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Posted on 08/24/2008 5:00:16 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska
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Evening, all!
Eating a sandwich and watching the closing ceremonies.
What's up with everyone else?
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The only president to win the Medal of Honor and Nobel Prize, he was author of many books and an expert in many fields.
A true outdoorsman, lover of fine guns, explorer, soldier, and probably the smartest man ever to be president with the possible exception of Jefferson.
Arms Full
Iraqi Brig. Gen. Ali Ibraheem Dabown, commander of 8th Brigade, 2nd National Police Division, holds a child as he hands her a bag of humanitarian aid items in eastern Baghdad, Aug. 15, 2008.
Photo by Staff Sgt. Matthew Meadows, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Public Affairs
Dressed for Success
An Iraqi woman beats the heat by fanning herself while she sits inside the Altun Kapri city council building courtyard, Aug. 20, 2008.
Photo by Staff Sgt. Ave Pele-Sizelove, Joint Combat Camera Center - Iraq.
TR was a Progressive, who ran against Taft in 1912 on the Progressive Party (Bull Moose Party) ticket, and split the Republican vote, thereby ensuring that Wilson won the White House.
He did the American people no favor, either policy wise nor politically, and had a major role in ensuring that the 20th Century started off on a Progressive footing.
Personally, I think adoration of him his badly misplaced, and needs to be revisited.
I recommend that you read Jonah Goldberg’s “Liberal Fascism” to learn more.
The Maine PGR has been invited to help Honor and pay final Respects to fourVeterans' who will be buried at the Boscawen Veteran's Cemetery in BoscawenNH at 2 pm on Friday - August 22. These Hero's have remained unclaimed andwaiting for burial, one since 1974. The Patriot Guard Riders and others will help serve as "friends and family"for this solemn and much overdue service.
From 'shelf people' to honored vets By SHAWNE K. WICKHAMNew Hampshire Sunday News Staff
Sunday, Aug.17, 2008 As young men, they served their country honorably, in wartime and in peace. But they died alone and forgotten -- no honor guard, no folded flag, noplaying of Taps to mark their passing.
Now, thanks to the efforts of a Manchester funeral director and the directorof the state veterans cemetery, that wrong is about to be set right. This Friday, a military burial will be held at the New Hampshire StateVeterans Cemetery in Boscawen for four servicemen whose cremated remains hadbeen unclaimed for years.
The men are: John A. "Jean" Bissonnette, Robert A. Caughey, John E. Davisonand William J. "Jack" Mitchell.
The four are what funeral directors call "shelf people." It's a grim but little-known fact: Funeral homes across the state havepossession of cremated remains no loved one ever claimed.
"There's no family or friends or anyone to step forward. We just sort ofhold onto them," explained Arthur "Buddy" Phaneuf, owner of Phaneuf FuneralHomes & Crematorium in Manchester.
It was a chance conversation a few months back between Phaneuf and RogerDesjardins, director of the veterans cemetery, that led to the extraordinaryceremony taking place this Friday.
Phaneuf had mentioned his funeral home's ongoing efforts to track downrelatives of its "shelf people" to Desjardins, who asked whether any of themmight have been veterans. "Let me help you. We can give them a decent interment here," Desjardinsoffered.
It took months of research into military records, but the two men were able to prove that four of Phaneuf's "shelf people" were honorably dischargedveterans, eligible for free burial in the state veterans cemetery.
In thecase of John Bissonnette, his remains had been at Phaneuf's for 34 years. "It's really heartwarming to see that we've at last found a home for thesecomrades," Desjardins said.
The four men will be buried with full military honors, with taps, aflag-folding ceremony, perhaps even a 21-gun salute if Desjardins can lineit up.
Representatives of veterans organizations will accept the foldedflags on behalf of each man's family. "We're going to have a nice little ceremony," Desjardins said. The Rev. Gary Rolph, chaplain for the V.A. Medical Center in Manchester,will offer prayers, and military honor guards from the Army and Air Forcewill be on hand.
There seems to be a shared sense of mission around honoring these veterans who died with no one to grieve their passing, or even receive the flags attheir funerals.
Master Sgt. Dana Moore from the New Hampshire Military Forces Honor Guard inFranklin said he feels a special sense of obligation to honor the men. "It'sthe least we can do," he said. "It's better late than never."
Phaneuf Funeral Homes donated four burial urns, inscribed with the insignia of each veteran's branch of service. "It's just the right thing to do,"Phaneuf said. Desjardins is hoping for a respectable crowd for Friday's 2 p.m. ceremony,which is open to the public. "I just think we need to pay our respects tothese guys," he said. "They're not forgotten by us, that's for sure."
He also hopes this will not be the end of the story; he knows there are moreveterans out there whose remains are unclaimed. "I'm hoping these localveterans organizations will knock on the doors of their local funeralhomes," he said.
Pics to follow....
What a treasure. Some republicans might not like the idea of BLM or Gov held lands, but it has been a treasure for so many Americans and the world 
Glacier National Park
Then there was the matter Of The White Fleet. Teddy Sold America to the world with heart and gunboat diplomacy
Sorry, I think he is the very face of America
Then you should read - A Conservative History of the American Left - by Daniel J. Flynn, ISBN 978-0-307-33946-1
The great cathedrals of Europe are not only breathtaking but intriguing in their architecture. Because their massive ceilings were too heavy for the walls to support, flying buttresses, or external extensions, were built to support the expansive roofs.
Although we are “the temple of the living God” (2 Cor. 6:16), I wonder if we are not more like these cathedrals, with buttresses of external influences holding us up while we remain weak at the core. Pastors, friends, rules, books, and small groups are helpful to support and bolster our faith. But if we depend too heavily on them, they can actually distract us from developing a healthy heart for God.
Our heart is the place where God meets and relates to us personally. It’s where He allows us to respond to His correction. Spending time in His Word and in prayer opens the door for Him to interact with us at the deepest levels of our need and gives Him opportunities to comfort and convict. As we open our hearts to Him, He fans the flame of an intimate, life-changing relationship.
Authentic Christianity is the inside-out expression of this dynamic relationship with Jesus that provides the strength to live for His glory—regardless of what is happening on the outside!
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Good evening Ma!
It was a very nice day, thank you!
Pics coming right up!
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