MEMORIAL DAY

charlie cleveland · 05-26-2013, 04:32 PM

thank you people in our military...tommorrow is the day we honor our fallen comrades and those that have gone on from us... im going to visit my fallen friends of vietnam tommorrow wish i could visit them all...AMERICA we love you and some gave all for you dont forget them... charlie

Mills · 05-26-2013, 05:52 PM

Second Charlie on that!!!!

Dennis · 05-27-2013, 07:00 AM

Charlie, one of the saddest times of my life was visiting the Normandy invasion beach head and cemetery in France two years ago. I just could not help but shed a few tears for the thousands of men and women who died for us in that war and in all wars before and since. We owe these people everything. Those who don't show respect for our military and especially our fallen heroes are fools of the highest order.

Dennis

Big D · 05-27-2013, 07:33 AM

During the Viet Nam ara, I was an Honor Guard commander who buried too many young men coming back from Viet Nam. I learned to "Man UP" to provide those men the most dignified sendoff possible, but now, I get teared up when I see those services.

Dennis · 05-27-2013, 08:45 AM

A friend of mine whose father fought on Iwo Jima with the USMC sent this link to me today. I hope it works for others to see. I cut and pasted it here so hopefully it it will work. I don't know the tune to the music but have always liked it. I would appreciate if anyone can identify it for me.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LL-0m...eature=related

Dennis

Chris T. · 05-27-2013, 09:26 AM

Dennis, There is a link to buy the song on itunes under the video. The title is "Here's to the Heroes".

Dennis · 05-27-2013, 01:15 PM

Chris, I appreciate your reply but I guess I wasn't clear in what I was looking for. I don't want the song. I am interested only in the instrumental that goes along with the words. I think the music (not words) might be a Civil War song but am not sure. That is what I am looking for. Thanks again.

Dennis

Bill Murphy · 05-27-2013, 02:44 PM

Like John Dallas, I was an Honor Guard member during the Viet Nam era. I served 90 or 120 days in the First Army Honor Guard, working out of Fort Lee, Virginia. Strange, we never buried an enlisted man whose family had a pot to piss in. That is not a political statement, just an observation. We were treated like royalty once we met the family a day or two before the service. We could not buy a meal or pay for a place to stay, although we did not take advantage of the offer of the place to stay. Almost all of our Honor Guard members were Viet Nam veterans except those that were headed there. I think we were all volunteers for the Honor Guard duty, but I'm not sure of that. Once we were in there, all of us, no exceptions, were enthusiastic about our duty.

Matt Valinsky · 05-27-2013, 04:02 PM

I'd like to remember a couple guy's in my outfit. Larry Klienhans USMC, Larry Greene USMC, John Wiseman USMC and about a dozen others who's names I unfortunately don't recall. We all served together with HMM-363 a 34 outfit in Viet Nam during 1967-68.

Damn good MEN all who were taken in their prime. Semper Fi

charlie cleveland · 05-27-2013, 06:30 PM

just finished up my little trip seeing my old friends it was a sad reunion but very compforting... i noticed today that one friend name of BOBBY CLARK was a bronze medel and 2 time purple heart awarded..one fellow name BILL DAVIS gave his life toteing a friend to safety and so goes the storey for all the rest of the fallen.i hope that i will always remember these boys and girls for thats what they were average age at time of death was 19 to 20 years.... charlie