Memorial Day blessings

[SpaceCoastVol]

Those numbers from WWII. Four years, two campaigns on opposite sides of world.

Our greatest generation.

We could never do that today.

God bless them all.

 

[W.TN.Orange Blood]

 

[MAD]

 

[newokie03]

'In Waters Deep'

In ocean wastes no poppies blow,
No crosses stand in ordered row,
There young hearts sleep...beneath the wave...
The spirited, the good, the brave,
But stars a constant vigil keep,
For them who lie beneath the deep.
'Tis true you cannot kneel in prayer
On certain spot and think, "He's there."
But you can to the ocean go...
See whitecaps marching row on row;
Know one for him will always ride...
In and out...with every tide.

And when your span of life is passed,
He'll meet you at the "Captain's Mast."
And they who mourn on distant shore
For sailors who'll come home no more,
Can dry their tears and pray for these
Who rest beneath the heaving seas...
For stars that shine and winds that blow
And white caps marching row on row.
And they can never lonely be
For when they lived...they chose the sea.

The poem is called 'In Waters Deep' and was written by Eileen Mahoney

 

[SpaceCoastVol]

Eternal Father, Strong to Save
(The Navy Hymn)
Eternal Father, strong to save,
Whose arm hath bound the restless wave,
Who bidd'st the mighty ocean deep
Its own appointed limits keep,
O hear us when we cry to thee
For those in peril on the sea!

O Christ! Whose voice the waters heard
And hushed their raging at thy word,
Who walkedst on the foaming deep,
And calm amidst its rage didst sleep,
O hear us when we cry to thee,
For those in peril on the sea!

Most Holy Spirit! Who didst brood
Upon the chaos dark and rude,
And bid its angry tumult cease,
And give, for wild confusion, peace,
O hear us when we cry to thee
For those in peril on the sea!

Eternal Father, grant, we pray,
To all Marines, both night and day,
The courage, honor, strength, and skill
Their land to serve, thy law fulfill;
Be thou the shield forevermore
From every peril to the Corps.

Lord, guard and guide the ones who fly
Through the great spaces in the sky.
Be with them always in the air,
In darkening storms or sunlight fair.

 

[BreatheUT]

I don't personally know anyone who has died in combat though I have and had veterans in my family. To all those who have had family die in combat, I salute you and your family. Without them there is no America. I only hope that current and future generations are as steadfast and resolute as those before us. I am the father of a current and future service member.

 

[Hunerwadel]

 

[StarRaider]

This is my Dad's crew before they were sent to England to prep for Operation Overlord. When they got to England, a USAAF general decided that every crew did not need a bombardier (the planes following the lead plane would drop when the lead plane dropped their bombs). So they sent my Dad to the CBI theatre in Asia.

The rest of the crew was shot down in June 1944 and KIA.

 

[SpaceCoastVol]

 

[lukeneyland]

The War Of Northern Aggression makes the other wars look like mere skirmishes.

Military Deaths: 620,000 to 750,000.

Civilian Deaths : Unknown

The number might approach a million when you take into account partisan fighting and the amount of guys that gradually died prematurely due to wounds sustained

 

[Orangeslice13]

Nah, the black cancer of hatred spreads its tendrils where and when it will. I was hoping to see this thread lively with stories of relatives who served this country with their all; instead, we get stuff I ground my kids for.

Just bummed, that's all.

Why does the cancer of hate have to be “Black”?
Racist post in my opinion.









Once again a joke

 

[FLVOL_79]

I served and still do in a civilian capacity. But I only give about 15%, not my all.

 

[LouderVol]

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This is my Dad's crew before they were sent to England to prep for Operation Overlord. When they got to England, a USAAF general decided that every crew did not need a bombardier (the planes following the lead plane would drop when the lead plane dropped their bombs). So they sent my Dad to the CBI theatre in Asia.

The rest of the crew was shot down in June 1944 and KIA.

The survival rate of bomber crews was atrocious. I dont even think it was even a full mission.

 

[SpaceCoastVol]

I served and still do in a civilian capacity. But I only give about 15%, not my all.

government contractor?

 

[FLVOL_79]

government contractor?

government employee..even worse.

 

[DC_Vol]

government employee..even worse.

15% is much better than the average!

 

[NorthDallas40]

The survival rate of bomber crews was atrocious. I dont even think it was even a full mission.

Once the P-51 showed up in theater and could escort the bombers for the whole mission things got much better. Still had to deal with flak though.

Prior to that point and before June 6, 1944 when we didn’t have any forward fighter bases it was pretty damn miserable.