This group is for Honoring All Men & Women who have Made The Ultimate Sacrifice for Our Country & Countries seeking the Freedom we have embraced for many years. We also Honor Every Man & Women who wear or has worn a Uniform In service of This Country
If we look back to the preliminary establishment of Memorial Day, there is no day that is not sacred in the Remembrance of families and fallen heroes of United States.
Therefore we ask that any comments you leave must be respectful to The Families & To The Memories of the Fallen Heroes.
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We have posted Operation Iraqi Freedoms Fallen Heroes And Operation Enduring Freedoms Fallen Heroes
If you are a Family member. Know that your loved ones are not forgotten…
Declaration: All Videos created by Lorisworld, Music has been purchased and is owned by Lorisworld and is being used under the Freedom of Use Act. To The Military, Families and Creators of all graphics I say " Thank You for Honoring" those who have "Served this Country" with "Honor, Dignity, & Heroism." "Above & Beyond The Call Of Duty " May God Bless You All
Many forget the past and all it took to become Free and to Remain Free So here is a history lesson, it may be a few number short but it should give you insight to this countries "Bravest of The Brave" War or conflict&... more
May you know as I placed your Son or Daughter Husband or Wife here on Never Forget I always come to the front page I always play the true Taps in their memory
For I and many others do not want Or ever will forget what they your "Loved Ones" have given for God and Country. It also reminds us of the Families
God Bless the Men and Women Who selflessly watch over us and others in far away places
Each of you who has lived with Honor, Dignity above and beyond what a normal citizen lives. Never asking why, but following orders given. Leaving your life on hold , until your orders are return home.
Yes you got those orders. But not from here, but from God. Many have grieved the loss of so many of you. Yet there are far more who know not who you were or why you were a person in Uniform. A soul that believed in protecting and serving. Writing that blank check That was cashed in, and you Honored.
Each of you I owe a debt I cannot repay it I can only say I will do my best to never make you ashamed of my actions or deeds.
A head Count How many lost How many already forgotten How many Families already feeling alone
Our June and July Has taken more than a Soldier a Day How many wounded I cannot say How many will struggle Yet no one will visit No one will offer a hand to help
As we watch our Country be torn apart And struggle to keep her Free How many Soldiers will be forgotten Left to struggle alone How many Families will carry a burden That no one should shoulder alone
The Old Veterans know how it goes Their Wives know how it works For a day or maybe a month Some will stand by But then they fade away
Thankful to the Veterans & their Family's They understand But what about the rest of America Where are they What are they doing to help
A Fallen Soldier should never be forgotten A Injured Soldier should have every chance to recover and return to a life of their choosing And every Soldier near and far should have the American's Support
Nope no word of warning No pictures on the news Just DOD telling me You both have served your time And after all is said and done The flags will be lowered to Half Mast For Both of You
Yet mine is already there Honoring you Anthony and Joshua And the others David Andrew Eddie Claudio and Kevin
Will there be a day When my flag can fly high again
Tired of losing my beloved Veterans From WWII, Korea, and Vietnam Tired of losing my Loved Soldiers In Iraq and Afghanistan
Tired of a Media who does not know your names Tired of lunatics who protest the last farewell of your human remains.
Yet here I sit adding six more names No one will read them Am I totally insane I cannot quit I would wither up and fade away If I neglected even one Soldier
Oh God am I tired But in no way can I be one who ignores your Sacrifice's
Never To Be Forgotten The Price Paid For my Freedom
Another day Another name No one's here It's just the same.
Me and the Family's As the list grows The names flow Through my mind and heart
A day of remembering Those who wear the uniforms A week of remembering Those who protect and serve.
At times like this inside I cry It takes a calender To remind To tell them remember
How the hell did so many become blind To everyday events Everyday hero's in Harms Way The Common Man Being the Common Soldier Writing a check The price, Your Life The reason Our Freedom
I read the guest book The names are few Of people who care enough To leave messages and love Words that help families know Someone really cared Someone wrote Simple words Saying I am sorry I care I pray for your Family I thank God for you Because of you I am free But then remember your are
The soldier who will never walk through the door at home The vacant chair at the table The mom or dad who will never see your child grow, graduate and achieve the dreams you had for them. Or the mom and dad who will never see their child return and marry and raise a family.
