Posted on 11/10/2005 5:56:10 PM PST by Diva Betsy Ross
Thank you for starting this great thread.
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Veteran's Day November 11, 2005
I THANK YOU for your service to OUR Great Country!
I SALUTE you! ARMY
NAVY
AIR FORCE
MARINES
COAST GUARD
Those that must NEVER BE FORGOTTEN
....... THEY ALSO MUST COME HOME TO REST............
....And THOSE WHO PAID THE ULTIMATE PRICE FOR MY FREEDOM!
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As a vet of WW2, I extend my sincere 'thank you' for what this site has done to honor us and all the vets of all the wars---May God keep safe the boys and girls, men and women, who are in foriegn lands and harms way--Free Republic and its people are truly a "shining light" in these chaotic times-
Amazing how military service runs in families, isn't it? I don't know if you've noticed, but the Canteen is a daily thread. Tonight/Tomorrow's thread is a real humdinger.
C'mon over and see what the ladies have done for our vets tonight...
Doing fine :) You?
| November 11, 2005
Ordinary People
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Bestselling novelist Arthur Hailey (1920-2004) once said of his characters, "I don't think I really invented anybody. I have drawn on real life." When readers open a book by the British author, they encounter ordinary people whom the writer has placed in extraordinary situations.
In Acts 4 we find ordinary people, including the fishermen Peter and John, whom God placed in unexpected situations as witnesses to the reality of the risen Christ. These men, who had fled when Jesus was arrested, were now boldly facing threats and punishment for telling others about Him.
Even the authorities who opposed these followers of Jesus were astonished "when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were uneducated and untrained men . . . . And they realized that they had been with Jesus" (v.13).
Most of us are ordinary people in a real life of work, relationships, and everyday circumstances. Our opportunities to demonstrate the reality of Christ may sometimes come disguised as difficulties, as they did for the disciples in Acts.
As ordinary people, we can have an extraordinary impact for Christ if we will trust the Author of our circumstances and rely on the Holy Spirit's power. —David McCasland
God is looking for ordinary people to do extraordinary work.
Brother, ya done good.
Nice photo of a proud member of the VFW...!
Sorry...AmVets...!
Gotta love the ladies. Talk about another tradition...this one a lot more dignified than in years past, of course (my wife would kill me otherwise < smile >)
WOW Tom! Great job.
Hey Happy Veterans day!
Oh look, closing in on 200 and I have not even had a chance to read the thread yet.
Yeah, it looks like he may have gone into the Ft. Huachuca museum on-line for that. You picked the perfect picture...it sent chills down my spine when I recognized it.
Very NICE compilation thread!
Best to all Veterans!
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