Ed Foote wrote: > Greetings, > It is Memorial Day and I once again am reminded of the power of > gratitude. The more I can empathize with the Union soldier of long > ago, fighting to preserve America, as well as the Special-Ops team > moving in danger on my behalf, right now, the more I can appreciate > what we have in this country. Though I have been in it, and my > father, also, I hate that we need a military, but am thankful that we > have the best one available. There is a fiber in this country shown by > those that volunteer, and America needs to honor them for being > willing to serve, lest we find that service has lost its > honor,(remember Vietnam?the late '60's and 70's were kinda rough on > vets). > There has never been as blessed a group of people as the > American public, nor as free. Let us pay homage to those that paid > far more than any of us, and remember that the true price of our > freedom today is most accurately measured in flag draped coffins and > injured lives that have been sent totally sideways. We can do that > best by taking care of our vets and our women and men in uniform > today, and never taking our dearly paid for, incredible, life here in > America for granted. > Regards, > > Ed Foote RPT > http://www.uk-piano.org/edfoote/index.html AMEN ! -- Duaine Hechler Piano, Player Piano, Pump Organ Tuning, Servicing & Rebuilding Reed Organ Society Member Florissant, MO 63034 (314) 838-5587 dahechler at att.net www.hechlerpianoandorgan.com -- Home & Business user of Linux - 10 years
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