Let us not forget the sacrifices the First Americans made in the war in Iraq. Below is a link to a slide show honoring one such American Indian. One of the more beautiful ceremonies I have seen (PowerPoint Slide Show).
My girlfriend Linda sent this to me and I want to take the occasion to thank her publicly for the sacrifices she has made for us. We often forget to honor the loved ones of our soldiers and recognize all that they do.
Linda's brother, Erik Mathijssen is a Gunnery Sgt (USMC), and did two tours in Iraq with 1st Recon. He joined the Marine Corp when he was 18 and has been in for 14 years now!
Larry, her boyfriend, just retired from 4th Recon in January of this year. 24 years in the military - that is a lifetime. He is a complete Prince. Check this romance story out, they met because he replaced her brother over in Iraq and Linda kept sending her one of a kind care packages to him.
Linda's "adopted" son, Bryan - her son's best friend - did a year in Iraq and anticipates deploying again either to Afghanistan or Iraq possibly in the fall.
Thank you Linda for sharing this slide show with me and thank you for everything you do!
Wow - what an incredibly touching slideshow with such captivating images. Thanks so much for posting this!
Posted by: Matt at May 12, 2006 01:52 PMGreat stuff. Thanks for keeping on remindng us all of the people involved in this.
Posted by: Susan at May 12, 2006 03:07 PMSo moving to see the devotion, love, pride, and sadness from those who have sacrificed all - the service-member and his family. I cut and pasted it off of this site and have sent this to my Marine friends across the country. I hope it travels far and wide. It is very soul stirring. thanks for posting this.
Posted by: Joe at May 12, 2006 04:24 PMThis is great stuff .... I get so sick of conservatives calling liberals who don't support the war in Iraq unpatriotic, just because we do not support the war does not mean that we do not support the men and women on the ground there!
Posted by: D Jason at May 13, 2006 12:26 AMVery moving
Posted by: maria at May 13, 2006 09:09 PM"Here dead we lie because we did not choose to live and shame the land from which we sprung. Life to be sure, is nothing much to lose; But young men think it is, and we were young."
By A.E. Housman and inscribed on a plaque honoring the men lost from the USMA Class of 1950, the plaque is located at the Korean Military Academy.
"Oh, Stranger, Go tell America that here we lie, obedient to her orders"
Rudy Jaramillo B 2-12 1st ACD 1966 A Spartan
A very moving tribute to our fallen heroes can be seen at The Women's Military Service for America Memorial Gateway to Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, VA running right now until May 31, 06.
Some private donors and artists from all over the country felt deeply moved and compelled to honor our fallen men and women with a portrait gallery of about 1300 portraits. You can view them on www.facesofthefallen.org. and pay tribute in your own way.
We will always honor these brave young men and women who have given their youth, their life in service to this country.
Posted by: GD at May 16, 2006 11:18 PMSpeaking of sacrifice, here's a fantastic pictorial tribute to and reminder of the efforts of our greatest generation, and the article to which it connects.
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