May those who depend on a calendar Wake up To the true cost of their Freedom They sleep here at home While your Comrades are in Harm's Way While the freedoms that you protected Are being silently stolen By the corrupt and greedy Who show no respect to you or your Brothers of Arms
Placing names upon this page Has become a self driven goal Of Remembering and Honoring Those whom I can never repay
It has become a place for me to remember Freedom is Not Free And the toll Is of all nationalities fighting in Uniforms of this Country and Other Countries Trying to Secure the Freedoms for Many besides me.
So I will continue on building the list Adding the names that will NEVER END Until I fade from sight and can no longer place more names to the list of THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR ALL
My Days Grow Shorter And soon we all shall meet I look forward to that day when I can say Thank You For protecting one as unworthy as I am. For granting me a freedom that I never took for granted. Until then may God grant me the wisdom To understand the reasons why It was you instead of I.
It has been another day of remembering A day of prayer for all of you. Hopefully you know with this letter the sacrifices shall never be forgotten. Those of your Family Or those you have made and will live with always.
Know you are in our thoughts and Prayers And will always be indebted because of the Sacrifice of a loved one all in the name of Freedom.
such young years yesterday and today placed the names of twelve brave men here they be remembered by me until my end the visits few mostly family looking to see if I remembered their son, husband, the father or friend.
to those who write me a give me thanks for remembering it is I who owes the debt to you your sacrifice for this country the loss of your child, husband, a debt I cannot repay So I seek in prayer comfort for all whose lives are changed forever by the loss in war of a loved one.
Today as I listed another Three Fallen Heroes My thoughts return to the story 1/2 boy 1/2 man
Yet as I listed the names they were all boys who quickly became men Such a loss should never be forgotten The loss to the Families should not be forgotten
Not one, or two Four names Four young men Nineteen to twenty nine
So much lost So many lives affected Yet who knows besides The Family The Military Brothers in Arms The Friends
So many saying good bye Yet how many will remember in a month or two Today I said goodbye to a WWII Veteran and Korean Veteran I wonder did they greet these 4 brave men or cross over with them All Brothers in Arms together again with Family, with their Comrades again.
I can only pray this is the great reunion in that Promised Land No more pain or suffering. No more struggles or trials Only everlasting Peace.
I pray none of these brave souls listed here and those who passed before are Never Forgotten Their Efforts Never Forgotten
The Call of Freedom The Call from their Country The loss of their Lives Let it not be in Vain Please
Three more Soldiers I placed here today I wonder did you know Did you ever pray God please keep them safe As they live their lives in Harms Way
I wonder who really cares Whats wrong or right I really don't give a damned
Mom's and Dad's without their child Wife or Husband without a spouse Son's and Daughters without a Dad And the list could go on
If you were not a Family member A Friend or Comrade Will you ever think of them Will you remember A Soldier has kept you Free Your Family Free Will you thank God for the bravery Of his Special Men and Women Gifted to you to keep you Free Who have sacrificed for you, with life or limb or forever scarred hearts and minds
Will you Remember?? Will you teach your children to Remember ?? Let not their sacrifices of the past and present be in vain.
Some may or may not know What it is I’m talking about Every night my friends No matter how many times I do it It seems to always come out still the same As hard as I may try Its still missing those same names
Now for those who don’t know Just what it is I’m talking about Every time we got into any firefights Just as soon they were all done We knew things were scarred We started tending to the wounded We would do what was called
Head Count
Just to see who we had lost Making sure that all was accounted for Knowing no one was gone That we needed to be looking for We all came in together We all go back together That was just how things were All heads accounted for Only now I do them in my nights Remembering their faces once more Yes Sir all accounted for
How to place a name with Honor & Respect Hopefully as their names were placed here God heard the prayers for their Families, and Friends And their Military Friends Oh Lord 15 names, Oh Lord 15 plus families suffering Oh Lord grant them strength, courage, and your comforting care. Please grant us that are here at home the ability to live our lives so That it Honors all those who have Given Their All For this Country.
