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Joeiconic
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Someone sent me this poem. Seems to eloquently and concisely sum up the occasion:
Sound the awesome cannons.
Pin medals to each breast.
Attention, honor guard!
Give them a hero’s rest.
Recite their names to the heavens
Till the stars acknowledge their kin.
Then let the land they defended
Gather them in again.
author: Michael R. Burch
Sound the awesome cannons.
Pin medals to each breast.
Attention, honor guard!
Give them a hero’s rest.
Recite their names to the heavens
Till the stars acknowledge their kin.
Then let the land they defended
Gather them in again.
author: Michael R. Burch
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I stopped drinking. So... someone have one for me for my friends that didn't come home. Lost them in Iraq 2005 and Afghanistan 2012.
Nelson's drink of choice was whiskey. That one I remember well enough.
Wytchdctr - Retired Chief Warrant Officer, US Army.
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I know a few would have loved to make it past 20 years. Never got the chance thanks to road side bombs.
This will be a rough weekend.
Nelson's drink of choice was whiskey. That one I remember well enough.
Wytchdctr - Retired Chief Warrant Officer, US Army.
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I know a few would have loved to make it past 20 years. Never got the chance thanks to road side bombs.
This will be a rough weekend.
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SGT Gerald M Biber
On April 22, 1961, a four-man team from the U.S. Army 7th Special Forces Group was operating alongside the 6th Bataillon d'Infanterie (Lao) north of Vang Vieng, Laos, when it came under a heavy artillery barrage from the Pathet Lao, a group of Laotian communist fighters, at Phou Tesao. The Pathet Lao quickly overran the battalion and the Special Forces team's commander was captured. The sole survivor of the four-man team reported that he last observed his two other team members jumping into an armored vehicle in their effort to avoid capture. As the vehicle took off heading south on Route 13 toward Vang Vieng, it came under enemy attack, and the two team members riding on it were presumed killed.
Sergeant Gerald Mack Biber entered the U.S. Army from Benkelman, Nebraska and was a member of Company B of the 7th Special Forces Group, 1st Special Forces Command. He was the radio operator in this field training team, and he was presumed killed while riding in the armored vehicle. Attempts to locate or identify his remains following the incident have been unsuccessful. Today, Sergeant Biber is memorialized on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.
Gerry Biber is my 2nd Cousin.
You Will Not Be Forgotten!
- Unit B CO 7 SF GP ABN 1 SF
- Home of Record Benkelman, NE
- Country of Loss LAOS
On April 22, 1961, a four-man team from the U.S. Army 7th Special Forces Group was operating alongside the 6th Bataillon d'Infanterie (Lao) north of Vang Vieng, Laos, when it came under a heavy artillery barrage from the Pathet Lao, a group of Laotian communist fighters, at Phou Tesao. The Pathet Lao quickly overran the battalion and the Special Forces team's commander was captured. The sole survivor of the four-man team reported that he last observed his two other team members jumping into an armored vehicle in their effort to avoid capture. As the vehicle took off heading south on Route 13 toward Vang Vieng, it came under enemy attack, and the two team members riding on it were presumed killed.
Sergeant Gerald Mack Biber entered the U.S. Army from Benkelman, Nebraska and was a member of Company B of the 7th Special Forces Group, 1st Special Forces Command. He was the radio operator in this field training team, and he was presumed killed while riding in the armored vehicle. Attempts to locate or identify his remains following the incident have been unsuccessful. Today, Sergeant Biber is memorialized on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.
Gerry Biber is my 2nd Cousin.
You Will Not Be Forgotten!
LaBalbe
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I've got you covered. God knows how I didn't become an alcoholic; I've lost several mates too, all over the place. One who survived started up a foundation: check out https://www.ranger5g.com/forum/threads/happy-memorial-day.25256/#post-577400 for the details. I know that he's always looking for people from all over to hold local memorials and spread the word.
LaBalbe
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I was going to give this to my Dad for his next birthday, but he passed away last summer. It seems fitting to open it in memory of those who "gave their todays, so that we could have our tomorrows."
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I can't forget....every time a news blurb comes on about the war in Ukraine I remember the buddies, pals, brothers I served with, and gave their all, in 67, 68, 69. News blurbs about the VA, old war movies, seeing "Vets Only Parking" signs....all bring back memories.
I remember when Memorial Day was a solemn day of remembrance and everything was closed....
Now it's become a day to have a sale on ceiling fans and dish washers.
I remember when Memorial Day was a solemn day of remembrance and everything was closed....
Now it's become a day to have a sale on ceiling fans and dish washers.
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Our collective history, our civilization, and those who gave their last true measure are being systematically purged from the collective consciousness.
