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Topic: ♥ For the Families of Our Military Men & Women ♥
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Wed 07/15/09 12:32 PM
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Wed 07/15/09 12:51 PM






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Rapunzel's photo
Wed 07/15/09 01:44 PM
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Wed 07/15/09 07:19 PM
Edited by elwoodsully on Wed 07/15/09 07:21 PM
I thought I'd add some sites that I go to onto this thread.

http://www.myheroesathome.com/

http://www.operationhomefront.net/

http://www.pva.org/site/PageServer?pagename=thank_main

http://www.uso.org/

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Wed 07/15/09 08:27 PM
Edited by PropheticServant on Wed 07/15/09 08:31 PM
Thank you so very much Rapunzel for starting this thread. You've no idea how much it meant to me to see this...today especially. I grew up as a military 'brat.' Men & women on both sides of my family have served in one branch or another for generations. I am very proud of all of the brave heros in my family, our close family friends in service, and all of our blessed troops in general. I have been a military wife, and still have many, many loved family and friends deployed at this very time that I pray for daily. Since 2001, I have personally lost 8 dear and beloved friends and family to this war. In fact, I attended the funeral of a very beloved and close family friend (my brother for all intents and purposes) this week actually.

So many people do not truly understand the toll it takes on our soldiers...and their families. We should always remember to support them in any and all ways possible, thank them and show our deepest gratitude for what they have done or are doing. No act of kindness toward them is ever gone unnoticed...believe that! Thank you again, dear sister!

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Glorious, Almighty, Father in Heaven...

Please protect our troops at home and abroad now and forever.
Bring them all safely home to their families and friends.
Please bring the Comforter to all of our soldiers and their loved ones at home to give them Your peace and ease their pain from separation, worry, and grief.
Lord, let our troops' transition back into society upon their return go smoothly and flawlessly. Father, please let them find nothing but love, joy, compassion, patience, and tolerance in the people that they encounter after returning home. I pray for ultimate healing, be it physical or emotional, on all troops and their cherished ones. May the sacred blood of our Saviour be upon them all! In Jesus' name, I pray.
AMEN!!

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john3727's photo
Wed 07/15/09 08:33 PM
Thank You all for this. I am in the Army and just got my orders for Afgan. I leave in a couple months for a year. We all appriciate the support from the people here in the states. YOU ARE THE REASON WE DO, WHAT WE DO. Stay strong and keep us in your hearts. Thanks again. Stay Strong.
CPL Shandor

PropheticServant's photo
Wed 07/15/09 08:48 PM
Edited by PropheticServant on Wed 07/15/09 09:01 PM

When a soldier comes home, he finds it hard....

...to listen to his son whine about being bored.

...to keep a straight face when people complain about potholes.

...to be tolerant of people who complain about the hassle of getting ready for work.

...to be understanding when a co-worker complains about a bad night's sleep.

...to be silent when people pray to God for a new car.

...to control his panic when his wife tells him he needs to drive slower.

...to be compassionate when a businessman expresses a fear of flying.

...to keep from laughing when anxious parents say they're afraid to send their kids off to summer camp.

...to keep from ridiculing someone who complains about hot weather.

...to control his frustration when a colleague gripes about his coffee being cold.

...to remain calm when his daughter complains about having to walk the dog.

...to be civil to people who complain about their jobs.

...to just walk away when someone says they only get two weeks of vacation a year.

...to be forgiving when someone says how hard it is to have a new baby in the house.

The only thing harder than being a Soldier...

IS LOVING ONE!!!


Please try to keep things in your life in the proper perspective and when you meet one of our returning soldiers, treat them with compassion and tolerance. Thank You!

PropheticServant's photo
Wed 07/15/09 09:07 PM

Thank You all for this. I am in the Army and just got my orders for Afgan. I leave in a couple months for a year. We all appriciate the support from the people here in the states. YOU ARE THE REASON WE DO, WHAT WE DO. Stay strong and keep us in your hearts. Thanks again. Stay Strong.
CPL Shandor


Thank YOU, Sir. And God Bless you!!!
Stay safe and know you are not unappreciated or forgotten. flowerforyou :heart: flowerforyou

Rapunzel's photo
Thu 07/16/09 09:59 AM
Edited by Rapunzel on Thu 07/16/09 10:41 AM

Thank you so very much Rapunzel for starting this thread. You've no idea how much it meant to me to see this...today especially. I grew up as a military 'brat.' Men & women on both sides of my family have served in one branch or another for generations. I am very proud of all of the brave heros in my family, our close family friends in service, and all of our blessed troops in general. I have been a military wife, and still have many, many loved family and friends deployed at this very time that I pray for daily. Since 2001, I have personally lost 8 dear and beloved friends and family to this war. In fact, I attended the funeral of a very beloved and close family friend (my brother for all intents and purposes) this week actually.