The Families The Friends The Military Brothers & Sisters of Forever Yes they remember They shed the tears
And yet they stand tall they Salute the Flag they do their best to Honor God and this Country even with their heavy hearts
Now I wonder are all of you looking down on me Wondering why we all died for freedom While here at home we seem to be letting it slip away.
Yes 9 in Afghanistan and 1 in Iraq And today after 8 years I heard Glenn Beck say 800 lost I wanted to shake him till his teeth rattled.
But God forgives those who forget But can I The numbers grow but to you my Heroes I say I am sorry for him and the others.
As I stand and fight here at home And your Brothers and Sisters Forever fight for Freedom elsewhere. Know your names are LOVINGLY placed here so those who visit will NEVER FORGET THE PRICE PAID BY ALL OF YOU
SO ONE FINAL SALUTE A FOND FAREWELL UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN
I had the honor and Privilege of standing with the Colorado Patriot Guard Rides and holding an American Flag With them at a funeral for SPC Christopher Rowland, age 21 from FT Carson Colo
It was at a church in the small town of Security Co
No matter how small a town is, they are there to honor our fallen
No more war in your life. or memories to recall Of all your fellow soldiers you watched fall. No more Pain or Death of those at your side. Memories you would have struggled to hide.
Yes home you are. Again they are at your side.
Know you are not forgotten As I place your name here this day. Your family and comrades are in my thoughts and prayers forever not just this day.
Until I can Thank You I wish you Peace now
I bid you a Till we meet again with a Final Salute & Thank You
To shed a tear for a child lost Yes a fathers tears are different.
He caresses his wife lovingly and feels the movement that their love created.
But when the baby arrives and it wraps its tiny fingers around his finger his heart stops. Oh yes the joy, the fear, and the love its all there.
Be it daddys little girl, or daddy's little boy it is to be a life long commitment. To see a son follow in his footsteps to maybe a better life than daddy had as a child.
Or a daughter to worry over and protect and to see she has a bright future, and a perfect partner for life. Yes daddys love is special, and he cherishes his moments which come and go so fast.
Yes the struggles to care for, support, and teach them right from wrong.
He questions what he is doing, is it enough? Yes daddys tears, the tears of a father lost.
A dream of the future Shattered Crushed No more to be.
written by Loretta Riddell
for a father who knows they will be together again in a better place promised
You are a young mother. You are a loving wife. And yes you've lost your man,your love, your joy in life.
You feel you are down and left alone. I write this to you my child as a mother who has lost 3 sons. I say this as a mother who has a son who fears loud noises, and dies a little everytime he hears we and you have lost a loved one. Cry your tears, my child, for I believe in my heart God will help you thru. I believe when all is said and done God will give you the strength and courage to carry on for your child.
And I know he is with God and watching over you all. I will pray for you. And keep you in my heart.
Your child such joy. Be it girl or be it boy. First word spoken,never forgot. First step taken, growing so quick. All thru school growing leaps and bounds. You watch with amasement, and pride as they go forward into the world. Then comes the day when they sign up and say, I'm in the military, to protect the U.S.A. Yes pride you feel, and a little fear too. Your child now protects the Red, White, and Blue. Yes, your child fights for our Freedom. With Courage and Strength, Honor and Pride.
As you stood with pride saluting our flag. Or singing the song God Bless America. You prayed God please keep my child safe. But then came the day. Your childs ultimate sacrifice in the name of Freedom and the Red ,White and Blue.
Your child, your loved one, brave and true. The ultimate sacrifice your child made for me and you. Your child is now with God, living in true Peace. Carry on you will. Never to forget. Your child. A Hero.
We will never forget your child. But we will never forget what you have given. You have made the ultimate sacrifice. Your child. In the name of Freedom, Peace and the Red, White, and Blue
Respectfully Loretta Riddell Oregon
I will never forget the sacrifice of all the fallen soldiers of the many wars, of yesterdays to now. But I will never forget the pain and sorrow of the families who have lost a child so that we could say we are Free. These families are true Veterans and know Freedom has a price. Our loved ones.
