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Date: Mon, 20 Jul 2009 09:51:52 -0600 From: Craig McCluskey <cra...@lanl.gov> To: home <mcclus...@phd2.net> Subject: Fw: FW: A Hero's Return Home Date: Mon, 20 Jul 2009 09:02:18 -0600 From: "David A. Swingle" To: <lanl_veterans> Subject: FW: A Hero's Return Home > Vets, > > This is a video sent by Howard - Staff Sergeant First Class > John C. Beale, KIA, was returned to Falcon Field in Peachtree City, > Georgia , just south of Atlanta , on June 11, 2009. What I found very > impressive was the number of people who turned out along the route. > How nice they all were. > > > Lastly, on 10 September, at about 0845, we will have another > 9/11 ceremony at the Pentagon Memorial in front of the NSSB. I hope you > can come. > > > > David > > Vet Committee > > > > > > > > From: Howard Granzow > Sent: Friday, July 17, 2009 8:23 AM > Subject: FW: A Hero's Return Home > > > > David > > I thought you might like to see this. > > Semper Fi! > > Howard > > Subject: Fwd: A Hero's Return Home > > > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > Date: Thu, Jul 16, 2009 at 5:58 PM > Subject: Re: A Hero's Return Home > > > Thank you! > > Semper Fi!! > > > > > _____ > > > Subj: A Hero's Return Home > > > Killed in action the week before, the body of Staff Sergeant First > > Class John C. Beale was returned to Falcon Field in Peachtree City , > > Georgia , just south of Atlanta , on June 11, 2009. The Henry County > > Police Department escorted the procession to the funeral home in > > McDonough , Georgia . A simple notice in local papers indicated the > > road route to be taken and the approximate time. > > > > Nowadays one can be led to believe that America no longer respects > > honor and no longer honors sacrifice outside the military. Be it known > > that there are many places in this land where people still recognize > > the courage and impact of total self-sacrifice. Georgia, and the South > > in general, remains steadfast for the most part. Thank God Southern > > folk still 'get it.' > > > > The link below is a short travelogue of that day's remarkable and > > painful journey. But only watch this if you wish to have some of your > > faith in people restored. Please share widely. > > > > > > > > http://blip.tv/play/AYGJ5h6YgmE > > > > > > > > > > > > I wish they would show this in its entirety on one of the news > > channels. Certainly more important than the amount of time that has > > been spent on Michael Jackson..... > > > > > > > > -- > > You cannot have a proud and chivalrous spirit if your conduct is mean > > and paltry; for whatever a man's actions are, such must be his spirit. > > - Demosthenes--- Craig McCluskey Present: 1982 240D/3.0 (Euro 1984 617.912 engine, 4-speed) 250 kmi 1994 E420 117 kmi Past: 1964 190Dc 1972 220D/8 1972 220/8 1987 190E/2.3 /"\ \ / ASCII RIBBON CAMPAIGN "Friends don't send friends X AGAINST HTML MAIL HTML email." / \ AND POSTINGS http://www.fred.net/tds/longrange.html http://pruffle.mit.edu/~ccarter/I_do_not_use_microsoft.html _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
