Viet Nam Veterans (VNAM)

[excel]

22 people a day who served their country for you and I can't take it anymore and kill themselves leaving a wreckage of grief behind them.

Our government sends them over there would rather drug them up to SHUT them up and shove them aside when they know a PLANT God gave us is out there that allows them to get off all the drugs this government gives them but because the government can't control the $$$$$$$ behind the growing, use, etc of the cannabis plant they'd rather drug our VETS to DEATH then give them what they need!

Your government has 22 people a day BLOOD on their hands!

Free your VETS from the hell of man made lab drugs and free people from the poison of chemo when cannabis cures many more people of cancer and other diseases but because your government can't make $$$$$ and control the use they keep the propaganda anti cannabis machine churning along!

Please not only watch this, pass it on to everyone you know.
Free the CANNABIS PLANT!

[HoosierHoagie]

/Salute......Thank you for your service...

[EZ2]

Kudos to MOH recipient Lt. Col. (ret) Charles (Chuck) Kettles

U.S. Army ---- Viet Nam vet

[EZ2]

Careful !!!

http://www.cnn.com/2016/05/16/politics/vietnam-veterans-charity/index.html

[SkeBallLarry]

" A fine-upstanding Vandalizer >

http://www.wlky.com/news/arrest-made-after-thousands-in-damage-done-to-memorial-day-display/39773878

[EZ2]

We will never forget!

[EZ2]

Please join us. Together we will make a generational difference.

https://www.foldsofhonor.org/

https://www.foldsofhonor.org/get-involved/donate

[excel]

Memorial Day deals for the military, veterans and the rest of us
BY STEPHEN LOIACONI
FRIDAY, MAY 27TH 2016

http://komonews.com/news/nation-world/memorial-day-deals-for-the-military-veterans-and-the-rest-of-us

[EZ2]

.......!

[EZ2]

Obama Considers Arms Sales to Vietnam As the Last American Combat Flag from Vietnam War Is Offered at Auction

PR NEWSWIRE 8:40 AM ET 5/20/2016

CHESAPEAKE CITY, Md. , May 20, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- President Barack Obama will visit Vietnam this weekend on his first trip to that Communist country, and he is considering an end to a United States' ban on selling weapons that started in 1975 at the end of the Vietnam War – a conflict that left 60,000 Americans dead and this country changed forever.

Photo - http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20160519/370029

Photo - http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20160519/370030

While the president is visiting Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, an auction house in Maryland will be offering the last American combat flag used in the Vietnam War, returned to the United States by a highly-decorated American army officer and war hero. The flag is scheduled to be sold by Alexander Historical Auctions (www.historyauctioneer.com) in the firm's May 24-25 live and online auction, along with over one thousand other historic letters, documents, and relics.

The 52" x 34" two-sided flag was evacuated from DaNang on March 29, 1973 by U.S. Army Col. Chester Bailey McCoid (1923-2000). McCoid had a life-long and very distinguished career with the 82nd and 101st Airborne. Wounded before even leaving his aircraft on D-Day, he nevertheless parachuted with his men to fulfill his mission. He later served in Korea, as an exchange officer with the Navy, and on the General Staff at the Pentagon before being posted to Vietnam in 1966 where he would ultimately spend 51 months over three tours. He would command 101st Airborne airmobile cavalry and advise generals before leading the American Element of the Four Party Military Commission (Region Two) which oversaw American interests in negotiations between the parties to the conflict, and the American withdrawal from Vietnam.

On March 29, 1973 Col. McCoid left Vietnam, the last American ground force soldier to serve in the field in that country. The flag offered here is the flag taken by McCoid from his field headquarters in DaNang following the final negotiating session of the war and it had remained in his family until last year. McCoid was acknowledged in Congress in speeches entered into the record by Rep. Ike Skelton of Missouri and Rep. Sam Gejdenson of Connecticut, both of whom confirmed that McCoid was the last American ground soldier to serve in the field in Vietnam.

