Memorial Day Rememberance

May 28, 2011 — bunkerville

Gene Autry gives us a reminder of the sacrifices of those have given so much. Hat Tip to the World Waw II vets especially whose members are leaving us daily.

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15 Responses to “Memorial Day Rememberance”

  1. Silverfiddle Says:
    May 30, 2011 at 10:59 am

    Nice tribute. Our WW II vets are a dwindling band. My great uncle (Battle of the Bulge vet) passed on ten years ago, and we just lost another great uncle (Fought in Italy and Germany) a few years back.

    God bless those who have fought and died for us.

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  2. Karen Howes Says:
    May 29, 2011 at 9:36 pm

    Thanks, Bunkerville, what a great choice!

    It’s so sad to think that, with each day, there are fewer and fewer veterans of WWII still around.

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  3. Angel Says:
    May 29, 2011 at 7:33 pm

    Blessed holiday weekend my friend! (hugs)

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  4. Sunday Links: Sci Fi Edition Says:
    May 29, 2011 at 12:02 am

    [...] for the bombing of LibyaThe Supreme Court hands Arizona a victory in fighting illegal immigrationMemorial Day RememberanceDalai Lama Admits He’s Only In It for the WomenPopular Sportswriter Held in Slaying of Gay [...]

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  5. Otis P. Driftwood Says:
    May 28, 2011 at 4:51 pm

    Many Thanks for this. It was an Honor to serve and an Honor to say thanks to those who served before me, to those who served with me, and to those serving today.

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  6. Matt Says:
    May 28, 2011 at 10:23 am

    That’s a good one sir. Thanks! I’ll link this for the Sunday Post.

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  7. Steve Dennis Says:
    May 28, 2011 at 7:54 am

    Great tribute! Happy Memorial Day to all of those who have served and are serving now.

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  8. Always On Watch Says:
    May 28, 2011 at 7:34 am

    Related story, published on May 26, 2011. Excerpt:

    Paul J. Wiedorfer, 89, who as an Army private on Christmas Day 1944 charged two German machine-gun nests and single-handedly saved his platoon mates caught in an ambush, an act for which he received the Medal of Honor, died May 25 at the Baltimore VA Medical Center. His family said he had congestive heart failure.

    Mr. Wiedorfer, who was born and grew up in Baltimore, was reportedly Maryland’s last surviving recipient of the Medal of Honor, the military’s highest award for valor.

    He was 23 when his unit, part of Gen. George S. Patton’s Third Army, was sent to rescue American troops trapped in Bastogne, Belgium, during the first days of the Battle of the Bulge.

    On Christmas 1944, he and his platoon were advancing across a clearing in the snow-draped forest near Chaumont, Belgium. It was about noon on the cloudless, cold day when two camouflaged machine guns erupted with fire….

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