tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10997257.post114890684073133225..comments2024-03-01T22:45:35.314-06:00Comments on Bag Blog: Memorial DayBag Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01885412195900280096noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10997257.post-1149424151261932022006-06-04T07:29:00.000-05:002006-06-04T07:29:00.000-05:00'Black Hawk Down' evokes similar feelings for me, ...'Black Hawk Down' evokes similar feelings for me, as I am lucky to have similar acquaintances, although it was before my time as well.<BR/><BR/>The most fitting tribute I can think of for memorial day, and those past, is the one we posted outside our headquarters when I was still in, from Archers Brigade, the 14th Tennesse in the Civil War.<BR/><BR/>'Not for fame, or reward, not for place or rank,<BR/>Not lured by ambition or goaded by necessity,<BR/>But in simple obedience to duty as they understood it,<BR/>These men suffered all, sacrificed all, endured all<BR/>And died.'sunguh5307https://www.blogger.com/profile/03065221995872684185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10997257.post-1148926035875744352006-05-29T13:07:00.000-05:002006-05-29T13:07:00.000-05:00This sacrifice is not over when the war is over. I...<I>This sacrifice is not over when the war is over. It is forever.</I><BR/><BR/>Truer words were never spoken, Lou. You are fortuntate to have made the acquaintance of the men you describe. <BR/><BR/>Today is such a solemn day.Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.com