In his long military career, McCoid was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal, the Silver Star, five Legions of Merit, five Bronze Stars, and two Purple Hearts. He was also twice decorated by France and eight times by the Republic of Vietnam. Included with the flag are two of the award documents presented to McCoid by South Vietnam president Nguyen Van Thieu and other relics.

Auction house president Bill Panagopulos stated that he expected that the historic flag would bring well in excess of the $10,000 estimate.

Bidding will be available live, by telephone, and at the bidding websites invaluable.com and liveauctioneers.com which allow bidders around the world to submit offers in real time as the auction progresses.

The auction house may be contacted at: [e-mail], telephone [phone].

Media Contact:
Bill Panagopulos
203-276-1570

To view the original version on PR Newswire, visit:http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/obama-considers-arms-sales-to-vietnam-as-the-last-american-combat-flag-from-vietnam-war-is-offered-at-auction-300272226.html

SOURCE Alexander Historical Auctions LLC

[EZ2]

Thx. CC:

http://nationalinterest.org/commentary/cronkites-vietnam-blunder-7185

[EZ2]

Vietnam jails three over protest with flag of former South

REUTERS 6:52 AM ET 3/30/2016

HANOI (Reuters) - Three Vietnamese women who held a rally and waved national flags of the former South Vietnam were jailed on Wednesday for "anti-state propaganda" after a trial that lasted half a day, domestic media reported.

The defendants, all in their late fifties, were found guilty of breaching an article of the criminal code that rights groups and Western governments say is routinely used by the communist country to stifle free speech, against its international commitments.

State-run online news media said the women had previously protested about land disputes. They were arrested in July 2014 while demonstrating outside the U.S. consulate in Ho Chi Minh City, formerly known as Saigon, the capital of the now-defunct Republic of Vietnam.

North Vietnam toppled the U.S.-backed democratic South in 1975 and formed one nation under communism, an event marked domestically as Vietnam's reunification.

The prison terms handed down on Wednesday ranged from three years to four and a quarter years, plus two or three years of house arrest upon their release, media said.

The verdict followed a similar case last year, when a man was jailed for 15 months for "disturbing public order" when he wore a uniform of the defeated army of South Vietnam.

Rights groups and the United Nations expressed outrage last week over Vietnam's use of criminal laws to jail two political bloggers for "abusing democratic freedom". The United States embassy described it as "disturbing".


(Reporting by Martin Petty; Editing by Nick Macfie)

(c) Copyright Thomson Reuters 2016. Click For Restrictions - about.reuters.com/fulllegal.asp

[HoosierHoagie]

/Salute.....wow...the memories....

This is a picture of Dad getting a medal in Nam...I have it on my computer room wall...

[EZ2]

Finally up.........

http://www.rollingthunderremembered.com/

[EZ2]

SALUTE!

https://www.youtube.com/embed/aVeBtnfAxP8

[BullNBear52]

What happened in Vietnam was a travesty to an entire generation of kids.

The lack of respect for those who served and those who died is a disgrace.

But history repeats itself.

[HoosierHoagie]

In total agreement.....I'm hoping there is a huge response....would HATE to see it ALL fotgotten

[EZ2]

If we don't remember, who will?

[HoosierHoagie]

Thanks EZ....gotta be tough for you....While my Father was on the ground I know you were in direct support of the operation......this will be interesting to watch...hopefully there are many that will contribute...THIS WILL bring back many memories.....

[EZ2]

Sent: Sun, Feb 28, 2016 11:34 pm

Subject: Rolling Thunder Remembered ... A day by day daily blog of events 50 years ago...

