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IN !

[Kathy in Alaska]

Please note: The author of the Hall of Heroes is StarCMC. Please thank her for today’s thread.

Hall of Heroes: John William Finn

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[Kathy in Alaska]

Hello Veterans, wherever you are!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Honoring Our Heroes

AbnSarge USA
Allegra
3 sons (armymarinemom and amdad)
Brett USN (CindyDawg)
Brother and Son-in-Law (kalee)
Cannoneer No. 4
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CMS USA
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Defender2
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Fred (DocRock)
GulfWar1Vet USA
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IS2 Heather USN (My Hearts in London - Everett)
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Jonathan USMC (AZbushgal)
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[AZamericonnie]

Supporting our Soldiers, Sailors, Marines, Airmen, and Coast Guardsmen
at more than 1,000 places across the U. S. and around the world.

~Tribute to Our Troops~

[alarm rider]

“The very sad thing about the story to me is that when he placed his precious Medal of Honor in the scanning box, the airport attendants didn’t know what it was”.

This angers me on so many levels, I can barely type. It’s a real good thing for all concerned that I wasn’t in that airport on that day.

Salutes to Lt. Finn, now and always.

AR

[HopeandGlory]

Good morning Troops, Veterans and Canteeners.

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Our Flag Flying Proudly One Nation Under God

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Lord, Please Bless Our Troops, They're fighting for our Freedom.

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God Bless Our Republic

I pledge allegiance to the Flag
of the United States of America,
and to the Republic, for which it stands;
one nation UNDER GOD,
indivisible,
with liberty and justice for all.

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March 30, 2009

Unclean? Be Cleansed!

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READ: Mark 1:40-45

Jesus, moved with compassion, stretched out His hand and touched him, and said to him, “I am willing; be cleansed.” —Mark 1:41

As I read Mark 1:40-45, I imagine the following scene:

They saw him coming toward them from across the way. He was waving his arms to warn them away. They recognized him by the bandanna covering his nose and mouth. His garments were torn and his skin peeled away from his body. He was a leper—unclean!

The crowd around Jesus scattered as the leper charged into their midst. Everyone was afraid of being touched by him because they themselves would then become unclean. Lepers were barred from the religious life of the community, isolated from society, and compelled to mourn their own death by tearing their clothes.

But this leper threw himself at Jesus’ feet, appealing to Him out of desperation and faith to restore him to wholeness: “If You are willing, You can make me clean” (v.40). Moved with compassion, Jesus touched the man and said, “I am willing; be cleansed” (v.41). Jesus healed the man of his leprosy and told him to show himself to the temple priest.

Jesus has the power to cleanse, forgive, and restore those who are hopelessly and helplessly caught up in their sin and can see no way out. Trust Him to say to you, “I am willing; be cleansed.”

The Savior is waiting to save you
And wash every sin-stain away;
By faith you can know full forgiveness
And be a new creature today! —Bosch

Jesus specializes in restoration.

Bible in One Year: Judges 9-10; Luke 5:17-39

[TASMANIANRED]

Evening Kathy, Hugs.

Last evening’s storms brought winter back.

Heat is back on and the coats came back out.

[luvie]

Great thread, you two, about a wonderful, brave hero!

God bless him and ALL of them!

[BIGLOOK]

Aloha Night Owl!



Hail to the Chief !

Glad he made it to the ceremonies.

[MoochPooch]

Evening, Kathy.

[beachn4fun]

Good morning, Everyone. Good morning to our

Military, our Allies, and their families. THANK YOU for all you do.

Thank you, Star, for preparing the Canteen for today’s activities.

Major KUDOS and Big Salute to Lt. John Wm. Finn.

DC Metroland weather report

~ Today.....Partly cloudy and windy. Cooler. High 61F. Winds WNW at 20 to 30 mph.

~ Tonight.....Generally clear. Low 36F. Winds NW at 10 to 20 mph.

(another unique design)

I had a good four-day weekend but it was so busy I'm almost glad to be back to work. It was REALLY HARD to get up at 0430 again, though.

Needless to say today will be pretty busy as I catch up on the work that was waiting for me when I got back. But, I'll be lurking.

Time for me to make my rounds. But, you stay right where you are. Don't touch that dial. Don't change that channel. Put down that remote. Don't leave the room. Keep your eyes on your monitor. Cause...............I'll be bock!

Now remember, the Canteen is

So, come on in and sit for a while. There's always plenty of coffee, pancakes, conversation, silliness, and plain old BS

REMEMBER THEM

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[MEG33]

Thank you for honoring John Finn..a great WW2 hero.
I read of his airline treatment..*comments censored.*

[txradioguy]

“The very sad thing about the story to me is that when he placed his precious Medal of Honor in the scanning box, the airport attendants didn’t know what it was. There is much more to this story that you can read here, but the short version is that Mr. Finn was treated atrociously by the airline. “

There was a similar incident shortly after 9/11 with MOH recipient Joe Foss.

It’s disgusting.

Morning everyone! :)

[BykrBayb]

Thank you for gathering all that info about Chief Finn, and sharing it with us. I enjoyed reading about his heroism.

I wish I had listened to my inner voice which was telling me not to read the details of his encounter with airport security. That really brought me down.

The account of Chief Finn’s experiences on December 7, 1943 was well written and uplifting.