I was thinking about posting about that, but I’ll promote this instead. - Moe Lane
With a hat tip to the guys at Blackfive check out this note attached to the hospital room door of a severely wounded Navy Seal…
And next time you think about complaining, don’t.
If you’ve got some spare change in your checking account, you might want to consider a donation to the Wounded Warrior Project to help a severely wounded hero transition into civilian life.
There are no better men and women among us that those who serve in our armed forces. If you’ve had the privilege to serve with them or just be around them, you know they are the very best this country has to offer.
We give thanks for your service and your sacrifice every day.
Heroes
GOP Mike Saturday, November 29th at 11:33PM EST (link)To me the troops are always the unsung heroes that secure our freedom. Everyone knows that the libs never respect them, but will never admit it…
The same haggard old line - “we support the troops, not the mission” That doesn’t work every time lib-tards…
I also regard President Bush as a hero… A man so villified but so committed to keep this country safe by doing the right thing depsite un-imaginable personal grief…
That hero-stuff..
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Heroes
jcheney Sunday, November 30th at 12:29AM EST (link)That is an amazing post. Thankx to the men and women who have served our country with such class.
Thank you, mbecker 908, for sharing this.
wbf Sunday, November 30th at 5:44AM EST (link)When I read this post the first thing that came to mind was a poem by Fanny Crosby.
She was blinded while just a small baby by a doctor administering the wrong medication. When she was eight years old she wrote this poem:
O what a happy soul am I!
Although I cannot see,
I am resolved that in this world
Contented I will be;
How many blessings I enjoy
That other people don’t!
To weep and sigh because I’m blind,
I cannot and I won’t.
Fanny went on to become such a wonderful
hymn writer.
The Navy Seal has the same invincible spirit. It is a winning spirit and a spirit that will succeed and be a blessing to many. It already is.
Excellent Example of Heroism
Nick-ski Sunday, November 30th at 9:38AM EST (link)This guy is a great example of the heroism of the United States military personnel.
According to the comments after the story on the “Blackfive” site, one of the Navy SEAL sayings is “The only easy day was yesterday.”
This guy doesn’t just throw those words out when he’s out with his buddies, or trying to impress strangers. He has allowed this to become his way of life.
I am thankful to all of our military personnel, but especially this SEAL, who could easily just sit back quietly and have everyone feel sorry for him and his injuries. Instead he has made a point to let everyone know that they occurred while doing his job, a job he loves.
So, to this SEAL, Thank-You, and push on in your recovery.
aka unbecoming
gekster Sunday, November 30th at 2:25PM EST (link)I copied it down to make reading it easier.
In a nut shell:
ATTENTION
TO ALL WHO ENTER HERE.
If you are coming onto this room with sorrow or to feel sorry for my wounds, go elseware.
The wounds I recieved, I got in a job I love, doing it for people I love, supporting the freedom of a country I deeply love.
I am incredably tough and will make a full recovery.
What is full?
That is the absolute utmost physically my body has the ability to recover. Then I will push that about 20% further through sheer mental tenacity.
This room you are about to enter is a room of fun, optamism and intense rapid regrowth. If you are not preported for that.
Go ELSEWARE.
From:
The Managent
If I got some words wrong, forgive me. I got some dust or something in my eyes while typing it.
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It must represent certain fundamental beliefs which must not be compromised to political expediency, or simply to swell its numbers.
Ronald Reagan
Every deer hunter in Michigan still likes to take a shot at a squirrel, rabbit, or even a troll every now and then.
Thank you!
gotteeth Sunday, November 30th at 2:39PM EST (link)Got to love those SEALS.
This man’s note reminds me of a question I like to ask liberals…
“Name one scenario where you’d be prepared to sacrifice your life for our country and freedoms?”
If you like to see people squirm…give that question a try. Our SEAL friend has no trouble answering it!
Thank you again for keeping us safe!
FLY NAVY!
An impressive guy
itrytobenice Sunday, November 30th at 3:05PM EST (link)out of a group of impressive guys. I love our heroes.
Thanks to one and all of them.
The problem with America is stupidity. I’m not saying there should be capital punishment for stupidity, but why don’t we just take the safety labels off of everything and let the problem solve itself?
I celebrate this man and all those like him. But I celebrate the families who raised these heroes, too.
janis Sunday, November 30th at 3:16PM EST (link)A dear friend who lost her oldest son in Iraq in ‘04 just returned from Paris Island before Thanksgiving. Her second and only remaining son just graduated from basic there as one of the few, the proud, the Marines. His brother was a Marine, too.
This mom is also a hero. She supported him all the way, knowing full well that he, too, might be asked to pay the ultimate price for freedom.
Yes,
Wayne Sunday, November 30th at 7:11PM EST (link)Janis, she truly is a hero. It must have been so rewarding, on one hand, and so hard on the other for her. But that’s what heroes do, they persevere.
“Hell, these are Marines. Men like them held Guadalcanal, and took Iwo Jima, Baghdad ain’t s–t”. Maj. Gen. John F. Kelly, USMC, Deputy CG, First MEF
In many ways, it's more difficult being a family member.
mbecker908 Sunday, November 30th at 7:23PM EST (link)There’s the “not knowing” part.
Then there’s the fact that probably none of your friends or coworkers actually have family in the military and have no clue what is going on in your head when your kid is deployed.
Then there’s the relatively new feature of having really good communications with deployed family. When our Marine son was deployed (3 times) we “talked” to him more than we do now, between instant messaging when he could get on line and telephone calls. In his case, he was in a SpOps unit that did specific stuff on a non-routine basis. I’d get a call, usually very late at night, and he’d say something like “You won’t be hearing from me for a while, I can’t talk now ’cause I’m painted and we’re leaving. I’ll call when I get back. Don’t let mom read the papers. Love you guys, bye.” Those were always good for no sleep.
You learn to survive and you make a whole new group of friends. We joined a couple of MarineParents forums and for several years our best friends were people we’d never met who lived all over the country. Incredible people those folk, and I owe what marginal sanity I still have to them :>).
So true, mbecker. Some of the finest people
janis Sunday, November 30th at 7:43PM EST (link)I’ve ever known are the Gold Star parents I’ve met through a couple of Marine family support groups. Almost all of them still supported the mission, even when it was going badly.
As to my friend, yes, it has been hard for her, but she was the first to say that if her son felt that this was his calling, then she could not stand in his way. He found basic to be wonderful fun, seriously. I think she said that his was the honor battalion, too. Obviously, he knew what he was destined for! Thank God for people like this–and that includes you and your family, becker.
Hey Moe...
mbecker908 Sunday, November 30th at 9:15PM EST (link)Thank you for the promoting the diary.
Thank you for
redneck_hippie Monday, December 1st at 5:03PM EST (link)the beautiful reminder of what it means to really love one’s country.
“We must not lose our faculty to dare, especially in dark days.” - Churchill in March, 1942.
Remember NY-23; translation: RINOs Have No Base.