Gentlemen:

I am cranking up an ambitious commercial free website, Rolling Thunder Remembered, and will be posting a daily blog that recalls what was happening at Yankee Station and the Rolling Thunder battle space coincident with New York Times news from that same day in Washington and the "home front.". The draft prose for the header page of the website is attached. I start grinding on it tomorrow to match up with March 1, 1966 and hope to keep at it right through the last three years of Rolling Thunder. The project will cover the period of March 1966 through the date of LBJs announcement that he wasn't running for reelection, March 19, 1968. I will be reviewing one day at a time looking back 50 years. As this initiative progresses, the blog will present opportunities for readers to contribute stories that happened on specific days during the period of review..

I will archive everything that I write and receive for eventual inclusion in the blossoming and magnificent Texas Tech Vietnam Research Center and Archives in Lubbock, Texas.

This project is the last item on my personal "bucket list" and I intend to go at it until I drop, at which time my wife will end the blog with the following announcement: "Bear's blogging days are over, he nailed his bucket with a flight boot yesterday..."..I am confident I have the gas to complete this review and inclusive journal of the three years of memories of our "fifteen minutes of fame" from fifty years ago.



Addressees who would like to receive a daily dose of Rolling Thunder Remembered are invited to send me their email address at [e-mail]... OR... just add this website address to your "Favorites" line. I expect to be in free flow and on the net by March 15. An introductory dummy page is now on line at the website........

www.rollingthunderremembered.com/

... please feel free to spread the word...The 50th Anniversary of Rolling Thunder will be remembered...



You are invited to join me in remembering Rolling Thunder and all the great guys who laid it on the line for their country for years in a war fought following a "Strategy for Defeat." (Admiral U.S. Grant Sharp, CINCPAC, 1960s). If we don't remember, who will?



Warm regards to all, Bear Taylor, Ogden, Utah

[downtherathole]

thanks again brothers. by the way, if you suffer with diabetes, have it checked by the va...you may be eligible for some compensation.

[EZ2]

Hand salute to all !

[EZ2]

Your week coming up, Bone !

Miss ya' dearly (still) bro' ----- I know you're looking
down & getting ready to PARTY HARDY!

Semper Fi
Ski

[HoosierHoagie]

Awesome

[EZ2]

"hand salute"

[excel]

This is so GREAT!!!



Retired plumber hopes to give disabled access to water
Eric Wilkinson, KING 5 News 4:46 p.m. PDT September 1, 2015



A retired Whidbey Island plumber is now dedicating his life to helping the disabled explore a whole new world.



WHIDBEY ISLAND, Wash. -- Look around his Whidbey Island shop and it's clear, Mike Mayes is an old fisherman at heart. So when he goes to work, memories of father-son fishing trips when he was a boy are as near as his trusty rod.

"I grew up fishing with my dad and my grandpa," he said. "They were great times. I miss them."

Mike's father had diabetes and ended up with an amputated leg, eventually making it too dangerous to go out on his aluminum boat. He still wanted to go, but the father-son fishing trips were done.

"It wasn't a good thing to have to tell your dad you can't go with him anymore," said Mike.

That memory stuck with Mike his whole life. Now he is building a better boat to keep hope afloat for those who want to get out on the water.

Mike has constructed a small fleet of Coast Guard-approved boats for people in wheelchairs. They're the first of their kind. Mike has already taken dozens of people, many of them disabled veterans, for free rides.

Recently, Mike took Jake Johnson for a ride. Jake suffers from a birth defect that has kept him wheel chair bound his entire life.

"This gives me something to look forward to in my life," he said. "I'm not stuck on shore. It makes me feel on top of the world. It's awesome."

"I've seen the looks on peoples' faces and how they feel after they've been on this boat. It makes you very happy inside,” added Mike. “Half the time it makes me cry."

A retired plumber, Mike has sunk his savings into ADA Boats (www.adaboats.com) because he believes in spreading that happiness -- the joy he had to give up with his dad. Mike wants to bring his boats to market for people to rent or buy. The project has been a bit like bonding with his father, all over again.

"I think my dad would wonder what took me so long," Mike joked. "He'd want me to go get him and take him out right now!"

