Memorial Day

[Ole Joe Clarke]

All gave some, some gave all. Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

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You can't separate the Cross and the Flag and remain a nation for long.

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God Bless America

[buckwheatpaul]

Thank you for the post...it is important to remember that we remember those that made the ultimate sacrifice to keep us free.

May God bless those souls and the their families.....Paul

[square butte]

Appreciate your post on this day to remember

[NC_JEFF]

In his essay "The Contest In America," 19th-century libertarian philosopher John Stuart Mill wrote, "War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things; the decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling which thinks nothing worth a war, is worse. A man who has nothing which he cares more about than he does about his personal safety is a miserable creature who has no chance at being free, unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself."

[Preacher Jim]

Joe this is the truth. You take God out of America and the basis of all our laws. We are no more.

[BUCKEYE BANDIT]

This is really an awesome sight to watch if you've never had the chance . Very fascinating.

Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
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1. How many steps does the guard take during his walk across the
tomb of the Unknowns and why?

&n bsp; 21 steps. It alludes to the twenty-one gun salute, which is the
highest honor given any military or foreign dignitary.



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2. How long does he hesitate after his about face to begin his
return walk and why?

21 seconds for the same reason as answer number 1





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3. Why are his gloves wet?

His gloves are moistened to prevent his losing his grip on the
rifle.





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[B]4. Does he carry his rifle on the same shoulder all the time
and if not, why not?

He carries the rifle on the shoulder away from the tomb.
After his march across the path, he executes an about face
and moves the rifle to the outside shoulder.

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5. How often are the guards changed?

Guards are changed every thirty minutes,
twenty-four hours a day, 365 days a year.





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6. What are the physical traits of the guard limited to?

For a person to apply for guard duty at the tomb, he must be
between 5' 10" and 6' 2" tall and his waist size cannot exceed 30." Other
requirements of the Guard: They must commit 2 years of life to guard the
tomb, live in a barracks under the tomb, and cannot drink any alcohol on
or off duty for the rest of their lives. They cannot swear in public for the
rest of their lives and cannot disgrace the uniform {fighting} or the tomb in
any way. After two years, the guard is given a wreath pin that is worn on
their lapel signifying they served as guard of the tomb. There are only
400 presently worn. The guard must obey these rules for the rest of their
lives or give up the wreath pin.

The shoes are specially made with very thick soles to keep the heat
and cold from their feet. There are metal h eel plates that extend to the
top of the shoe in order to make the loud click as they come to a halt.
There are no wrinkles, folds or lint on the uniform. Guards dress for duty
in front of a full-length mirror.

The first six months of duty a guard cannot talk to anyone, nor
watch TV. All off duty time is spent studying the 175 notable people laid
to rest in Arlington National Cemetery . A guard must memorize who they are
and where they are interred. Among the notables are: President Taft, Joe
E. Lewis {the boxer} and Medal of Honor winner Audie Murphy, {the most
decorated soldier of WWII} of Hollywood fame.

Every guard spends five hours a day getting his uniforms ready for
guard duty.

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ETERNAL REST GRANT THEM O LORD, AND LET PERPETUAL LIGHT SHINE UPON THEM.

In 2003 as Hurricane Isabelle was approaching Washington , DC , our
US Senate/House took 2 days off with anticipation of the storm. On the ABC
evening news, it was reported that because of the dangers from the
hurricane, the military members assigned the duty of guarding the Tomb of
the Unknown Soldier were given permission to suspend the assignment. They
respectfully declined the offer, "No way, Sir!" Soaked to the skin,
marching in the pelting rain of a tropical storm, they said that guarding
the Tomb was not just an assignment, it was the highest honor that can be
afforded to a serviceperson. The tomb has been patrolled continuously,
24/7, since 1930.



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God Bless and keep them.
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I don't usually suggest that many emails be forwarded, but I'd be
very proud if this one reached as many as possible. We can be very proud
of our young men and women in the service no matter where they serve

[bedbugbilly]

Amen Brother . . . .

[Clay M]

I would like to take this time to thank and honor those who gave their lives to defend our freedom and the Constitution of the United States.

Today I also remember my Grandfather who gave all he had to help us win WWI.
He was left on the battlefield for dead, and my grandmother who was a volunteer nurse doctored him and helped restore his life.

He had a bayonet tip lodged in his brain and had sever epilepsy.
It destroyed his chance of every having a normal life.

He was one half Cherokee Indian.

[Blackwater]

What a great post! The Tomb of the Unknown truly represents what today's holiday is all about more than any other single thing we can point to. One of my cousins was one of the guards there, and when I've talked with him about it, a certain look comes over his face, and a certain mood pervades the entire rest of our conversations. Thanks, and may God bless all who gave everything so we can be as willful as we are today.

There's still, and always will be, a lot of greatness still in this land. Not even the best and mightiest efforts of the secular progressives can eliminate all of it. It's just a shame seeing them make such headway among our young, but that's really OUR fault, and mayhap today is a good time to think about that some, too? We've kept allowing and making room for so much senseless idiocy, that it's coming to dominate our land. And that can be nobody's fault but we who allowed it all.

If I may, I'd like to be so bold as to suggest that we'd collectively consider what it'd take to finally get us up off our butts to counter all the idiocy that surrounds us today. Turn off the TV that makes it seem like we're weak and outnumbered, and start figuring out what we can do to reject all the idiocy out there today. Can we do less in their memory than this? Truly honoring our dead ultimately means doing more than just expressing a sentiment. Honoring them means we have to be humble enough to DO what needs to be done, so that all they fought for might not be vanquished from the earth. Whether we do this or not really matters.

[Artful]

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[DLCTEX]

I want to honor my uncle Alvin Lindsey Gruben who gave all at Normandy on D Day. He served gallantly even while conflicted that he may be fighting German cousins.

[rockrat]

This wasn't Memorial Day, but that Saturday prior , as I was on the road headed home on Memorial Day. First time I had been at Dad's gravesite close to Memorial Day and had never seen all the flags at all the gravesites. It was quite a humbling experience to be there. Thanked Dad for his service and still miss him even though its been 10 years. Thanked everyone there for their service too.
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Second one is a pic of the small hill where my Fathers B47 bomber first hit the ground. It came apart with pieces scattered everywhere. Father ended up in the street , still attached to his seat and lived for about 10 min. before passing, according to a little old lady who was by his side when he died. This according to a newspaper article I read when I was a teenager. He was in the observers seat, the pilot and instructor pilot a bit a way, but close together.
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I was just a baby when Father was killed, and Mom remarried when I was almost two. He was my "Dad" as that is all I ever knew till I was older, wondering why our last names were different. I get to celebrate both of them. Would like to visit both the gravesites on Memorial
Day, of Dad and Father, but they are on opposite sides of the U.S. One in California and one in New York state.
Strange, Dad is buried two miles away from where Father was killed. When Dad was alive, he told me he remembered the night of the crash.
I have a copy of the accident report, thanks to a fellow in California who investigates old crash sites. Thats how I could find the site.