http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/memorialday/ en-us Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:44:53 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2388372/posts We've all seen the photo: But does it tell the whole truth? I'm as anti Obama as anyone but the fact is Obama did have his hand on his heart, just not at the last second of a long musical note. Let me explain: Here is the video. Look at 2:33-2:37 the video clearly shows he does have hand on heart and then the camera pans away. Camera returns at 2:56 and Obama still has hand on heart till 2:59 when camera pans away again. The problem is when do you put your hand back down? As can be clearly... You Tube Video Of Event http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2388372/posts#comment Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:44:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2327369/posts I dare anyone to watch this video...it will stop you dead in your tracks, lest we never forget 1 million + plus men and women have given their lives for our freedom. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ul60BvTk0U&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Efacebook%2Ecom%2Fhome%2Ephp%3F&feature=player_embedded Youtube http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2327369/posts#comment Sat, 29 Aug 2009 13:11:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2260959/posts Sylmar's Pioneer Cemetery Gets Some Needed Attention on Memorial Day San Fernando Valley Historical Society held their annual Memorial Day activities at the historic Pioneer Memorial Cemetery located in Sylmar. This small plot of fenced land is the second oldest cemetery in the San Fernando Valley. Within its very rough cemetery grounds are individual's tombs that have their own stories to tell anyone interested in knowing them. On this Memorial Day, Civil War veterans (shamefully in currently unmarked graves) were the center of attention by the day's memorial speeches. However, there are many more unmarked veterans tombs of several historical... Valley Daily News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2260959/posts#comment Sat, 30 May 2009 01:04:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2260755/posts Steve Barry >>More PhotosSteve Barry has a story of survival and gratitude for the American troops who liberated him during World War II. Steve is Jewish and was sent from Hungary to the notorious Bergen-Belsen camp. He soon was loaded, along with 2,500 other starving Jews, on a train. The train became stranded in the middle of fierce fighting. Soon Steve's captors left, but the passengers were weak, and there was nowhere for them to go, so they stayed with the train hoping for a miracle. Carroll Walsh Steve will never forget the day he saw the first tank... The Story http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2260755/posts#comment Fri, 29 May 2009 19:09:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2259783/posts Is it okay to show your patriotism at the office? For one Arlington woman, the answer was "no" after she hung an American flag in her office just before the Memorial Day weekend. Debbie McLucas is one of four hospital supervisors at Kindred Hospital in Mansfield. Last week, she hung a three-by-five foot American flag in the office she shares with the other supervisors. When McLucas came to work Friday, her boss told her another supervisor had found her flag offensive. "I was just totally speechless. I was like, 'You're kidding me,'" McLucas said. McLucas' husband and sons are former... CBS 1 TV http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2259783/posts#comment Thu, 28 May 2009 13:32:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2259951/posts Saving Monuments from the ACLU by: Bethany Stotts, May 28, 2009 Schools, parks and courthouses aren’t the only places hit by separation of church and state lawsuits. Several veterans groups recently argued that a case coming before the Supreme Court this fall could help determine the fate of veterans’ memorials around the country. They met on May 21 to protest what Mark Seavey of The American Legion called the American Civil Liberty Union’s (ACLU) “fight to secularize every facet of American life.” “The issue for us goes far beyond the fate of one simple cross in the desert, as mentioned,... Campus Report http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2259951/posts#comment Thu, 28 May 2009 17:21:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2259586/posts Apparently, not even a somber ceremony to honor fallen soldiers is off limits to desperate people looking to attack Governor Palin. In her latest hate-filled rant, Shannyn Moore has once again demonstrated that she is not bound by logic and common decency when it comes to discussing Governor Palin. Conservatives4Palin http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2259586/posts#comment Thu, 28 May 2009 04:27:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2259177/posts A Texas woman put up an American flag for Memorial Day, and was told to remove it because it was offensive to a coworker. The kicker is the offended employee is not from the United States. I know ... shocker. Needs of the Many http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2259177/posts#comment Wed, 27 May 2009 17:33:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2258310/posts NetRight Nation http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2258310/posts#comment Tue, 26 May 2009 14:21:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2258113/posts There are more than 150,000 people buried at Fort Snelling National Cemetery. And while the headstones appear identical from a distance each one tells a story about a person who served the nation in uniform at some point in life. David and Margaret Sorensen of Edina, and their children David Roy and McKenzie, could be seen from a distance Monday standing above one such grave marker. "Arthur Marius Sorensen," Margaret Sorensen explained, "It's my children's great grandfather. They never met him, but we like to bring them out here and try to tell stories." Sorensen was a new Danish immigrant... KARE11.