[NYBob]

VA hospital kills more American soldiers than our enemies -

Thursday, July 30, 2015 by: Daniel Barker
Tags: Veterans Affairs, hospital treatment, health care

Learn more: http://www.naturalnews.com/050596_Veterans_Affairs_hospital_treatment_health_care.html#ixzz3hUnMu4j6



Every 65 Minutes a US Veteran Dies from Suicide -
http://www.globalresearch.ca/every-65-minutes-a-us-…/5413512 -

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Jesus Homeless Mission -
Open Jesus Homeless Ministry Mission -
Every major American city has a large homeless population -
find enough church shelters to care for all in need -
ex....
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Some are ill and want Jesus help -
Most are everyday, average people who have been overwhelmed by life -
lack support to find solid ground -
They need food, shelter and most of all—Bro Jesus Christ -
Open a Homeless Jesus Ministry Mission -
Every church should open doors -
to fill our home church houses again -
He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD trust -
The concept of welcoming Christ into our hearts -
lives presented early on in the Christian journey.
Christ’s welcome -
Here I am! I stand at the door and knock -
Anyone hears my voice and opens the door -
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take that first step and open the front door to Bro Jesus -
we show Jesus around, we treat -
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[HoosierHoagie]

There are no noble wars, just noble warriors.

AMEN....the war and the draft ended the spring I had just turned 18....my plan was to enlist and go....despite enduring my fathers 2 tours...day after day of watching the news in hopes of seeing his face,...I loved and believed in America....wanted to do my part...our family lost many close friends over there...BTW one of the proudest and scariest days of my life was watching Robbie pin on the Eagle, Globe, and Anchor....Semper Fi..../Salute

[EZ2]

Some Vietnam statistics


A little history most people will never know.



Interesting Veterans Statistics off the Vietnam Memorial Wall.

There are 58,267 names now listed on that polished black wall, including those added in 2010.

The names are arranged in the order in which they were taken from us by date and within each date the names are alphabetized. It is hard to believe it is 59 years since the first casualty.

The first known casualty was Richard B. Fitzgibbon, of North Weymouth, Mass. Listed by the U.S. Department of Defense as having been killed on June 8, 1956. His name is listed on the Wall with that of his son, Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Richard B. Fitzgibbon III, who was killed on Sept. 7, 1965.

There are three sets of fathers and sons on the Wall.

39,996 on the Wall were just 22 or younger.

8,283 were just 19 years old.

The largest age group, 33,103 were 18 years old.

12 soldiers on the Wall were 17 years old.

5 soldiers on the Wall were 16 years old.

One soldier, PFC Dan Bullock was 15 years old.

997 soldiers were killed on their first day in Vietnam ..

1,448 soldiers were killed on their last day in Vietnam ..

31 sets of brothers are on the Wall.

Thirty one sets of parents lost two of their sons.

54 soldiers attended Thomas Edison High School in Philadelphia . I wonder why so many from one school.

8 Women are on the Wall, Nursing the wounded.

244 soldiers were awarded the Medal of Honor during the Vietnam War; 153 of them are on the Wall.

Beallsville, Ohio with a population of 475 lost 6 of her sons.


West Virginia had the highest casualty rate per capita in the nation. There are 711 West Virginians on the Wall.


The Marines of Morenci - They led some of the scrappiest high school football and basketball teams that the little Arizona copper town of Morenci (pop. 5,058) had ever known and cheered. They enjoyed roaring beer busts. In quieter moments, they rode horses along the Coronado Trail, stalked deer in the Apache National Forest . And in the patriotic camaraderie typical of Morenci's mining families, the nine graduates of Morenci High enlisted as a group in the Marine Corps. Their service began on Independence Day, 1966. Only 3 returned home.


