tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post7078301262743568354..comments2024-03-29T06:29:15.928-07:00Comments on Chant du Départ: This Weekend Is SpecialOldAFSargehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-58048321497019269352018-05-27T06:32:52.774-07:002018-05-27T06:32:52.774-07:00Very true, and very apropos.Very true, and very apropos.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-63280251331604436022018-05-26T20:53:57.242-07:002018-05-26T20:53:57.242-07:00Lots of talk recently about the NFL changing their...Lots of talk recently about the NFL changing their policy towards the Anthem protests. Too little to late for me, but I guess it's welcomed, despite it being about money and nothing to do with actual patriotism. The sacrifices made by those we remember this weekend deserve far more respect than those kneelers even comprehend.Tunahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04930237104692982421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-44216738456524457262018-05-26T20:40:33.574-07:002018-05-26T20:40:33.574-07:00Happy Anniversary, VX. Congrats on your 45th.
Happy Anniversary, VX. Congrats on your 45th. <br />Beansnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-25286539826603450822018-05-26T20:28:09.055-07:002018-05-26T20:28:09.055-07:00See my latest post Virgil. Happy Anniversary!See my latest post Virgil. Happy Anniversary!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-24440742240252461812018-05-26T19:59:19.594-07:002018-05-26T19:59:19.594-07:00I've always thought that that photo of an eagl...I've always thought that that photo of an eagle sitting on a tombstone at Fort Snelling as if guarding the dead that I first saw at Lex's place summed up today the best. Sarge, my HTML fu as left me tonight, Would you trapse over to the star tribune site and reproduce the photo for the crowd please? PS: Today is our 45th wedding anniversary so make my request your gift, o.k. :)virgil xenophonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14577165785872035948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-21497103400990765062018-05-26T16:29:48.737-07:002018-05-26T16:29:48.737-07:00Amen!Amen!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-81856706489198524792018-05-26T16:29:32.168-07:002018-05-26T16:29:32.168-07:00Roger that.Roger that.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-41457618211378871082018-05-26T15:47:52.998-07:002018-05-26T15:47:52.998-07:00More and more, what used to be a sluff-off or play...More and more, what used to be a sluff-off or play weekend (with some remembrance) has become introspective, as thoughts of what was, what could have been, pass through my head. Why me? Why am I alive and others not? <br /><br />Some may say it's part of growing old. Maybe. Or maturing.<br /><br />God protect and shelter all our fallen. May we live well enough to make them proud of us.<br />Beansnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-90715514795075332252018-05-26T14:41:20.131-07:002018-05-26T14:41:20.131-07:00My thoughts are on and with those who have and are...My thoughts are on and with those who have and are served/serving.<br /><br />Thanks for the post.<br />Paul L. QuandtAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-62173093657927425992018-05-26T13:44:13.845-07:002018-05-26T13:44:13.845-07:00Same here Rev.Same here Rev.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-82297891529138875882018-05-26T12:55:27.386-07:002018-05-26T12:55:27.386-07:00I grow increasingly humbled by their sacrifice wit...I grow increasingly humbled by their sacrifice with each passing year, while remaining immensely grateful that I never had to cash "that check" while serving.Rev. Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04588179227576383679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-88340625668321301472018-05-26T10:11:14.458-07:002018-05-26T10:11:14.458-07:00Aye.Aye.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-5761430537326783662018-05-26T10:11:04.621-07:002018-05-26T10:11:04.621-07:00A wonderful man he was.A wonderful man he was.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-58639115599215429562018-05-26T10:10:46.145-07:002018-05-26T10:10:46.145-07:00I know, but life, it goes on.
Those who paid the ...I know, but life, it goes on.<br /><br />Those who paid the ultimate price would understand I think, remember them, but press on.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-22740627750749110552018-05-26T10:09:50.504-07:002018-05-26T10:09:50.504-07:00Roger that Mr. G!Roger that Mr. G!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-22856189670156209512018-05-26T10:09:32.782-07:002018-05-26T10:09:32.782-07:00I remember them every day, it's hard to forget...I remember them every day, it's hard to forget that kind of sacrifice when you've worn the same uniform and swore the same oath.<br /><br />Brothers and sisters in arms they were. I will never forget.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-75416576325940968182018-05-26T10:08:19.391-07:002018-05-26T10:08:19.391-07:00I have stopped there more than once, I even knew w...I have stopped there more than once, I even knew who he was at the time.<br /><br />Didn't know that he'd been offered a commission more than once, but preferred to remain a sergeant. My kind of guy.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-12414558783446069102018-05-26T09:29:45.132-07:002018-05-26T09:29:45.132-07:00The flag is upThe flag is up(not necessarily your) Uncle Skiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705753220273516841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-19239380031811342492018-05-26T07:37:52.237-07:002018-05-26T07:37:52.237-07:00Soldier,lover of "Trees", and one of Jer...Soldier,lover of "Trees", and one of Jersey's finest. I will be enjoying this weekend thanks to the sacrifice of so many.joehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08520161706680568508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-78028025516830716832018-05-26T07:23:18.164-07:002018-05-26T07:23:18.164-07:00I shall run up the colors, then plant my M-1 Garan...I shall run up the colors, then plant my M-1 Garand in our lawn on it's fixed bayonet, and set my GI steel pot (helmet) on the butt. I will keep watch from my open garage. Later we will barbeque. That is what they would have wanted--remember, then get on with it. Personally, I think the stores should close and dip their flags to half staff. The sales can wait.RHT447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-21200973907973600762018-05-26T06:46:31.374-07:002018-05-26T06:46:31.374-07:00Hey Af Sarge;
We and those like us honor tho...Hey Af Sarge;<br /><br /> We and those like us honor those that were part of us but paid the ultimate price for our freedoms.MrGarabaldihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05768774166065615995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-23862661382898483422018-05-26T04:29:36.407-07:002018-05-26T04:29:36.407-07:00My dad had a copy of "A Prayer Book for Soldi...My dad had a copy of "A Prayer Book for Soldiers and Sailors" published in 1941 by the Protestant Episcopal Church in New York that he read during his service time in and out of the States. It's a bit beat up. I'll be reading again from that this weekend.....brings a bit of peace of mind and memories of both my parent veterans along with my mom's dad who served in WWI. Time to place the flags out on the lawn curbside too. Memorial Day is not the only day to remember those who did not back it back home...........Nylon12noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-84624225926522890742018-05-26T04:26:27.792-07:002018-05-26T04:26:27.792-07:00There seems to be an unusually large amount of pol...There seems to be an unusually large amount of pollen in Philadelphia today as I think of my father.<br />Among other memorials, a rest stop on the Jersey Turnpike is named for Joyce Kilmer and it saddens me even more to realize the tiny fraction of people that know who he is. <br />Good post. <br /> <br />John in Phillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16196033252818387245noreply@blogger.com