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"To all our friends who visit our web site, we ask for your prayers
for
our country and our nations heroes! Thank you for your support,
and may God Bless America."
Philip Beal, Manager, WRGS Radio.
"Lord, hold
our troops in your loving hands.
Protect them as they protect us.
Bless them and
their families for the selfless acts
they
perform for us in our time of need. Amen."
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When
the first Superman movie came out I was frequently asked "What is a
hero?" …My answer was that a hero is someone who commits a courageous
action without considering the consequences… Now my definition is
completely different. I think a hero is an ordinary individual who finds
strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles.--Christopher
Reeve
The Veterans Service
Office is a drop off site for discarded, unwanted or damaged cell
phones. The phones are sent to Dexter, MI and are recycled....the
money is used to purchase phone calling cards and given to our
military men and women across the globe. (You can GOOGLE "cell
phones for soldiers" for additional information.
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United Stated Marine Corps
Lance Corporal Joseph Douglas Carson
Kadena Air Force Base
Okinawa, Japan
Keep the Troops
in your prayers, please tell others to read this....
Prayer is powerful and we
must never forget what our
Military men and women do on a daily basis...
The average age of the military man is 19 years. He is a short haired,
tight-muscled kid who, under normal circumstances is considered by society as
half man, half boy Not yet dry
behind the ears, not old enough to buy a beer,
but old enough to die for his country. He never really cared much for work and
he would rather wax his own car than wash his father's, but he has never
collected unemployment either.
He's a recent
High School graduate; he was probably an average student, pursued some form of
sport activities, drives a ten year old jalopy, and has a steady girlfriend that
either broke up with him when he left, or swears to be waiting when he returns
from half a world away. He listens to rock and roll or hip-hop or rap or jazz
or swing and a 155mm howitzer.
He is 10 or 15 pounds lighter now than when he was at home because he is working
or fighting from before dawn to
well after dusk. He has trouble spelling, thus letter
writing is a pain for him, but he can field strip a rifle in 30 seconds and
reassemble it in less time in the dark. He can recite
to you the nomenclature of a machine gun or grenade launcher and use either one
effectively if he must.
He digs foxholes and latrines and can apply
first aid like a professional.
He can march until he is told to stop,
or stop until he is told to march.
He obeys orders
instantly and without hesitation, but he is not without spirit or individual
dignity. He is self-sufficient.
He has two sets of fatigues : he washes one and wears the other.
He keeps his canteens full and his feet dry.
He sometimes
forgets to brush his teeth, but never to clean
his rifle. He can cook his own meals, mend his own
clothes, and fix his own hurts.
If you're
thirsty, he'll share his water with you;
if you are hungry, his food.
He'll even split his ammunition with you in the
midst of battle when you run low.
He has learned to use his hands like weapons and
weapons like they were his hands.
He can save your life - or take it, because that is his job.
He will often do twice the work of a civilian, draw half
the pay, and still find ironic humor in it all.
He has seen more suffering and death than he
should have in his short lifetime.
He has wept in
public and in private, for friends
who have fallen in combat and is unashamed.
He feels every note of the National Anthem vibrate through
his body while at rigid attention, while tempering the
burning desire to 'square-away' those around him who haven't bothered to stand,
remove their hat, or even stop talking.
In an odd twist, day in and day out, far from home,
he defends their right to be disrespectful.
Just as did his Father, Grandfather, and Great-grandfather,
he is paying the p rice for our freedom. Beardless or not,
he is not a boy. He is the American Fighting Man that has
kept this country free for over 200 years.
He has asked
nothing in return, except our
friendship and understanding.
Remember him, always, for he has earned our
respect and admiration with his
blood.
And now we even have women over there in danger,
doing their part in this tradition of going to War when
our nation calls us to do so.
As you go to bed tonight, remember this shot
A short
lull, a little shade and a picture of loved
ones in their helmets.
Prayer wheel for
our military... please don't break it.
Please tell others about this after a short prayer.
"Lord, hold our
troops in your loving hands.
Protect them as they protect us.
Bless them and
their families for the selfless acts
they perform for
us in our time of need. Amen."
When
you read this, please stop for a moment and say a prayer for our ground troops
in
Afghanistan,
sailors on ships, and airmen in the air , and for those in Iraq .
This can be very powerful.......
Of all the gifts
you could give a US Soldier, Sailor, Coastguardsman, Marine,
or Airman, prayer is the very best one.
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