It is a great sin indeed.
As the ruling caste seeks to remake our civilization into a socialist utopia by building back better, they must destroy all that we hold sacred.
As long as patriots are here those who gave their all will NEVER be forgotten.
God bless each of those and their families for the sacrifices that they have endured to insure our freedoms.
May we be found worthy of that sacrifice. God Bless America.
It is a great sin indeed.
As the ruling caste seeks to remake our civilization into a socialist utopia by building back better, they must destroy all that we hold sacred.
As long as patriots are here those who gave their all will NEVER be forgotten.
God bless each of those and their families for the sacrifices that they have endured to insure our freedoms.
May we be found worthy of that sacrifice. God Bless America.
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One final thought as the day passes... Just saw this post from Robert F. Kennedy Jr and thought it worth repeating... ( Please note that I am not pushing any political agenda here )
The pain of loss never stops, and goes to the grave with loved ones. A psychologist once told me that serious trauma takes 7 generations to fully purge its effects from a family tree.
We would all do well to strive to fill the world with goodness, for goodness sake. Deeds ripple outward... as well as downward through the generations yet to come.
Nature abhors a void. Shall we let evil fill this void by doing nothing? Or shall we crowd out the evil with kindness, love, and respect?
Both these men gave their all, and it cost their families and communities a great deal as well.
They are both well known and admired.
But countless millions more gave the same, and precious few recall them.
But both the famous and the obscure all have one thing in common, and that is the trauma and pain left to their families, friends. and communities.
The loss of each one diminishes the whole.
Remember,
Respect,
And Honor...
...their sacrifice by endeavoring to personally keep and live up to the principles that they fought and died for.
-------------- Robert F. Kennedy Jr's Post --------------
Lt.s John and Joe Kennedy in their naval uniforms.
My Uncle Joe was the eldest of my father’s nine brothers and sisters. He played football and rugby at Harvard and served as a delegate to the 1938 Democratic Convention. He intended to run for Congress from Massachusetts in 1946.
He left Harvard Law School in June 1941 to join the Naval Air Corps as an aviator flying 25 bombing missions from Suffolk field in Britain. Just before his discharge, he volunteered for a top-secret and high-risk mission intended to destroy the Nazi’s North Sea U-Boat pens near Heligoland by striking them with a radio-controlled B-24 bomb plane loaded with high explosives.
Lt Kennedy’s assignment was to pilot the plane to 2,500 feet, arm the detonators and parachute out after switching to remote control and turning the steering over to radio pilots in a pursuit plane.
His bomber exploded in midair moments after Joe switched to remote.
My grandfather, Joseph Kennedy never recovered from his son’s death. Thirty years later, Grandpa would weep at the mention of Joe’s name. Let’s all spend some moments today remembering those who serve our country.
The pain of loss never stops, and goes to the grave with loved ones. A psychologist once told me that serious trauma takes 7 generations to fully purge its effects from a family tree.
We would all do well to strive to fill the world with goodness, for goodness sake. Deeds ripple outward... as well as downward through the generations yet to come.
Nature abhors a void. Shall we let evil fill this void by doing nothing? Or shall we crowd out the evil with kindness, love, and respect?
Both these men gave their all, and it cost their families and communities a great deal as well.
They are both well known and admired.
But countless millions more gave the same, and precious few recall them.
But both the famous and the obscure all have one thing in common, and that is the trauma and pain left to their families, friends. and communities.
The loss of each one diminishes the whole.
Remember,
Respect,
And Honor...
...their sacrifice by endeavoring to personally keep and live up to the principles that they fought and died for.
-------------- Robert F. Kennedy Jr's Post --------------
Lt.s John and Joe Kennedy in their naval uniforms.
My Uncle Joe was the eldest of my father’s nine brothers and sisters. He played football and rugby at Harvard and served as a delegate to the 1938 Democratic Convention. He intended to run for Congress from Massachusetts in 1946.
He left Harvard Law School in June 1941 to join the Naval Air Corps as an aviator flying 25 bombing missions from Suffolk field in Britain. Just before his discharge, he volunteered for a top-secret and high-risk mission intended to destroy the Nazi’s North Sea U-Boat pens near Heligoland by striking them with a radio-controlled B-24 bomb plane loaded with high explosives.
Lt Kennedy’s assignment was to pilot the plane to 2,500 feet, arm the detonators and parachute out after switching to remote control and turning the steering over to radio pilots in a pursuit plane.
His bomber exploded in midair moments after Joe switched to remote.
My grandfather, Joseph Kennedy never recovered from his son’s death. Thirty years later, Grandpa would weep at the mention of Joe’s name. Let’s all spend some moments today remembering those who serve our country.
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