A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day....09-15-03....Military Monday

Aquamarine; Billie

[dansangel]

(((((Aqua))))) - thank you for bringing us Military Monday.

It gives us time to reflect together what we share with Our Lord daily.

Father, please place Your bloodline of protection around our Military Members. Protect them as they protect us with their selfless acts. We also ask that all of our Military Members, past and present, be given the thanks and recognition that they so deserve. And finally, we ask that the departed may be resting comfortably in Your loving embrace, close to You as their just reward for paying the ultimate price for our freedoms.

We ask these things as Your humble servants, in the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, Amen.

[Aquamarine]

God Bless Our Military



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Below are names of some of our FReepers' loved ones who are serving our country. If you have someone you would like to add, please address a post to Billie; Mama_Bear; Dansangel; Dutchess; Aquamarine; Free The Hostages and we will add their name to this list. As we pray for them, we pray also for all our nation's leaders, and military personnel, and their families and friends. May God hold them close to His heart.

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We ask Lord, that You guide the leaders of our great country in their hour of decision. The burden that has been placed on their shoulders is overwhelming. We ask that with Your infinite wisdom You guide them gently to the right decisions.

Please give us the strength, Lord, to get through each difficult and devastating day that faces each of us and our country. Protect and guide our Military that are now being called to duty, strengthen them in their trials and temptations; give them courage to face the perils which beset them; and grant them a sense of your abiding presence wherever they may be; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

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OhioWfan........................son mystery-ak..........son, husband Gogrammy................grandson Inspectorette...................son Blessed American..........nephew Slip18..........................nephew anniegetyourgun...........nephew Pippin....niece,nephew,loved one Doug from Upland......son-in-law weldgophardline.....brotherinlaw Future Snake Eater..........cousin WaterDragon..son-in-law,grandson BeforeISleep...................son The Mayor........................niece LadyX.........................grandson fawn796.....................nephew ValerieUSA................2 sons Warrior Nurse...........active duty SK1 Thurman...........active duty David Osborne.........active duty fc2tomschermuly......active duty bkwells..................activve duty LongCut..................active duty Trish.......................active duty StarCMC.......brother Atomic Conspiracy............half-brother....niece....nephew TexKat......son....and stepson Explorer89............brother

Maigrey................cousin ladtx....................2 sons Mama_Bear...........2 nephews gator girl............husband severa................husband MozartLover......son, nephew LBGA........................son SpookBrat...........nephew Himyar.....................son boxerblues............2 sons the piper...................son sheeza...............husband kemathen7...........husband Tiffee4Bob.......boyfriend Diver Dave................niece deadhead................cousin JimRobinson.....2 nephews Armymarinemom.....3 sons Consort..2 daughters,son-in-law Darheel..................niece dixie sass.............nephew BeAllYouCanBe.........son AgThorn...............2 sons homeschoolmama.......nephew kneezles.................son kimmie7...........brother Spruce.............daughter

[Aquamarine]

Good morning (((Dansy))) and thank you for the beautiful prayer for ones in the Military past and present.

[ladtx]

Good morning all. Since it's Military Monday again here are 3 more of America's Finest.

In memory of my fellow Vietnam helicopter pilots who were killed in that war the following were lost on SEP 15. God bless them all.

1968 CW3 Frank W. Cross (USAR) -- A/228 Assault Support Helicopter Battalion 1 CAV, Age 36, Married, Ft. Belvoir, Virgina
1968 WO1 William M. Miller (USAR) -- 135th Assault Helicopter Company, Age 21, Single, Keene, New Hampshire
1970 LTJG William A. Pedersen (USNR) -- HA(L)-3, Age 25, Single, La Canada, California

Patch of A Company 228th ASHB 1st Cavalry

Patch of 135th Assault Helicopter Company

The 135th unit crest was designed by the men of this unique company, and used the extended eagle wings to represent Army Aviation and the traditional anchor to symbolize the Royal Australian Navy element. Since this unit was the only integrated U.S. - Australian aviation company in Vietnam, and always sought perfection, it chose the Olympian laurel wreath to symbolize both the unity and the goal. From the official term "Experimental Military Unit" comes EMU, which was the unit's call sign. The motto "Get The Bloody Job Done" was a direct quote from a congratulatory signal sent by a supported unit after a successful operation west of Chi Lang, Republic of Vietnam. (From the 135th EMU's website)

Unit patch of the HA(L)-3 Seawolves.

SCOUTS OUT!

[Mo1]

Good Morning Aquamarine!

[jwfiv]

Good morning to all our Hostesses,and to all the Finest...thank you for setting the table today, Miss Aqua.

Thanks for the coffee, Mr. Mayor.

ladtx, I'm glad to see tthat whrilybird...)

May God bless America, and favor our troops on all the world's battlefields.

[Calpernia]

Morning {{{Angel}}}!!

[Libertina]

Good Morning FR's Finest! :) Thanks and God Bless to our courageous US troops and allies!

[MeekOneGOP]

Mornin', everybody ! Happy Monday !!

[Aquamarine]

Thanks for posting this remembrance about 3 of America's Finest. We should never forget the sacrifices that were made in order fo us to be a free society.
May God bless their souls.

[Libertina]

An ugly something
You are wise to stock up with necessary items, Calpernia. Take care!

[iceskater]

Good morning! Just got back from vacation in Virginia Beach. We got to go to the air show at Oceana NAS. I had never been to something like that and it was amazing. The Blue Angels were there and they were something to watch! We were fortunate to be standing near some people who had been to many airshows and they were able to tell us lots of info about the Blue Angels and their flying maneuvers.

Turned out that there was a keel-laying ceremony for the new aircraft carrier, the George H.W. Bush, while we were there. That was invitation-only but it was cool to hear about it on the news.

Norfolk will be the home of a bunch of new super-Hornet jets. Seems a bunch of locals have their knickers in a twist about it since those aircraft make noise. My opinion is that jet noise is the sound of freedom!

Tropical storm Henri made his presence felt (those darned french) and Isabel is coming. So, we left a day early. I think the cats were glad we came home early (LOL)!

Now it's back to reality for me!

[Aquamarine]

Good morning Mo1! Love that patriotic gif! :)

[Libertina]

Morning Aquamarine! thank you for posting this thread today :) Have a good one!

[Calpernia]

Nasty storm starting. May be off the puter for a while.

See you all later.

[Aquamarine]

Thanks for all the cute little boy pictures you've been posting lately. Keep em coming...please. :)

Billie, could we use that in a Pledge?

[Aquamarine]

Happy to hear you enjoyed your vacation in Virginia Beach and got to see the Blue Angels. I saw them one time in Florida many years ago and it was awesome!

[Libertina]

LOL Just don't be sending any of that nasty stuff our way, Calpernia sweetie! ;)

[Aquamarine]

Good morning Libertina. Wow! Love that font color. lol

It's nice to see all the familiar posters here this morning.
Have a wonderful day! :)

[Libertina]

That was just for YOU Aqua! I typed in < font color = and then I typed in aqua just to see if it worked... and Voila! Cool, huh? :)