Pearl Harbor Day

Today is a day that changed our Country so many years ago. It is the day that Japan bombed and destroyed Pearl Harbor, killing thousands of Americans. It is what caused America to join World War 2. It was before I was born so I have no memory of it.

My father, father-in-law, uncle, grandfathers and many other male relatives fought in that war. Thankfully, they all survived to return home.

There is a man in our church that fought in the great battles of Europe. He fought in Africa, moving north to D-Day and on to liberate France. He has amazing stories.

One of them is after D-Day. His unit was settled down for the night. The officers were around one camp fire and the enlisted men were gathered in another area around another fire. An officer, stood up, walked to the edge of the ground that was lit up by the fire to relieve himself.

Suddenly there was a shot that rang out from the darkness. The officer was shot. My friend, looked up, saw where the rifle fire came from, picked up his gun and fired back. There was a thump on the ground.

When the men ran to the officer, he was already dead. When they went into the darkness to see who shot the officer, there laying on the ground was a dead German woman. She had been in the trees, waiting to kill someone, anyone. She did but my friend killed her. He felt bad about that for years because she was a woman.

I told him, no, she was the enemy and she would have easily killed you if she would have had the chance. He seemed better about it. His stories will make your mouth drop! He survived it all to return, too.

America always has had brave young men willing to fight for their country. The story continues today. We have an all volunteer military and still they fight on for victory.

So on this day of death and war I want to salute and praise our brave young men and women of today. You have a wonderful legacy but you are the legacy of tomorrow. Fight on. Live. Return safely. You are all great Americans just as the men that fought all those many years ago today, remember Pearl Harbor Day.

God bless you!!
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It's Bigger than ME

Blogging is great therapy. It helps to divert the mind and refocus the agenda.

Blogging is a giving world. Free pictures can be had, free crafts can be copied.

Blogging asks little in return. It is free at this point in time. Who knows how long we will have this 'medium'. Soon, it may be controlled by people who have no business controlling anything much less what we say.

Blogging is a great way to brag. I am so proud of our soldiers and sailors all around the world. They are the true heroes. Sure, their motives may be to make money to go to school or to start a career or to keep from going to jail. But, still, they serve.

So, the blogging post today is not about me because it really is bigger than me. It's about the people, men and women, that serve our great Country.

Thank you today, tomorrow, and always for being my heroes!!

God Bless America

God bless America, land that I love, stand beside her and guide her through the night with the light from above.

From the mountain to the prairie to the oceans white with foam,

God bless America, my home sweet home, God bless America, my home sweet home.


MAY WE ALWAYS LIVE IN A FREE LAND....THE LAND WE CALL THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY! AMERICA!

THANK YOU TO ALL THE MEN AND WOMEN, SOLDIERS AND SAILORS, OUR HEROES, THAT PROTECT US ALL EVERY DAY!