The Buddies of Midvale - LeRoy Tafoya, Jimmy Martinez, Tom Gonzales were all boyhood friends and lived on three consecutive streets in Midvale, Utah on Fifth, Sixth and Seventh avenues. They lived only a few yards apart. They played ball at the adjacent sandlot ball field. And they all went to Vietnam . In a span of 16 dark days in late 1967, all three would be killed. LeRoy was killed on Wednesday, Nov. 22, the fourth anniversary of John F. Kennedy's assassination. Jimmy died less than 24 hours later on Thanksgiving Day. Tom was shot dead assaulting the enemy on Dec. 7, Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day.


The most casualty deaths for a single day was on January 31, 1968 ~ 245 deaths.


The most casualty deaths for a single month was May 1968 - 2,415 casualties were incurred.


For most Americans who read this they will only see the numbers that the Vietnam War created. To those of us who survived the war, and to the families of those who did not, we see the faces, we feel the pain that these numbers created. We are, until we too pass away, haunted with these numbers, because they were our friends, fathers, husbands, wives, sons and daughters. There are no noble wars, just noble warriors.



Please pass this on to those who served during this time, and those who DO Care.


I've also sent this to those I KNOW do care very much, and I thank you for caring as you do.

[Seminole Red]

The 2015 U.S. Open pool is now open for business!!!

need picks by 7am thursday

The 115th edition is open to a field of 156 players. As of now, 148 golfers have qualified. The rest of the field will be filled by the top 60 in world on June 15 and from an alternate list from qualifying.

http://investorshub.advfn.com/Golfs-Major-Championships-2442/


1. You pick 5 players for the tournament. You can only pick 1 player from the top 5 in the world ranking. The top 5 are McIlroy, Spieth, Furyk, B.Watson, Rose.

You must also pick a tie breaker total score...even par for the 4 rounds is 280.

2. Teams must be submitted prior to the first group teeing off on Thursday June 18th.

3. Must have fun.

4. The winner will be the team with the highest dollar total at the end of the Tournament.

5. Points will be deducted for spelling mistakes and poor punctuation.

6. All of Fred's decisions are final.

7. No gimmees or mulligans allowed.

8. Void where prohibited.

9. Late entries will be allowed but you can only pick from players that have not teed off.

[HoosierHoagie]

In 1982, I stood with a thousand new immigrants, reciting the Pledge of Allegiance and listening to the National Anthem for the first time as an American. To this day, I
can't remember anything sweeter and more patriotic than that moment in my life.

Brothers and sisters, to be a real American, the very least you must do is to learn English and understand it well. In my humble opinion, you cannot be a faithful patriotic
citizen if you can't speak the language of the country you live in. Take this document of 46 pages - last I looked on the Internet, there wasn't a Vietnamese translation of the U.S. Constitution. It took me a long time to get to the point of being able to converse and until this day, I still struggle to come up with the right words. It's not
easy, but if it's too easy, it's not worth doing.

Before I knew this 46-page document, I learned of the 500,000 Americans who fought for this little boy. I learned of the 58,000 names scribed on the black wall at the Vietnam Memorial. You are my heroes. You are my founders.

Now look at the young punks rioting in out streets....


Quang Nguyen ..glad to call you a fellow AMERICAN....no hyphens

[EZ2]

A keeper!

Subject: Fwd: This is something everyone in America should read. VIETNAMESE IMMIGRANT

Remember God is still in charge Genesis 8:22 While the earth remainth, seed-time and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night shall not cease.

I thought you might be able to appreciate this one.?

Subject:
This is something everyone in America should
read. VIETNAMESE IMMIGRANT


This is something everyone in America should read.

VIETNAMESE IMMIGRANT

It looks like we did some good after all! On Saturday, July
24th, 2010 the town of Prescott Valley, AZ, hosted a Freedom Rally.
Quang Nguyen was asked to speak on his experience of coming to America and what it means. He spoke the following in dedication to all Vietnam Veterans.
Thought you might enjoy hearing what he had to say:

“35 years ago, if you were to tell me that I am going to stand up here speaking to a
couple thousand patriots, in English, I'd laugh at you. Man, every morning I wake up thanking God for putting me and my family in the greatest country on earth.

