Thanks to all that are currently serving & those who have served in the past. God bless you all.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Steven Johnson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "RollTideFan-The University of Alabama Athletics Discussion List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, May 29, 2004 11:07 AM Subject: Re: [RollTideFan] Memorial Day > Amen Robert. > > RTR > LC > --- Robert Springfield <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On this Memorial Day let us not forget that our > > young men and women are dying in a foreign land. > > > > It is certainly not the first time that our sons and > > daughters, our husbands and wives have answered the > > call. I am afraid though that this will not be the > > last time. > > > > There are readers of Bama Fan, I am certain, who > > have experienced the tragedy of combat. > > > > When those GI's gathered before the Chaplin on the > > eve of battle to receive his blessing ,they felt > > those "butterflies" in the pits of their stomachs. > > No one knew if they would see another sunset. > > > > I feel it is fitting to remember our young men and > > women by quoting from Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg > > Address. > > > > ".....The world will little note, nor long remember > > what we say here, but it can never forget what they > > did here. It is for us, the living, rather, to be > > dedicated here to the unfinished work which they > > have thus far so nobly advanced." > > > > " It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the > > great task remaining before us, that from these > > honored dead we take increased devotion to that > > cause which they gave the last full measure of > > devotion; that we here highly resolve that these > > dead shall not have died in vain; that this nation, > > under God, shall have a new birth of freedom; and > > that Government of the people,by the people,for the > > people, shall not perish from this earth." > > > > On this Memorial Day I shall be thinking of my > > buddies. I hope you all do too. > > > > ______________________________________________________ > > RollTideFan - The University of Alabama Athletics > > Discussion List > > > > "Welcome to RollTideFan! Wear a cup!" > > > > To join or leave the list or to make changes to your > > subscription visit http://listinfo.rolltidefan.net > > > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Friends. Fun. Try the all-new Yahoo! Messenger. > http://messenger.yahoo.com/ > > ______________________________________________________ > RollTideFan - The University of Alabama Athletics Discussion List > > "Welcome to RollTideFan! Wear a cup!" > > To join or leave the list or to make changes to your subscription visit http://listinfo.rolltidefan.net ______________________________________________________ RollTideFan - The University of Alabama Athletics Discussion List "Welcome to RollTideFan! Wear a cup!" To join or leave the list or to make changes to your subscription visit http://listinfo.rolltidefan.net
