For yesterday, today and tomorrow, thank you.

Semper Fidelis. Always Faithful. Always. Happy Birthday =)

“The Meaning of Semper Fidelis”  http://oo-rah.com/Store/editorial/edi52.asp

US MARINES “TOYS FOR TOTS”  http://www.toysfortots.org/

Again and again, Broken Promises…don’t let it happen, sign the petition. (from the V.F.W.)

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Dear Friend,

It’s unconscionable!

Our leaders in Congress are actually considering cutting 10 critical benefits that affect our nation’s service members, veterans and their families. VFW is calling it the “10 for 10” plan—cutting 10 benefits to pay for 10 years of war. Read more about it.

We can’t let this happen! VFW needs you to sign this important petition. We’ll let Congress know we have an army of patriots behind us who won’t let them level unjust funding cuts on our defenders and their families!

America’s debt crisis calls for tough decisions. That’s a given. But there is no way we’ll allow them to make budget cuts on the backs of our veterans.

You can also help by getting your Facebook friendsinvolved! We need every patriot to stand up and be heard!

http://www.vfw.org/News-and-Events/Articles/10-FOR-10–VFW-WON%E2%80%99T-STAND-FOR-BROKEN-PROMISES/

Update..11/17/11..Colbert Nation:  “The Word”… Steven Colbert’s satire is spot on.  Congress demands more sacrfice from our  Veterans, our Service men/women…Spot on…

http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/402700/november-17-2011/the-word—the-1-?xrs=share_fb

http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/402700/november-17-2011/the-word—the-1-?xrs=share_copy

..as an American on terrorist threats..

“Peace will come when ‘they’ love their children more than they hate us.”  Golda Meir

Praying for peace.

“Pray for the bereaved families of those who gave their lives for our freedom”

‎=( … as Ronald Regan said best: “They were not afraid to stand up for their country or, no matter how difficult and slow the journey might be, to give to others that last, best hope of a better future.

We cannot and will not dishonor them now and the sacrifices they’ve made by failing to remain as faithful to the cause of freedom and the pursuit of peace as they have been. 

 I will not ask you to pray for the dead, because they’re safe in God’s loving arms and beyond need of our prayers. I would like to ask you all—wherever you may be in this blessed land—to pray for these wounded young men and to pray for the bereaved families of those who gave their lives for our freedom.

God bless you, and God bless America.

http://www.presidentreagan​.info/speeches/lebanon_and​_grenada.cfm

From then, to today..we remember and give thanks

A Tin Can Sailor By: MMC Joseph Early, USN (Ret.) USS Vammen (DE-644) USS Gregory (DD-802) USS Furse (DD-882) A tin can sailor Is a friend, indeed He’ll come to your aid In a time of need He’ll laugh at your jokes, Agree with your lies And happy being Just one of the guys. After some lengthy Maneuvers at sea His mind is focused On a good liberty When he first sets foot On the ship yard docks You know where he’s from By the way he walks. And he walks quite fast To his watering hole Where he becomes prey For some one to roll. If he should get rolled He shows no regrets If they left him change For some cigarettes then on the way back To his ship once more He walks funnier Than he did before Like all good sailors After they unwind Rolls up his sleeves, and Gets back to the grind There’s the heat from steam And many long hours Little fresh water For taking showers But he doesn’t mind Any part of this He’s a tin can man And that’s how it is When his ship departs And enters harms way He will state with pride “Just earning my pay.” And as they proceed Through the jowls of hell He’s pleased with himself For performing well When the ship returns To home port once more He takes the credit For winning the war Then in later years In civilian life He will settle down With a lovely wife While at his bedside And on bended knee He will pray for those Who were lost at sea After drifting off Into a deep dream He’s back aboard ship And cranking up steam His mind often dwells On his old shipmates Cherishing his years With those reprobates At ships reunions He’s first to arrive With his sea stories The past comes alive And the bond that formed While part of the crew Becomes stronger still With their past on review That same bond they share No one can sever All tin can sailors Are shipmates forever http://www.destroyers.org/other%20information/poets%20corner/poem-a%20tin%20can%20sailor-2.htm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5T0fBcDu5U

 

From the Minute Men in the birth of our country and those who served around the world,  to our service men and women of today, those who have stood to protect and defend our Constitiution, our Country and her people, thank you.

“God Bless the Mothers”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjGvj7Ys2YY&feature=related

National Day of Prayer (since 1775) “Warriors Prayer”

The Psalms

91

Abiding in the Shadow of the Almighty
1	He that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
2	I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.
3	Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence.
4	He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler.
5	Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day;
6	nor for the pestilence thatwalketh in darkness; nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday.
7	A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand; but it shall not come nigh thee.
8	Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward of the wicked.
9	Because thou hast made the LORD, which ismy refuge, even the Most High, thy habitation;
10	there shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling.
11	For he shall give his angels charge over thee, Mt. 4.6 · Lk. 4.10 to keep thee in all thy ways.
12	They shall bear thee up in theirhands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone. Mt. 4.6 · Lk. 4.11
13	Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder: the young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under feet. Lk. 10.19
14	Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high, because he hath known my name.
15	He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honor him.
16	With long life will I satisfy him, and show him my salvation. http://nationaldayofprayer.org/outreach/military-ministry/

BZ! and THANK YOU.

“Now I lay me down to sleep…one less terrorist this world does keep…with all my heart I give my thanks…to those in uniform regardless of ranks…you serve our country and serve it well…with humble hearts your stories tell…so as I rest my weary eyes…while freedom rings our flag still flies…you give your all, do what you must…with God we live and God we trust….Amen”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jmta7GwXCpo

Contact Congress about them using our military as pawns and fodder

http://www.contactingthecongress.org/

Above link will connect reader with their Senators and Congressmen/women.  Our servicemen/women have been fighting for near a decade…and now on three war fronts, many are engaged in humanitarian missions throughout the world and were the first to Japan..and still there.

Please contact your ‘representative’ and remind them that our servicemen/women put everything on the line to protect and defend our country, and they should not have to worry/concern themselves with the insecurity of will they or will they not be paid.  With illegal immigration, our current economy and difficult job market/high unemployment,  our returning Veterans are looking at added challenges to their transitions back.

—–update 5/2/11— Thank you Congressman Tim Bishop for the reply/response/letter.

May 2, 2011

Dear  (my name),

I share your concern for the wellbeing of our service members and their families.  I am pleased that legislation to fund the governmentthrough September 30th has been passed, guaranteeing that pay for members of the military will not beinterrupted.

A delay in pay for our men andwomen in uniform would be the most unfortunate effect of a government shutdown, as it would add anotherburden to families who have already sacrificed so much.  You may be interested to know before the budgetagreement was reached, I pledged to donate my daily salary for each day the government was shut down to charities that serve those in need, including the Friends of the Fighting 69th, which supports theFamily Readiness Unit of the historic, Long Island-based Army Infantry Battalion.

Thank you again for sharing your views. I encourage you to visit my website at http://www.house.gov/timbishop for more information andto find out about other important issues that I am working on in Congress. Please do not hesitate to contact me if I can be of further assistance.

Sincerely,

Tim Bishop
Member of Congress

update 7/27/11:  http://www.military.com/news/article/little-support-for-pay-troops-first-bill.html?ESRC=eb.nl