I just want you all to know that the American dream does exist and I am living the American dream. I was asked to speak to you about my experience as a first generation Vietnamese-American, but I'd rather speak to you as an American.

If you hadn't noticed, I am not white and I feel pretty comfortable with my people.

I am a proud U.S. citizen and here is my proof. It took me 8 years to get it, waiting in endless lines, but I got it, and I am very proud of it.

I still remember the images of the Tet offensive in1968, I was six years old. Now you might want to question how a 6-year-old boy could remember anything. Trust
me, those images can never be erased. I can't even imagine what it was like for young American soldiers, 10,000 miles away from home, fighting on my behalf.

35 years ago, I left South Vietnam for political asylum. The war had ended. At the age of 13, I left with the understanding that I may or may not ever get to see my siblings or parents again. I was one of the first lucky 100,000 Vietnamese allowed to come to the U.S. Somehow, my family and I were reunited 5 months later, amazingly, in California. It was a miracle from God.

If you haven't heard lately that this is the greatest country on earth, I am telling you that right now. It was the freedom and the opportunities presented to me that put me here with all of you tonight. I also remember the barriers that I had to overcome every step of the way. My high school counselor told me that I cannot make it to college due to my poor communication skills. I proved him wrong. I finished college. You see, all you have to do is to give this little boy an opportunity and encourage him to take and run with it. Well, I took the opportunity and here I am.

This person standing tonight in front of you could not exist under a socialist/communist environment. By the way, if you think socialism is the way to go, I am sure many people here will chip in to get you a one-way ticket out of here. And if you didn't know, the only difference between socialism and communism is an AK-47 aimed at your head. That was my experience.

In 1982, I stood with a thousand new immigrants, reciting the Pledge of Allegiance and listening to the National Anthem for the first time as an American. To this day, I
can't remember anything sweeter and more patriotic than that moment in my life.

Fast forwarding, somehow I finished high school, finished college, and like any other goofball 21 year old kid, I was having a great time with my life. I had a nice job and
a nice apartment in Southern California. In some way and somehow, I had forgotten how I got here and why I was here.

One day I was at a gas station, I saw a veteran pumping gas on the other side of the island. I don't know what made me do it, but I walked over and asked if he had served in Vietnam . He smiled and said yes. I shook and held his hand.The grown man began to well up. I walked away as fast as I could and at that very moment, I was emotionally rocked. This was a profound moment in my life. I knew something had to change in my life. It was time for me to learn how to be a good citizen. It was time for me to give back.

You see, America is not just a place on the map, it isn't just a physical location. It is an ideal, a concept. And if you are an American, you must understand the concept, you must accept this concept, and most importantly, you have to fight and defend this concept. This is about Freedom and not free stuff. And that is why I am standing up here.

Brothers and sisters, to be a real American, the very least you must do is to learn English and understand it well. In my humble opinion, you cannot be a faithful patriotic
citizen if you can't speak the language of the country you live in. Take this document of 46 pages - last I looked on the Internet, there wasn't a Vietnamese translation of the U.S. Constitution. It took me a long time to get to the point of being able to converse and until this day, I still struggle to come up with the right words. It's not
easy, but if it's too easy, it's not worth doing.

Before I knew this 46-page document, I learned of the 500,000 Americans who fought for this little boy. I learned of the 58,000 names scribed on the black wall at the Vietnam Memorial. You are my heroes. You are my founders.

At this time, I would like to ask all the Vietnam veterans to please stand. I thank you for my life. I thank you for your sacrifices, and I thank you for giving me the freedom and liberty I have today. I now ask all veterans, firefighters, and police officers, to please stand. On behalf of all first generation immigrants, I thank you for your services and may God bless you all.

