To: Kathy in Alaska
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The Last Call
May 28, 2018
How the mighty have fallen!
2 Samuel 1:27
After serving his country for two decades as a helicopter pilot, James returned home to serve his community as a teacher. But he missed helicopters, so he took a job flying medical evacuations for a local hospital. He flew until late in his life.
Now it was time to say goodbye to him. As friends, family, and uniformed co-workers stood vigil at the cemetery, a colleague called in one last mission over the radio. Soon the distinctive sound of rotors beating the air could be heard. A helicopter circled over the memorial garden, hovered briefly to pay its respects, then headed back to the hospital. Not even the military personnel who were present could hold back the tears.
When King Saul and his son Jonathan were killed in battle, David wrote an elegy for the ages called the lament of the bow (2 Samuel 1:18). A gazelle lies slain on your heights, he sang. How the mighty have fallen! (v. 19). Jonathan was Davids closest friend and brother-in-arms. And although David and Saul had been enemies, David honored them both. Weep for Saul, he wrote. I grieve for you, Jonathan my brother (vv. 24, 26).
Even the best goodbyes are oh-so-difficult. But for those who trust in the Lord, the memory is much more sweet than bitter, for it is never forever. How good it is when we can honor those who have served others!
Lord, we thank You for those who serve their communities as First Responders. We humbly ask You for their safety.
We honor the Creator when we honor the memory of those who honored Him.
Second Samuel 1:1927 combines personal and communal grief. Jonathans death was not just a loss for David personally, but along with Jonathans father, King Saul, a loss to the entire nation (vv. 19, 17). Although Saul had tried to kill David, David invited the nation to grieve the loss of their king (v. 24).
How can mourning with a community, instead of alone, bring greater healing during grief?
2 posted on
05/27/2018 5:04:01 PM PDT by
The Mayor
(Honesty means never having to look over your shoulder.)
To: Kathy in Alaska
Remember the Fallen tomorrow.
Thank those serving and those who have served EVERY day.
3 posted on
05/27/2018 5:09:59 PM PDT by
lightman
(ANTIFA is full of Bolshevik.)
To: StarCMC; Kathy in Alaska
Thanks so much for tonight’s Memorial Day thread!
4 posted on
05/27/2018 5:25:18 PM PDT by
PROCON
(Man-made climate change is failed science based on fraudulent data = Climate Scientology)
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5 posted on
05/27/2018 5:25:24 PM PDT by
Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: Kathy in Alaska
in memorial to those who ran the final patrol
6 posted on
05/27/2018 5:26:45 PM PDT by
mylife
(The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
To: Kathy in Alaska
Doing my Ancestry I found a lot of people that served. My fourth great grandfather was wounded in the battle of Trenton but lived a long life afterwords. I had a 1st cousin 5 times removed killed in the battle of Long Island. One died of pneumonia 2 weeks after enlisting for the Civil War. We will celebrate not the successful but those that gave the ultimate gift to the country.
God Bless America
7 posted on
05/27/2018 5:26:49 PM PDT by
mountainlion
(Live well for those that did not make it back.)
To: Kathy in Alaska
” It is wrong to mourn these men who have died. Rather, we should thank God that such men lived.” Gen George S. Patton
8 posted on
05/27/2018 5:29:08 PM PDT by
Neoliberalnot
(MSM is our greatest threat. Disney, Comcast, Google Hollywood, NYTimes, WaPo, CNN, NBC, CBS, ABC ...)
To: Kathy in Alaska
10 posted on
05/27/2018 5:37:48 PM PDT by
mylife
(The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
To: Kathy in Alaska
The only close relative my family has lost was David Butler Kiser. He was killed in action in Vietnam.
I don’t know a lot about him. He was my First Cousin’s husband and in the 101st Airborne. He was very nice polite man. He did win the Bronze Star.
14 posted on
05/27/2018 5:46:27 PM PDT by
yarddog
To: Kathy in Alaska; LUV W; HiJinx; AZamericonnie; Jet Jaguar; SandRat; laurenmarlowe; beachn4fun; ...
Greetings to all at the Canteen!
To all our military men and women, past and present,
THANK YOU
for your service!
21 posted on
05/27/2018 7:03:13 PM PDT by
radu
(God bless our military men and women, past and present)
To: Kathy in Alaska
Howdy, Kathy.
I hope your day’s been a good one. Did you get all your homework finished last night so you could chill for a couple of days?
22 posted on
05/27/2018 7:22:50 PM PDT by
radu
(God bless our military men and women, past and present)
To: Kathy in Alaska
REQUEST PERMISSION TO COME ABOARD
CHARLESTOWN, Mass. (Jan. 14, 2008) The first major snowfall of the New Year blankets the USS Constitution. Despite the weather "Old Ironsides" remained open for free public tours. At 210 years-old, USS Constitution is the oldest commissioned warship afloat in the world, manned by 67 active-duty United States Sailors and visited by nearly half a million visitors annually. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Eric Brown (Released)
GOD BLESS AND PROTECT OUR TROOPS AND OUR BELOVED NATION!!!