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2258113/posts#comment Tue, 26 May 2009 02:28:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2258088/posts President Barack Obama lays a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier during Memorial Day commemorations at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va., May 25, 2009. DoD photo by Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeleyI yearn to be able to respect a president I have political differences with. To be able to find common ground as fellow Americans and on occasions such as Memorial Day, out of respect for the office of the presidency, applaud his speech and say, "Well done, Mr. President; well done! We may differ politically, but today I stand with you!" So why am... Flopping Aces http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2258088/posts#comment Tue, 26 May 2009 01:03:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2258019/posts President Barack Obama hit the golf course after marking his first Memorial Day as commander in chief. The president's motorcade took him to Fort Belvoir in Virginia. That's where he went for a game of golf more than a week ago. Obama grabbed his clubs after he participated in Memorial Day observances at Arlington National Cemetery Google News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2258019/posts#comment Mon, 25 May 2009 22:08:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2257822/posts Heather Golczynski and her 8-year-old son Christian hold tightly to the memory of Marine Staff Sgt. Marc Golczynski. Choking back tears, Christian Golczynski accepted the flag from his father's casket. Photographer Aaron Thompson described this moment as "the most emotionally moving event I may have ever witnessed and may ever witness in my life." *snip* Just days before he left for his second tour, Marc sent a letter to his family that would be his epitaph. "Due to our deep desire to finish the job we started, we fight and sometimes die so that our families don't have to.... ABCNews http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2257822/posts#comment Mon, 25 May 2009 15:18:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2258043/posts On this Memorial Day of 2009 there will be parades and music all across this land with heartfelt speeches to mark the day. There will be reunions, picnics, prayers and stories exchanged. American flags will wave o'r the many graves and as we gather together those who fought and died for us will be honored and remembered. Many of us will spend some time in quiet reflection today. Memories of moments in combat will come to the fore for some; for others it will be the loss of a loved one or Post Scripts http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2258043/posts#comment Mon, 25 May 2009 23:20:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2258009/posts President Barack Obama sent a wreath Monday to a memorial for soldiers who fought on the side of slavery during the Civil War, continuing a 90-year-old Memorial Day tradition despite being urged by historians to “break this chain of racism.” The first black U.S. president also started a new tradition by sending a wreath to the African American Civil War Memorial in Washington honoring the 200,000 black soldiers who fought for Union forces in America’s bloodiest conflict. “We ask you to break this chain of racism stretching back to Woodrow Wilson and not send a wreath or other token of... Reuters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2258009/posts#comment Mon, 25 May 2009 21:47:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2258018/posts Sent: Mon May 25 13:36:37 2009 Subject: Pool report #2 5/25/09 POTUS rode out to Fort Belvoir in an uneventful motorcade. Your pool is now holding in the base PX; POTUS is, reportedly, golfing with Marvin Nicholson. Your pool probably won't have any idea exactly what POTUS is doing at 3 p.m. during the moment of national unity he called for. Drudge Report http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2258018/posts#comment Mon, 25 May 2009 22:08:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2257979/posts Russell Kirk once wrote, “A conservative is not, by definition, a selfish or a stupid person; instead, he is a person who believes that there is something in life worth saving.” The same must be said for a patriot. In their view, America is something not to be hated or despised; rather, it is something that is worth saving—a country that has more to offer than any other in the world. Those indelible qualities have been incorporated into America’s soul from its founding. These patriots sought a Republic as moral, as just and divine as any in the world. They... Elective Decisions http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2257979/posts#comment Mon, 25 May 2009 20:59:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2257974/posts