Quang Nguyen
Creative Director/Founder
Caddis Advertising, LLC
"God Bless America "

"One Flag, One Language, One Nation Under God"

For those who understand, no explanation is needed.
For those who do not understand, no explanation is possible.

http://www.mcl414.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=51:speech-every-vietnam-vet-&catid=35:martha-raye&Itemid=101

[HoosierHoagie]

OMG EZ...a must see....but it will be hard....thanks for this...

Much overdue welcome home...

[EZ2]

New Vietnam War TV series coming in 2015!


This is a trailer from a documentary that is supposed to air next year-- 40 years after the fall of Saigon.


"Welcome Home" is a new series being produced by Sleeping Dog Productions, Inc. It tells the story of Viet Nam Veterans, from all branches of the service. It is scheduled for release in 2015, the 40th anniversary year of the end of the War. It is a thank you -- and a welcome home that is long, long, overdue.

[EZ2]

GOD BLESS!!!

[ChuckD-MSB]

Visited my local Veterans Park last week. The moving wall was there along with a really neat Vietnam exhibit called "Through the eyes"

http://s79.photobucket.com/user/mystockbuddy/media/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG_20150508_134728_zpsnayjtbkh.jpg.html?o=0


http://s79.photobucket.com/user/mystockbuddy/media/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG_20150508_142644_zps7j1imyo9.jpg.html?sort=3&o=0

http://s79.photobucket.com/user/mystockbuddy/media/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG_20150508_141144_zps3dcmivds.jpg.html?sort=3&o=19

http://s79.photobucket.com/user/mystockbuddy/media/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG_20150508_134947_zpsx9uwvg77.jpg.html?sort=3&o=27

http://s79.photobucket.com/user/mystockbuddy/media/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG_20150508_135515_zpsdn9xxciq.jpg.html?sort=3&o=22

http://s79.photobucket.com/user/mystockbuddy/media/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG_20150508_135206_zpsacx8mzvc.jpg.html?sort=3&o=24

http://s79.photobucket.com/user/mystockbuddy/media/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG_20150508_142307_zpse9had11l.jpg.html?sort=3&o=1

[softballdaddy]

Mine also, as a kid I remember the obligatory trip to the cemetery on Memorial Day as we placed flowers and flags on the WW1 and WW2 boys, folks called it Decoration Day...we have lost some of that feeling for the sanctity of that day in my mind, but I am an old codger and what I think really doesn't matter much anymore.
I am glad you enjoyed the post. Tough young man growing up very fast.

[Kristofer]

Thank you for that post! Brought a tear to my eye.

[softballdaddy]

[EZ2]

RVN losses by town:

This is really sobering. First click on a state. When it opens, scroll down to the city where you went to high school and look at the names. Click on the name and it will give details of the person's death, a picture or at least their bio and medals.

This really is an amazing web site. Someone spent a lot of time and effort to create it.

I hope that everyone who receives this appreciates what
those who served in Vietnam sacrificed for our country.


Pass the link on to others, as many knew wonderful
people whose names are listed.
http://www.virtualwall.org/iStates.htm

[excel]

My sig is what they need to be teaching all the kids these days.

In FACT the majority of the adults also since many are clueless like the kids these days.

EDIT EDIT EDIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Thanks from the bottom to the top of my heart & soul for serving this country I use to know.

Thank you!

[EZ2]

`

[Seminole Red]

Race For The Chase Is ON

Pick one driver per race, ANY DRIVER but YOU CAN ONLY USE HIM 1 TIME...

person with most points wins

anyone forgets to pick gets DANICA'S SCORE.

no pick for 2 weeks YOU WILL BE DELETED

PRIZE....30 day Membership.

Tiebreaker:

1.most 1st places

2.if still tied: most points during individual races starting with Homestead and working backwards until the tie is broken

http://investorshub.advfn.com/A-Sprint-Cup-Challenge-3206/

[Seminole Red]

MUST SIGN UP BY SEASON START...

The King of the Hill NFL Football Pool starts the weekend of Sunday, Sept. 7th....#board-2915

Win a 1 year subscription and more!!