Boston, Oct. 21, 2009 - Boatswains Mate 2nd Class Philip Gagnon pipes as USS Constitution performs an underway demonstration in honor of the three-masted wooden frigate's 212th birthday. (U.S. Navy photo by Airman Mark Alexander/Released).
USS Constitution's 1812 Marine Guard fire vintage Springfield flintlock muskets during the ship's underway. "Old Ironsides" was underway for the "Constitution Day Cruise," which is conducted to thank the family and supporters of Constitution. U.S. Navy photo by Airman Nick Lyman (Released)
OUR TROOPS ROCK!!!!!!!
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25 posted on
05/27/2018 7:46:06 PM PDT by
ConorMacNessa
(FMF Corpsman - Lima 3/5 RVN 1969 - St. Michael the Archangel defend us in Battle!)
To: Kathy in Alaska; GodBlessUSA; Mrs.Nooseman; AZamericonnie; HiJinx; Colonel_Flagg; BIGLOOK; ...
U S Military Academy~Mansions Of The Lord
Mansions Of The Lord Ronan Tynan
To fallen soldiers let us sing Where no rockets fly nor bullets wing Our broken brothers let us bring To the Mansions of the Lord No more bleeding, no more fight No prayers pleading through the night Just divine embrace, eternal light To the Mansions of the Lord. Where no mothers cry and no children weep We will stand and guard though the angels sleep Through the ages safely keep The Mansions of the Lord.
NEVER FORGET THEM!
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27 posted on
05/27/2018 7:57:19 PM PDT by
luvie
(Our troops are the best of the best and we should honor them EVERY day!)
To: Kathy in Alaska; LUV W; mylife; radu; All
Remember the Fallen!
28 posted on
05/27/2018 8:10:38 PM PDT by
MS.BEHAVIN
(Women who behave rarely make history)
To: All
48 posted on
05/27/2018 8:42:09 PM PDT by
Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: StarCMC; Kathy in Alaska; GodBlessUSA; LUV W; E.G.C.; HiJinx; MEG33; mylife; SandRat; PROCON; ...
FR CANTEEN MISSION STATEMENT Showing support and boosting the morale of our military and our allied military and the family members of the above. Honoring those who have served before. HAPPY Good morning everyone. Thank you Star & Ma for today's thread. Thank you to all our AWESOME Military, our Allies, and their families for all you do. Take a moment today to pat yourself on the back for your continued dedication to the "job". Sure hope those in the path of Alberto are preparing for possible damage. Remember to seal all important papers in plastic bags and seal in freezer. Prepare your pets. Get to a safe place. I read the headlines that Ellicott City in Maryland is flooded again. They were just about finished rebuilding/cleaning up after 2016 flood. We have had our share of rain this May. I imagine our weather may get more wonky from the volcano eruptions in Hawaii. Remember those who gave all this weekend.
and our allied troops
Remember, the Canteen is a family friendly place. We welcome the military, our allies, and their families. Continued prayers for the success and completion of your mission. Prayers for your safe return home.
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102 posted on
05/28/2018 3:23:39 AM PDT by
beachn4fun
(Just because you THINK it, doesn't make it so.)
To: Kathy in Alaska
Was just writing an email to a friend in Boston (we are a little club that stays in touch called the LBC - Last Boston Conservatives - we hide our identity by claiming it stands for Lesbian Bisexual Coalition or Liberal Bolshevik Coalition etc.)
Anyway ... I'm just copying and pasting from it because it applies today.
Interesting chat with my neighbor last night by a bonfire burning all the left over from the storm damage last October
his Dad was German army WW2. When the Russians started kicking their asses as the end
they all retreated towards the Americans - they were sandwiched at that point
knowing it was the lesser of two evils. He died about 2 years ago almost to the day. Henry my neighbor, not long after he died, found a 28 page diary/journal that his Dad wrote after the war to capture his experience
about the war, being a soldier. So hes researching and writing a book (not interested in money, just a son wanting to know his Dad better. He calls today his 'reverse Memorial Day.')
If the German SS caught German army soldiers withdrawing (not deserting
withdrawing) -> they shot them on sight. (Obviously his dad wasnt caught by the SS.)
Then there is Masha (the Russian I almost married but I remained a humble happy wood monk)
her grand dad was RUSSIAN army in the war. He was caught by the Germans, but released in a prisoner exchange during the war. If you were THAT
the Russians would put you out 150 - 300 yards in front of their advancing army (they did give you a gun, very nice of them)
so that youd get shot first but the noise would detect the Germans. He also managed to survive that.
We are SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO lucky!
110 posted on
05/28/2018 7:00:08 AM PDT by
tinyowl
(A is A)
To: All; Kathy in Alaska; beachn4fun; LUV W; radu; The Mayor; Jet Jaguar; PROCON; SandRat; E.G.C.; ...
Memorial Day
~We Honor And Remember Those Who Gave All~
FREEDOM ISN'T FREE
112 posted on
05/28/2018 9:00:05 AM PDT by
MEG33
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To: Kathy in Alaska
Saw this at a Home Depot today:
118 posted on
05/28/2018 2:02:01 PM PDT by
Rastus
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