Posted on 07/18/2010 5:00:28 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska
I’m Catholic and also believe Nick is in Heaven face to face with our Savior and when our run is done we’ll join him there.
I lost Mom April 29, 2006 and Dad February 13, 2008. I still felt like Mom was around looking out for Dad. You may think this is strange but, The night Dad passed, I was sent a little message letting me know that they were both OK and that I will see them again.
Ping to the canteen.
Posted on basic training.org by the late Nick Bacon
we should make him an honorary Freeper
Knowing the Cost, Expressing the Value (by Nick Bacon)
Knowing the Cost, Expressing the Value
Written by Nick Bacon
Our founding fathers knew that freedom comes with a very expensive price tag. It was going to cost many American lives. They also knew, in July of 1776, when they signed the Declaration of Independence, that they had probably signed their own death warrant.
This is a great country, one nation under God. A nation of prosperity and respect for our people, their liberty and freedom. I believe that our forefathers made a clear, forthright declaration of our dependence on our God and Savior in the closing words, “with firm reliance on the protection of Divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes, and our sacred honor.”
Fifty-six great men signed that Declaration, few survived. Five were captured and tortured to death by the enemy, twelve lost their homes and property, two lost sons in the Army, one had a son captured, and nine died supporting the war.
Such great men have continued to fight and die for this great country! We are a great nation because we have always had great men and women who believe in the same principles and ideals as our nation’s founding fathers—men and women who trust in God and who depend upon each other. I have lost many great friends in battle, young men who shall never see a tomorrow. Their wives and children shall never again kiss the faces of their dead heroes. Yes, I know the sadness of war, the many lost lives, the wounded. Yet there would be the greater loss of freedom traded for chains, prosperity for hunger, hope for tears, were it not for these great Americans who have always been willing to pay the supreme sacrifice in protecting our nation from tyrants who would exercise their unjust cruelty over our people.
This is an attitude from the heart. It is more important than the circumstances of life, than education, than skill, than money. It is what makes or breaks a country or a people.
We shall always be a great nation as long as we teach our children that the knowledge and trust provided by the Redeemer of mankind, our Lord Jesus Christ, is of paramount importance. With each teaching, it is impossible for us to be anything other than great.
A nation is only great when it is made so by its people. Men and women who work hard every day, cultivating this great and blessed land. Never hungry, but feeding the hungry; opening our nation’s arms and heart to the poor of the world.
I love this great land called the United States of America, and in all my travels, I have seen none so great. I’ll fight for her and even die for her. For, this is my land, secured by God and man. If we ever allow God to be removed from us, we shall fail quickly. For, what is a nation without God?
Let us remember all those who have perished for our freedom. Don’t let their sacrifice stand for nothing in your life. Tell everyone that they made the supreme sacrifice for a great cause; be proud you are an American, and thank God that you are.
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No I don't think that's strange at all. I thinks it's wonderful and thanks for sharing that with us. Those who are not saved do not have that blessed hope.
It will turn you into a bitter and spiteful Christopher Hitchins.,
On a more positive note, please see the article I posted by Nick just after your post.
God rest him in his arms.
Just Remember. Nick isn’t gone.
He is only in the other room.
Speak of him in the same familiar voice.
See I told you it took someone special to serve in the subs.
Would you mind using your pinglist for this great American hero?
Ping to request for #187 and to honor the life of First Sargent Nick Bacon.
That is the biggest list I have.
Rest well
Looks like the Cowboys are on their way.
A very deep hearted thank you from the Bacon family.
Thanks to First Sargent Bacon for a life of service.
WOW!! What an awesome post! Please let the family of Nicky Bacon know that we have not forgotten his sacrifice for our country. He was a hero through and through and I am honored just to know his story. God bless his family!!
bttt
Thanks for returning to the thread just to say that. I to am humbled at such men and women.
Ping to MOH Nick Bacon memorial.
God rest his soul, and may he be rewarded in heaven for his service to our country.
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