So many people do not truly understand the toll it takes on our soldiers...and their families. We should always remember to support them in any and all ways possible, thank them and show our deepest gratitude for what they have done or are doing. No act of kindness toward them is ever gone unnoticed...believe that! Thank you again, dear sister!

:heart: :heart: :heart: :heart: :heart: :heart: :heart: :heart: :heart: :heart: :heart: :heart: :heart: :heart: :heart:

Glorious, Almighty, Father in Heaven...

Please protect our troops at home and abroad now and forever.
Bring them all safely home to their families and friends.
Please bring the Comforter to all of our soldiers and their loved ones at home to give them Your peace and ease their pain from separation, worry, and grief.
Lord, let our troops' transition back into society upon their return go smoothly and flawlessly. Father, please let them find nothing but love, joy, compassion, patience, and tolerance in the people that they encounter after returning home. I pray for ultimate healing, be it physical or emotional, on all troops and their cherished ones. May the sacred blood of our Saviour be upon them all! In Jesus' name, I pray.
AMEN!!

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flowerforyou Oh Thank you So Much :cry: Prophetic Servantflowerforyou


flowers for coming by flowerforyou and for your sweet words flowers


sad I am soo sorry for you & your Family's tragic losses sad


tears all the many Deaths of Dear Family tears & Good Friends you have withstood tears


:cry: & So devastating sad in the relatively blushing few years you have been here sad on Earth, My Dear :cry:


embarassed I'm sorry, flowers flowers flowers i forgot your actual name embarassed


flowers but I just love you :heart: :heart: :heart: so much my Sister flowers


flowerforyou and my Noble Adopted blushing Daughter Truly flowerforyou


:angel: You are just soo awesome flowerforyou & right on flowerforyou God Bless you :angel:



flowers & Thank you again for being here flowerforyou & for sharing these precious gems flowers


smokin For we civilians especially drinker all need to raise our awareness smokin


drinker and always be conscience & contemplative tears of where our Freedoms actually come from drinker


smokin & be Ever thankful happy & Always appreciative drinker


:heart: for Our United States Military smokin drinker smokin Those Brave Top Notch Courageous Souls :heart:


flowerforyou who stand between us drinker and the vicious enemy devil day and night flowerforyou


drinker and it is because of Them Alone drinker that our Freedom is made possible drinker



Thank You

I can't shake every hand.
I can't put flowers on every grave.
I can't console every family member.
But I can say thank you.

You have given me the freedom I enjoy today.
Your blood was shed in place of mine.
Your family grieved so mine could rejoice.
All I can say is thank you.

There are not words big enough.
There is not a hug strong enough.
There is not a smile wide enough.
All I can offer is thank you.

You are my hero.
You are in my thoughts.
You are in my prayers.
For all you've done, thank you.

Lily Michaels















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Rapunzel's photo
Thu 07/16/09 10:27 AM





Thank You Troops

A question sir I pray to ask
Whatever enticed you to this task?
Here you are so far from home
Unfamiliar lands you're forced to roam
The sod beneath your feet
is wet with the blood of comrades sweet
perils and hardships grip you on every side
from tears and guns you can not hide
Daily when facing the foe
you never know
will this breath be my last?
Please sir, why such a difficult task?
“Good things my lad are hard to attain
and freedom son comes with a stain
This life I entered young and brave
now I'm old and headed for the grave.
But regret never will I
tis' reward enough to see our flag fly
A plea I have for all
remember those who heeded the call
See the flag up yonder?
That's why I was willing to wander.“
the tears are flowing down my cheeks
I try but I can not speak
A message now I'll write
or I shan't sleep tonight.
A debt of thanks to you I owe
and I long to tell you so.
May heaven bless you each and every day
Guide and protect you all the way.

