Saddleback College plans Memorial Day completion of new monument (FR's Aloha Ronnie sings)

ocregister.com ^ | March 5, 2008 | ANDREW BOWEN

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MISSION VIEJO — Ronnie Guyer summarized Saddleback College's new veterans' memorial when his speech at the college's campus Wednesday turned into song.

"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," he said.

The words come from the hymn "The Mansions of the Lord," written for the 2002 film "We Were Soldiers" and sung at the funeral of President Ronald Reagan.

Guyer, who served in the Vietnam War, joined three fellow veterans at Saddleback College for a forum discussing the significance of the new memorial. Following the forum, city and college officials broke ground with the veterans at the memorial site, which is scheduled for completion by Memorial Day this year.

Ehren Terbeek, a student at Saddleback College who completed two tours of duty in Iraq, said the college's memorial was not political, but it was recognition of the contribution veterans have made to the country.

"The veterans' memorial is not about whether you support the ongoing struggle in Iraq, or support the president or not," he said. "It's about those patriotic men and women who for whatever reason join the military. It's for these men and women who make the sacrifices, and who may or may not make it home, that we show support and give thanks."

The concrete and ceramic memorial has been in various stages of development since 2005, when college administrators began considering ways to leave a mark on the city. Saddleback College President Richard McCullough said it was important for the design and production of the memorial to come from within the college.

"We didn't want to bring something in that somebody else built; we wanted to design it ourselves," he said.

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Aloha ronnie with General Hal Moore:

True American heroes

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ping

[molette67]

RIGHT ON!!!!

[jazusamo]

Thanks for the great post!

[do the dhue]

The Mansions of the Lord

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_WDrbbtaO0E

A tribute to all the American fallen Soldiers

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Thank you for the picture!

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Thanks...

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MEL’s -PASSION- sparked by -WE WERE SOLDIERS-

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[dragnet2]

BTTT!

[La Enchiladita]

Bump to the top!

[Amelia]

Public college in California planning to dedicate a monument to veterans...and one of our FReepers will be singing a hymn...

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[Joe Brower]

Aloha Ronnie, hail and well met. I remember meeting you at a "Freep the Creep" (anti-Clinton rally) that we had in San Diego in June of 2000. It's good to see you haven't slowed down.

Well done!

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About The Memorial-CLICK HERE

The concept for building the on-campus memorial began on Veterans Day 2004, when a Saddleback College committee made up of veterans and those interested in honoring the men and women who have served their country met to talk about ways to permanently pay homage to the College’s veterans. Two artists were called on for the task. Fred Olsen and Richard White, Director of the Saddleback College Art Department, were slated to build the memorial, which they will construct on campus by using a “fire in place” ceramics technique. When finished, the Saddleback College Veterans Memorial will proudly display the first American flag flown over the United States Embassy in Ho Chi Minh City, a gift from Chapter 785 of the Vietnam Veterans of America, which obtained the flag from Pete Peterson, the first U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam and a former Prisoner of War. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Saddleback College Foundation 28000 Marguerite Parkway Mission Viejo, CA 92692 (949) 582-4479 Fax: (949) 364-9312 scfound@saddleback.edu

[Landru]

Nice job, Sarge. :^)
This Bud's for you. ;^)

... -BTTT-

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"But I swear this, before you and before Almighty God. When we go into battle, I will be the first to step onto the field and I will be the last to step off. And I will leave no one behind. Dead or alive. We will all come home. Together." Colonel Harold Moore (We Were Soldiers).

[freema]

Hope to see it on You Tube!

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HAL G. MOORE: The Legacy & Lessons of an American Warrior

http://www.ArmchairGeneral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=14752

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..”JOURNEY from the FALL.. MoviePremieres = Fall of Saigon CLARITY..

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One of the singular joys in speaking with my fellow War Veterans at events such as this Veterans Memorial Ceremony, is just that ..speaking along side such American Heroes. Speakers like Pearl Harbor Survivor JACK HAMMETT, and Battle of the Bulge Infantryman FRED WHITTAKER.

All members of the Freedom Committee of Orange County, California:

http://www.fc-oc.org

http://www.fc-oc.org/speakers.htm

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For me, the highlight of PBS-TV’s recent sterling ‘THE WAR’ TV Series is the telling the story of Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient, and fellow Freedom Committee of Orange County Member, WALTER ELHERS. While fighting to get off Normandy’s Omaha Beach, he was also losing his own brother that same day on an adjacent beach.

WALTER ELHERS’ humble response to this tragedy of war was:

“I’d rather come home without legs, than to come home without my brother.”

