tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13030405.post1997891146940443534..comments2008-03-20T13:32:20.807-05:00Lucy Sternhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15551301072676727397noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13030405.post-30704131141140437332008-03-20T13:32:00.000-05:002008-03-20T13:32:00.000-05:00From this Vietnam Vet... you are WELCOME! And <B>thanks for caring!</B> ~ jb///LZ Bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06020844948637658050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13030405.post-77745164456958937072008-03-18T22:16:00.000-05:002008-03-18T22:16:00.000-05:00Hi Lucy (agan). I published my gift offer, I will see what happens.<BR/><BR/>And now, I have made an award to you of the "You Make The World A Better Place" award. Merle, my blogging buddy of Australia, gave this to me, I couldn't see that you had received this one. <BR/>The details are on my JIM'S LITTLE BLOG. I hope you like it.<BR/>..Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02982249173214655060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13030405.post-59281311940031883002008-03-17T11:46:00.000-05:002008-03-17T11:46:00.000-05:00I'm with Paul. <BR/>..Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02982249173214655060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13030405.post-40605157393608067932008-03-17T10:27:00.000-05:002008-03-17T10:27:00.000-05:00I'm sure they have God's blessing; it would be great if they also had adequate help from the federal government that sends them to war. <BR/><BR/>I heard recently that a senator who's a vet himself is pushing for a bill to adequately fund the educational benefit for today's returning veterans. He was saying it's a national disgrace. The Iraqi/Afghanistan wars have been going on longer than WWII, a higher proportion today are coming back disabled with limited future prospects, and, like so many other government programs over the last 30 years, the program for GI educational benefits has been all but trashed.<BR/><BR/>WWII vets came back to full college tuition and a stipend for living expenses. Today's vets average 6K with no stipend, which I can't even imagine what that buys them given the cost of college tuition today. The senator was saying the program could be fully funded to its WWII levels with what we spend militarily in one week in Iraq. He thinks taking care of the vets should be an integral part of making war - that we owe it to the troops.paul maurice martinhttp://www.originalfaith.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13030405.post-22948217109365867972008-03-15T13:26:00.000-05:002008-03-15T13:26:00.000-05:00My father, a Korean War Veteran, last year went to Washington DC. As he walked the mall there by the war memorials, he wore his army hat, with decorations that included a Purple Heart. At least a couple strangers came up to thank him for his service to the country. I know he appreciated it.Big Dave Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18363712781308133633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13030405.post-39339538246330647662008-03-15T04:52:00.000-05:002008-03-15T04:52:00.000-05:00Great post Lucy! This is a very moving tribute to our veterans. I just cannot imagine what some of those guys went through and the POW's...well..I just don't even want to think about it. <BR/><BR/>Thank God we have folks willing to fight for our country to keep us free. They are all heros.Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07802638037268741226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13030405.post-45462901954823477552008-03-14T02:42:00.000-05:002008-03-14T02:42:00.000-05:00Hi Locy ~~ Great tribute to all servicemen and women who served in all the wars.My late husband and two uncles served in WW2. God bless that man who put this song out to thank them. Thanks for your comments about the Poor People story. My early days were much the same, but families were<BR/>closer in those days. Take care, my friend, Love, Merle.Merlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05763778255535640633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13030405.post-66725068184515181462008-03-13T21:40:00.000-05:002008-03-13T21:40:00.000-05:00Thanks for the reminder. All of our servicemen, past and present, are the reason we live freely. A great big thanks to them.Cliffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12676389902079486865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13030405.post-60264042919148844912008-03-13T09:56:00.000-05:002008-03-13T09:56:00.000-05:00oh thanks, lucy, for this beautiful and moving post. god bless your dad and all the men and women that served our country!