THE TRUE MEANING OF MEMORIAL DAY - PLEASE WATCH God bless & keep all who do serve, or have ever served, in defense of this Republic & her Constitution...and particularly may He rest all those who have given the last full measure of devotion in that service. That includes my Uncle Albert Spacil, my mom's only brother & my dear, deceased grandparent's only son. He died in a B-17 over Germany in 1944. God continue to rest his soul until we're all gathered over yonder, across Jordan in our Father's Kingdom. ...and may God grant that we have the strength,... VIDEO http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2257974/posts#comment Mon, 25 May 2009 20:53:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2257952/posts It is likely -- and it is sad -- that on this Memorial Day fresh names will be added to the list of American war dead, a list that stretches from the Revolutionary War to today's conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. We hope we are wrong. We hope today is a safe day for the thousands of American soldiers in those terrifying locations, but we acknowledge the wishfulness of such a thought. Nearly 200,000 American servicemen and women are in danger's way at this moment, a number big enough to remind us, in the safety of our borders, that we... Kennebec Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2257952/posts#comment Mon, 25 May 2009 20:24:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2257925/posts I admire Andy Rooney's ability to make frightening statements of a dangerous and deadly ideology sound like an innocuous offhand comment that all should find agreeable. He did so once again last night, this time during his monologue on Memorial Day. After a couple examples of men who died in past wars, Rooney said the following: For too many Americans, Memorial Day has become just another day off. There's only so much time any of us can spend remembering those we loved who have died, but the men, boys really, who died in our wars deserve at least a few... Patriot Room http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2257925/posts#comment Mon, 25 May 2009 19:26:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2257888/posts Today - on my day off - I'm washing clothes, washing dishes, organizing, cleaning, planting, entertaining, sweating and more. And griping. Oh yes, I was griping about it. Then it occurred to me that those clothes I'm washing -- they're ours. Mine and my family's. We own them. They don't belong to my employer or worse yet, my owner. They're unique clothes - chosen to fit and compliment someone in my family. They're not oppressively hot with only a window for the eyes. They're weren't given us because we had none. Even better, they don't bear the stripes of a... My Blog http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2257888/posts#comment Mon, 25 May 2009 18:04:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2257872/posts The smartest president in U.S. history seems to have confused Memorial Day with Veterans Day: President Barack Obama saluted veterans and urged his countrymen to do the same this Memorial Day weekend, saying the nation has not always paid them proper respect. In his weekly radio and Internet address Saturday, Obama said people can honor veterans by sending a letter or care package to troops overseas, volunteering at health clinics or taking supplies to a homeless veterans center. He said it could also mean something as simple as saying "thank you" to a veteran walking by on the street. ****... Federal Review http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2257872/posts#comment Mon, 25 May 2009 17:10:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2257875/posts URGENT NEW PETITION for our troops and chaplains. Please click, sign, WE WILL FAX your petition automatically to 435 members of Congress (saving you hours of labor!) BREAKING NEWS: Pentagon Burns Soldiers Bibles - Military Chaplains Attacked A Pentagon spokesman under the Obama Administration has just acknowledged seizing and burning the privately owned Bibles of American soldiers serving in Afghanistan. The Bibles had been printed in the local Pashto and Dari languages, and sent by private donors last year to American Christian soldiers and chaplains, for distribution to American troops on overseas military bases during optionally-attended Christian worship services. Had... Pay in the Name of Jesus Project http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2257875/posts#comment Mon, 25 May 2009 17:18:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2257818/posts At first there was no place for us to go until someone put up that Black Granite Wall. Now, everyday and night, my Brothers and my Sisters wait to see the many people from places afar file in front of this Wall. Many stopping briefly and many for hours and some that come on a regular basis. It was hard at first, not that it's gotten any easier, but it seems that many of the attitudes towards that Vietnam war we were involved in have changed. I can only pray that the ones on the other side have learned something, and... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2257818/posts#comment Mon, 25 May 2009 15:12:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2257791/posts This National Geographic Special tours one of Americas most sacred places and explores its hallowed history in this powerful one hour film portrait. hulu.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2257791/posts#comment Mon, 25 May 2009 14:17:40 GMT