See WALTER ELHERS Photos taken at our January 8th, 2008 Freedom Committee Meeting:

http://www.fc-oc.org (See Photo Collection)

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For...

...we all must NEVER ever FORGET..!!

[do the dhue]

Great post Ronnie. And thanks.

And thanks again for your service. It is an honor to know one such as you.

[mad_as_he$$]

ditto!

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Another singular joy at this particular Veterans Memorial event was our hearing Iraq War Battle of Falujah Veteran EHREN TERBEEK echo what we Veterans from prior Wars for Freedom had also directly learned:

1) That there is NO place on earth like a Free America.

2) The Freeier people are everywhere, the happier they are.

Amazing, simply amazing..?

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Amazing and true.

Give me liberty or give me something to aim at, because General Patton said, “No bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country.”

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What kind of Veteran will be soon honored so very well by Saddleback College’s magnificient Veterans Memorial..?

Try...
...the Man who predicted 9/11:

RICK RESCORLA, R.I.P.

(The Website)
http://www.RickRescorla.com

(The Pictures)
http://www.RickRescorla.com/The%20Statue.htm

(The Rest of the Story)
http://www.ArmchairGeneral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=24361

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Just for the LOVE of it..!!

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[Sir_Ed]

My Mom was a teacher at Saddleback for 28 years, she loved Saddleback, and loved teaching.

I went there, and was a disk jockey at KSBR, the college radio station.

Great article, thanks!

Ed

[reformjoy]

Still as CUTE as ever!!

The Singing Patriot!!!

Go Ronnie! :’)

[silent_jonny]

Bump!

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My Pleasure and thanks for your post.

I used to DJ on a 100,000 watt station in South Florida. We played both kinds of music. Country AND Western.

[mystery-ak]

I will never forget Ronnie....God Bless you...

[mystery-ak]

Until Then

[brushcop]

Ronnie,

Don’t know how in the world I missed this post, when I saw what it was about I KNEW you’d be responding. Enjoyed the pix of you and Col (GEN) Hal Moore. Thank you and God speed,

RB

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Thank you for your kindness, RB.

AR

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[ExTexasRedhead]

We will never forget our American heroes and we won’t let others forget. God bless our brave American patriots who now walk with God and God bless those that are fighting for us this very day.

[VOA]

grateful civilian bump

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The REAL DEAL =

1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile) Home Base in Vietnam =

An Khe (Video)

http://www.ArmchairGeneral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=67810

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What makes an American Veteran..?

Lifesaving Hero RICK RESCORLA:

Landing Zone X-Ray/1965
Landing Zone Albany/1965
World Trade Center/1993-2001

Above & Beyond Citizen Medal Awardee/
March 25, 2009

http://www.RickRescorla.com

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[aposiopetic]

Bump to honor those who showed courage when called to put it all on the line.

[Republic]

Gee Ronnie--I didn't know you were that cute! thump! thump! :^)

Thanks so much for your love for fellow veterans and for our nation. Would love to have heard you sing, glad the college is building a memorial to our veterans, wish every campus would.

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CLARITY =

Once a soldier ..and young,

They are still soldiers

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[Republic]

WOW! The website-the Weider History-is amazing. Enjoyed revewing your pictures. Thanks, Ronnie...what strange and dangerous times we are living in. I read a a post yesterday that spoke to how our precious troops are getting discouraged and depressed in Afghanistan and I am sick in my heart over this....I believe it is all because of uhbama and his dirty advisors and the filth of harry reid and pelosi and all of that rot that infests our American lesadership are DESTROYING our military.

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As always, Republic, thank you for your kindness and your precious LOVE of FREEDOM.

Don’t your find it quite profound to see a now U.S. Attorney General ERIC HOLDER aiming to control our FREEDOM to FREELY express ourselves online and on Talk Radio/TV..?

The very same ERIC HOLDER who helped the CLINTONS & JANET RENO send a then FREE Little ELIAN back to a cold dark corner of CASTRO’s Communist Cuba..?

ARMCHAIR GENERAL Magazine Forums

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[fatima]

Hey Ronnie where’s the video of you singing?((((((Hugs))))))

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Because LOVE is indeed the only reality, not HATE:

It may well be that...
The entire future...
Of the whole human race...
May well hinge on our finally,

...during this new 21st Century of ours,

FREEing all the women of the world...
Into being all that they already are...
In GOD’s Eyes and...
All that they can be...
While here on the Planet Earth...
...and beyond.

For all our own best sakes..!!!

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