; Calpernia; SAMWolf; prairiebreeze; ...

MEMORIAL DAY....for 'Them'.

A beautiful tribute. Thank you.

32 posted on 05/26/2004 7:27:32 PM PDT by Ragtime Cowgirl (God bless our Troops and Veterans.)

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MEMORIAL DAY.....for 'Them'.

redrock

33 posted on 05/26/2004 7:30:33 PM PDT by redrock ("Better a Shack in Heaven....than a Mansion in Hell"---My Grandma)

34 posted on 05/26/2004 7:45:31 PM PDT by 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub (I just pay rent, the cats, goat and dog let me live here.)

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MEMORIAL DAY....for 'Them'.

redrock

35 posted on 05/26/2004 7:46:45 PM PDT by redrock ("Better a Shack in Heaven....than a Mansion in Hell"---My Grandma)

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MEMORIAL DAY....for 'Them'.

redrock

36 posted on 05/26/2004 7:50:02 PM PDT by redrock ("Better a Shack in Heaven....than a Mansion in Hell"---My Grandma)

To: Incorrigible; God luvs America; plain talk; Petronski; ChevyZ28; wagglebee; AngieGOP; ...

MEMORIAL DAY....for 'Them'.

redrock

37 posted on 05/26/2004 7:55:31 PM PDT by redrock ("Better a Shack in Heaven....than a Mansion in Hell"---My Grandma)

To: lancer; ConservativeDude; French-American Republican; Grampa Dave; richb12; ASA Vet; ...

MEMORIAL DAY....for 'Them'.

redrock

38 posted on 05/26/2004 8:13:31 PM PDT by redrock ("Better a Shack in Heaven....than a Mansion in Hell"---My Grandma)

Prayers for all of our warriors. Always remembered and never forgotten.

39 posted on 05/26/2004 8:43:27 PM PDT by Eastbound ("Ne'er A Scrooge Or A Patsy Be .")

40 posted on 05/26/2004 8:58:45 PM PDT by SAMWolf (hAS ANYONE SEEN MY cAPSLOCK KEY?)

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