Guard members home in time for Thanksgiving
Conrad Wilson – (Minnesota Public Radio) – St. Cloud, Minn. – November 24, 2011 – Hugs and smiles reunited family members and friends inside a large military hanger at the St. Cloud airport as 70 members of the Minnesota National Guard returned home from nine months duty in Iraq.
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Troops home from Iraq & other reasons to give thanks on Thanksgiving
By Forseti | Filed in A Soldiers Story, GOV. CONTRACTORS, Holiday Tribute To SoldiersHappy Thanksgiving to those at home and abroad
By Ms Sparky | Filed in Holiday Tribute To Soldiers
All of us at MsSparky.com would like to wish each and every one of you a safe and happy Thanksgiving holiday. For those soldiers and civilians still serving overseas, a warm thank you for keeping us safe and secure, we will pray for you continued safety. For those families of deployed soldiers and civilians, we are thankful for your sacrifice and commitment. Lastly, for those who have lost loved ones, a special prayer asking for your peace and comfort will be said at our dinner table today.
I hope you will take a moment and focus on what you are thankful for.
Ms Sparky
Forseti
NPR: We Pause On Veterans Day To Reread ‘In Flanders Fields’
By Forseti | Filed in A Soldiers Story, Holiday Tribute To Soldiers(For more information on how to properly display your U.S. Flag click HERE)
To all who have served and all that are serving in our armed forces and their families we thank you and we remember. ~ Ms. Sparky & Forseti
Mark Memmott – (NPR) – November 11, 2011 – Before we move on to the day’s news, serious and silly, we want to pause for a moment to note that it’s Veterans Day.
As President Obama’s declaration states, on this day Americans “pay tribute to our veterans, to the fallen, and to their families.” And, the proclamation adds, “to honor their contributions to our Nation, let us strive with renewed determination to keep the promises we have made to all who have answered our country’s call.”
In May 1915, the U.S. Air Force reminds us, Canadian military doctor, Maj. John M. McCrae, composed the poem In Flanders Fields after treating victims of a German chemical attack in Belgium. It inspired the use of red poppies as a symbol of Veterans Day for many years in the U.S., and they’re still used in Great Britain.
This seems like a good moment to recall McCrae’s words
“In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.“We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.“Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.”(Click HERE for original article)
Why are we compelled to blow stuff up on the 4th of July?
By Ms Sparky | Filed in Holiday Tribute To Soldiers, Miscellaneous
Happy Independence Day!! To all our troops who have served past and present at home and abroad, during times of war and peacetime, I thank you. Without you, the United States of America would have ceased to exist some time ago and we would most likely be speaking some foreign language, eating some foreign food and drinking some foreign beer…..God forbid! We most likely would not be enjoying the freedoms and prosperity we enjoy today. As a nation, we have our issues. But as a whole, we are still the greatest nation in the world, thanks to YOU! And to the civilians who support our troops, I know their success is do in large to your support and sacrifice. Thank you.
It’s that time of year again when grown adults and children alike clammer to the fireworks stands to buy legal (and illegal) explosives in a effort to see who can make it go higher and blow louder. I urge you to back away if your buddy says, “Hey Bob! Hold my beer while I modify this!”
So, why do we have this insatiable need to blow stuff up on the 4th of July? Read the remainder of this entry »
What do you know about the U.S. Flag?
By Ms Sparky | Filed in Holiday Tribute To Soldiers, MiscellaneousWhat do you know about our U.S. Flag? I love this poster because it gives so much information about U.S. flag evolution and history.This poster below is at 30% of original size. Click HERE to view this poster in it’s original size.
The First Official United States Flag: The 13-Star Flag became the Official United States Flag on June14th, 1777 and is the result of the congressional action that took place on that date. Much evidence exists pointing to Congressman Francis Hopkinson as the person responsible for its design.The only President to serve under this flag was George Washington (1789-1797). This Flag was to last for a period of 18 years.
This is the 1st official U.S. Flag. Many think the Besty Ross flag with the 13-stars in in circle was the 1st, but most historians agree, that is not true.
