AG and MM Board

4th of July

Posted by Harvel Arnold on July 3, 2009, 7:42 pm
74.185.102.222

Hope all of you have a safe and happy 4th. At this time when we celebrate our freedoms we should remember those who gave them to us or have fought to preserve them for us. I had two brothers in service during WW II one army and one navy armed guard.Now I am going to get personal and brag a little. I have been researching my family for about 3 years and I just found where my g. g. g. grandfather on my mother's side of the family applied for his pension for service in the revolutionary war. He was at Valley Forge in the winter of '77 and '78 was discharged in Feb. of 1778. His request was approved adn he got $8.00 a month. At his death in 1839 his wife applied for widows benefits and got $6.17 a month. This from the archives of Sumner Co. Tennessee. Thomas and Milley Taylor were originally from Virginia.

Post a Response

Re: 4th of July

Posted by Roy Brown on July 3, 2009, 8:48 pm, in reply to "4th of July "
98.213.15.190

Harvel, you have a great reason to be proud! Your ancestors, and those others who went through many hardships, along with succeeding generations, gave Americans freedoms that have never existed in any other nation.
Every American MUST be responsible as individuals to be sure we NEVER LOSE those freedoms.
Happy Independence Day to all!
God Bless America.
Roy Brown

Post a Response

Re: 4th of July

Posted by Fran Kent on July 3, 2009, 11:36 pm, in reply to "Re: 4th of July "
69.230.79.15

In keeping with the spirit of the occasion, I offer the following:

It’s a Beautiful Country
By John Sandford
BestBest-selling author of 30 books, including his latest, "Wicked Prey"

I love the physical presence of the U.S. I’ve been all over the country—I grew up in Iowa, lived in Florida, California, and Minnesota, and have traveled down virtually every interstate highway. It’s the rush you get when you come over the hill on I-90 at Chamberlain, S.D., and see the Missouri River curling in the sunlight; the first sight of the Rockies off I-70; the silver beauty of the mountain over Albuquerque as you go east on I-40; and the enchantment of I-81 through the Shenandoah Valley. I’ve driven the Haul Road to Prudhoe Bay in Alaska past herds of caribou, and I’ve walked up the paths of the Santa Monica Mountains that suddenly opened, and down below was the whole Los Angeles basin at my feet. And everywhere you go, it’s us—Americans. With all our colors, religions, political parties, and jobs, we’re as happy and as accommodating a bunch of people as you’ll find in this world. I’m pleased to be one.

Post a Response

Re: 4th of July

Posted by John L. Haynes on September 25, 2009, 10:30 am, in reply to "Re: 4th of July "
99.0.24.104

Thanks Fran, for that outstanding quote from John Sandford's "Its a Beautiful Country" It so appropriate for July 4th.
I, too, have seen a lot of the world in addition to my WWII experiences in the Armed Guard and in Naval Aviation. I lived in Lebanon for 4 years flying an FAA Flight Inspection DC3 all over Africa and the Middle East. With my young family we made a camping vacation through out Syria, Turkey and Greece following the Missionary journeys of St. Paul. We lived 4 years in the Washington DC area before moving to Alaska for 36 years. My last 2 years with FAA before retiring was in Japan, heading up flight operations that took me all over the Far East. In 1963 my wife and I took a 3 months around the world vacation.
We have seen many beautiful countries, many diverse cultures and types of governments, but NONE of them can compare to the United States of America. I am so thankful and proud to be an American.

Post a Response

«Back to thread

[ AG and MM Board ]