<BR/><BR/>:)<BR/><BR/>marianamastehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02170605437186135506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13030405.post-56585824734342399252008-03-12T23:36:00.000-05:002008-03-12T23:36:00.000-05:00I've been watching the series called The War. It is unimaginable what some of our WWII vets were put through. The things they saw, and the sacrifices they made were enormous. <BR/>This song and the photos are wonderful. We owe these great people a huge debt that can never be repaid. <BR/>Men like your dad and my grandpa really did make the way of life we now enjoy possible. God only knows what we could have faced had we not fought and won that war.<BR/>Thanks for sharing the song and your heartfelt memories of your dad. <BR/>I honor his service and all those who have served on our behalf.Jamie Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11036600186909466411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13030405.post-49891249377464900982008-03-12T13:44:00.000-05:002008-03-12T13:44:00.000-05:00Thanks for sharing. What a wonderful tribute.Nankinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12647671062552564263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13030405.post-58453085525433693362008-03-12T10:01:00.000-05:002008-03-12T10:01:00.000-05:00Thank you, Lucy. I'll bet you cried. Thanks too for your Dad's service in WWII.<BR/>It's easy for the Vets to be bitter. I'm a little bitter and I didn't have to get shot at or the like. But it was five years out of my private life and I really didn't feel very necessary any of those five years.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the visit, I left this little reply to your comment (I rarely do this),<BR/>"Lucy, I was going to steal the Chronicle new train photo but then I went there before time to post about it.<BR/>Lots of ducks around the whole park. I'm not a duck lover, nor any other bird.<BR/>Mrs. Jim and I rode the Light Rail train the day it opened. For free!"<BR/><BR/>You will have to take the kids to ride the train. I think it has a longer and prettier path now. You saw it coming over the new little bridge.<BR/>..Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02982249173214655060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13030405.post-23199864529820496912008-03-11T15:30:00.000-05:002008-03-11T15:30:00.000-05:00everbody that posts here will have a story to tell, and so do I...my dad is 88, and fought on a navy boat when i was born in 1942...i remember on my birthday it was raining and i said, could daddy come home to get my birthday out of the rain before it gets too wet?????now my dad justs sits there(i am crying now lucy, darn you) and he says this is by far the hardest part of his life and he wants to be dead...well i need to thank him once again for being my father, don't I????????what else can i do???of course my kids will thak me for my"viet nam"...and i will thank my sons(3) for iraq...i hope i don't have to thank my grandsons for anything but their lds missions to "i'll go where you want me to go dear lord"Barlow Putzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08480109111920196513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13030405.post-53297196116570103222008-03-11T12:21:00.000-05:002008-03-11T12:21:00.000-05:00OH, Lucy!<BR/><BR/>Thank you for putting this vid on! I wouldn't have wanted to miss this!<BR/><BR/><BR/>JunieJunieRose2005http://www.blogger.com/profile/10550860961892546101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13030405.post-83551831127352559472008-03-11T03:30:00.000-05:002008-03-11T03:30:00.000-05:00well, hello and thank you for coming by my place!! Come on back just anytime!<BR/><BR/>I love this post and will link to it later this morning.<BR/><BR/>ThanksMightyMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02563721884001643857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13030405.post-80296524075832952762008-03-11T03:12:00.000-05:002008-03-11T03:12:00.000-05:00A lovely moving tribute to the men and women who fought in WW2....That certainly was a different time, wasn't it? The country was united in the correctness of that war....Not like today when we are the 'invaders'. There is nothing "correct" or right about this war today---absolutely nothing.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for posting this Lucy...! It is very very beautiful!OldOldLady Of The Hillshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02458879772193114892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13030405.post-62666449159630154332008-03-11T00:42:00.000-05:002008-03-11T00:42:00.000-05:00My Daddy was a WW2 Navy SeaBee, veteran of Hawaii and Okinawa. He was in at least one episode of Victory at Sea, driving a road grader on Okinawa. He died in Dec. 2004 and he never talked much about the really bad things he saw and/or had to do.<BR/><BR/>All of our military veterans are worthy of our sincere gratitude and it's a shame they don't receive the care and recognition they truly deserve.<BR/><BR/>Saturdays I have Emmy all day and I can tell you, at the end of the day I'm whipped! Weekdays are better because I only have her 3 or 4 hours. <BR/><BR/>Have a great week, Lucy. ;o)<BR/><BR/>Hugs,<BR/><BR/>DianeDiane J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10919687116633720697noreply@blogger.com