By Jenny Gane








Rapunzel's photo
Thu 07/16/09 12:00 PM
Edited by Rapunzel on Thu 07/16/09 12:13 PM

Thank You all for this. I am in the Army and just got my orders for Afgan. I leave in a couple months for a year. We all appriciate the support from the people here in the states. YOU ARE THE REASON WE DO, WHAT WE DO. Stay strong and keep us in your hearts. Thanks again. Stay Strong.
CPL Shandor



:cry: Oh My Lord tears What an amazing blessing blushing & exquisite honor it is tears to hear from you ...:cry:


blushing It does my heart :heart: so good bigsmile that Our Military:heart: actually does bigsmile get to read these threads blushing


:heart: & that the words, poems, songs, videos, intentions :heart:


:angel: & prayers for Our Soldiers do not fall on deaf ears alone :angel:


:wink: or just end up ohwell in the noway mingle2 archive noway collecting dust ohwell on some cyber shelf :wink:




:heart: For you & for All Our Miltary drinker the World Over Past Present & Future :heart:


drinker Thank you so Much for The Brave & Noble Soldier Whom You Are drinker


smokin thank you for The Great Freedoms & Truths That You Represent smokin


:heart: & Thank You for all your Courage drinker hard work smokin long hours drinker & endless effort :heart:


drinker to Insure our Freedoms & Rights drinker including Life flowerforyou Liberty drinker Justice smokin & the Pursuit of Happiness drinker














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Thu 07/16/09 12:16 PM
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Rapunzel's photo
Thu 07/16/09 12:22 PM
Edited by Rapunzel on Thu 07/16/09 12:23 PM



drinker OH John ...happy My Dearly Beloved Brother happy Thank you Sweetheart drinker



flowerforyou I have to run some errands now, but i will be back later flowerforyou


smitten I appreciate You so Much drinker smokin drinker & Love You Sooo Much smitten


smokin drinker smokin My Very Much Loved & well respected BadAss Veteran Warrior smokin drinker smokin

























Rapunzel's photo
Thu 07/16/09 06:28 PM
Edited by Rapunzel on Thu 07/16/09 06:29 PM

Thank You all for this. I am in the Army and just got my orders for Afgan. I leave in a couple months for a year. We all appriciate the support from the people here in the states. YOU ARE THE REASON WE DO, WHAT WE DO. Stay strong and keep us in your hearts. Thanks again. Stay Strong.
CPL Shandor




drinker I wanted to stop by again & Thank You Our United States Military Brothers & Sisters drinker


smokin For having the Courage to step up High to the Plate that so few People take smokin

winking I have never been in the Military so all i can do is stand back in Extreme Awe winking

smokin And in all ~ consuming appreciation drinker for the Defenders smokin of our Precious Freedom drinker & Our Rights smokin


flowerforyou & for the Honor & Privilege to Raise My Children :heart: & GrandChildren :heart: with Freedom From Oppression flowerforyou





http://www.usa-patriotism.com/poems/gp/we_fought.htm



drinker We’ll Defeat Terrorism smokin As It Should Be Fought drinker


America, the abundant, the place I was born
I'll cherish till the day I die.
Where the bones of past heroes lie buried in the ground
Who loved her the same as I.

Her mountains are so tall they reach for the sky
With prairies where the green grasses grow.
There's billions of trees where wild birds nest
With creatures that flourish below.

That blue gold called water with which we are blessed
As raindrops or crystallized snow
Changes to rivers and fresh water lakes
While the winds of our seasons blow.

There's the haunt of a whistle from a lonely freight train
Racing on ribbons of steel
With the harvest of farms and from the factories
Balanced in a box on a wheel.

Some cities have buildings a hundred stories tall
Structures of concrete, glass and steel.
A statue in a harbor, a present from France
Describes how inside, we feel.

That flag on the moon with red and white stripes
Proves America’s dreams come true.
A country of heroes who line up to protect
The past, the present and the few.

We’ll defeat terrorism as it should be fought
Never letting Satan’s horde chase us to our door.
Safeguarding our borders and system of life
As our forefathers sacrificed before.

Never be afraid to be proud of America
And march with the brave, faithful and just.
Refusing to submit to the will of our enemies
Standing firm to preserve what we trust.


By Tom Zart























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Sat 07/18/09 06:48 PM







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