It's a FREE board so anyone can join in the fun!!

Complete rules are in the iBox.....#board-2915 and sticky notes.

The first week We will accept picks right up to the start time of the first game on Monday night. After week #1, all picks must be in by Sunday at 1:00pm ET.

The weekly schedule is always listed on a sticky note.

Good luck!!
Seminole Red

[EZ2]

As I type --- the Viet Nam Moving Wall going down the road
in back of our house ---- w/ a 150-200 count escort !



Moving Wall will return to Hamburg

The Moving Wall, a half-size replica of the National Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., returns to Bennett Park-West in Hamburg Township Aug. 28-31.

The memorial will be open from 10 a.m. to after dusk daily. The event includes a reading of the names on the Wall; a walk through history military exhibit with equipment, uniforms and other items; laying of wreath; flyovers; special speakers; and candlelight vigils. A Bob Hope USO tribute concert will begin at 8 p.m. Aug. 29 and Aug. 30.

Visit http://www.themovingwallhamburg.org/schedule for more details.

[Seminole Red]

Golf's Major Championships (GMC)

http://investorshub.advfn.com/Golfs-Major-Championships-GMC-2442/

FEDEX Cup is open for business

The top 25 in Fedex points are grouped into 5 tiers of 5 each and the remaining 100 golfers are in tier 6.

Fedex Cup player Tiers:

http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=105389890

Rules:

1. You pick 10 players for the 4 week tournament. You can only pick 1 player from each of the first 5 tiers. The other 5 players you pick from tier 6. You can pick all 10 player from tier 6 if you wish. Just no more than 1 each from the first 5 tiers.

2. Teams must be submitted prior to the first group teeing off on Thursday August 21st.

3. Must have fun

4. The winner will be the team with the highest total FedEx points at the end of the Tour Championship

5. Points will be deducted for spelling mistakes and poor punctuation.

6. All of Fred's decisions are final.

7. No gimmees or mulligans allowed.

8. Void where prohibited.

[EZ2]

One of our voices is silenced!

R.I.P.

http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=105199926

[Seminole Red]

The 2014 PGA CHAMPIONSHIP Pool is now open for business!!!
Valhalla GC, Louisville, KY • Purse: $10,000,000

AUG. 7-10, 7:30 AM AUG. 7 ENTRY DEADLINE

http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=104264137

1. You pick 5 players for the tournament. You can only pick 1 player from the top 5 in the world ranking. The top 5 are Scott, Mcllroy, Stenson, Rose , Garcia .

You must also pick a tie breaker total score...even par for the 4 rounds is 284. Course Par Value: 71 • Course Yardage: 7458

2. Teams must be submitted prior to the first group teeing off on Thursday August 7th .

3. Must have fun

4. The winner will be the team with the highest total dollar total at the end of the Tournament.

5. Points will be deducted for spelling mistakes and poor punctuation.

6. All of Fred's decisions are final.

7. No gimmees or mulligans allowed.

8. Void where prohibited.

9. Late entries will be allowed but you can only pick from players that have not teed off.

[Seminole Red]

The 2014 British Open Pool is now open for business!!!

Tee times start at 1:25 AM Thursday

http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=104264137

1. You pick 5 players for the tournament. You can only pick 1 player from the top 5 in the world ranking. The top 5 are Rose, Scott, Stenson, B
Watson and Kuchar.

You must also pick a tie breaker total score...even par for the 4 rounds is 288.

2. Teams must be submitted prior to the first group teeing off on Thursday July 17th.

3. Must have fun

4. The winner will be the team with the highest total dollar total at the end of the Tournament.

5. Points will be deducted for spelling mistakes and poor punctuation.

6. All of Fred's decisions are final.

7. No gimmees or mulligans allowed.

8. Void where prohibited.

9. Late entries will be allowed but you can only pick from players that have not teed off.

[EZ2]

Try this one.......

http://moments.org/

then look over to the right for: Thank You for Your Service