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Title: Memorial Day
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Published: May 25, 2025
Author: LZ Memories BBS
Post Date: 2025-05-25 21:48:49 by Luke The Spook
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Memorial Day is their day, isn't it? It is supposed to be the day a grateful nation pauses to quietly thank the more than one million men and women who have died in military service to their country since the Revolutionary War. Or is it the day the beach resorts kick into high gear for the summer season, the day the strand is covered by fish-belly white people basting themselves in coconut oil, the day the off-season rates end and the weekend you can't get in a seaside seafood restaurant with anything less than a one hour wait. Or is is one of the biggest shopping center sales days of the year, a day when hunting for a parking space is the prime sport for the holiday stay-at-homers? Or is it the weekend when more people will kill themselves on the highways than any other weekend and Highway Patrol troopers work overtime picking up the pieces? I think the men and women who died for us would understand what we do with their day. I hope they would, because if they wouldn't, if they would have insisted that it be a somber, respectful day of remembrance, then we have blown it and dishonored their sacrifice. I knew some of those who died, and the guys I knew would have understood. They liked a sunny beach and a cold beer and a hot babe in a black bikini, too. They would have enjoyed packing the kids, the inflatable rafts, the coolers, and the suntan lotion in the car and heading for the lake. They would have enjoyed staying at home and cutting the grass and getting together with some friends and cooking some steaks on the grill, too. But they didn't get the chance. They blew up in the Marine Barracks in Beirut and died in the oily waters of the Persian Gulf. They caught theirs at the airstrip in Grenada in the little war everyone laughed at. They bought the farm in the I Drang Valley and on Heartbreak Ridge, Phu Bai and at Hue. They froze at the Chosin Reservoir and were shot at the Pusan Perimeter. They drowned in the surf at Omaha Beach or fell in the fetid jungles of Guadalcanal. They were at the Soame and at San Juan Hill and at Gettysburg and at Cerro Gordo and at Valley Forge. They couldn't be here with us this weekend, but I think they would understand that we don't spend the day in tears and heart-wrenching memorials. They wouldn't want that. Grief is not why they died. They died so we could go fishing. They died so another father could hold his laughing little girl over the waves. They died so another father could toss a baseball to his son in their backyard while the charcoal is getting white. They died so another buddy could drink a beer on his day off. They died so a family could get in the station wagon and go shopping and maybe get some ice cream on the way home. They won't mind that we have chosen their day to have our first big outdoor party of the year. But they wouldn't mind, either, if we took just a second and thought about them. Some will think of them formally, of course. Wreaths will be laid in small, sparsely attended ceremonies in military cemeteries and at monuments at state capitols and in small town's squares. Flags will fly over the graves, patriotic words will be spoken and a few people there will probably feel a little anger that no more people showed up. They'll think no one else remembers. But we do remember. We remember Jimmy and Matthew and Mark and the guys who died. We remember the deal we made: If we buy it, we said, drink a beer for me. I'll do it for you, guys. I'll drink that beer for you today, and I'll sit on that beach for you, and I'll check out the girls for you and, just briefly, I'll think of you. I won't let your memory spoil the trip but you'll be on that sunny beach with me today. I will not mourn your deaths this Memorial Day, my Brothers. Rather, I'll celebrate the life you gave me. This Bud's for you, brother! ... For he today, that sheds his blood with me, shall be my brother. Origin: LZ Memories BBS - "Always Green Smoke!" (19:100/105) For Boogie Man, Jimmy, Matthew, Boonie Rat, and Mark. Luke The Spook, 53rd ASA,SOCOM, 8th RRU, PhuBai/Hue '65-'66
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#2. To: Luke The Spook, Dr. Kimmy, 4um (#0)
Kim's at Hospital City standing by... Memorial Day Message Each Memorial Day I am amazed at how many people confuse it with Veterans Day or simply have no idea what Memorial Day is about. I used to say to people “Happy Memorial Day” but it is not a happy day, it is a solemn day. Memorial Day is the day that we remember, and morn, and appreciate those members of the American Military who have been killed in combat defending our nation and our freeedom over our history. A few years back I started putting together this chart showing the numbers of American soldiers killed in action defending our freedom from the Revolutionary War until present day. By my count, one million, three hundred and twenty thousand, two hundred and fourty one soldiers, sailors, and airmen, have been killed in action since the Revolutionary war. That doesn't include thousands, if not tens of thousands, of members of the military who died training for battle or in accidents not directly related to battle. People really react strongly when I give out that large number which I update each year. I find that updating the list each Memorial Day focuses my attention on the fact that the fight for freedom never ends and has very serious consequences. Freedom is not free. It must be defended EVERY DAY by EVERY ONE OF US. Too often American’s forget that. Memorial Day is the day to remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice to defend Freedom. Talk about those relatives and friends you know who gave the ultimate sacrice for our nation. Say their names! Talk about their lives and how much of their lives they did not get to live so that we could live our lives in freedom and prosperity. Be sure to tell the children in your circle. Show them a picture. Take them to the cemetary today. Make the effort this Memorial Day to honor these true heros and patriots as we should. For Liberty, Tom Zawistowski
This is what they want to do to you....You are just Useless idiots to them I'm sure the colleges don't tell ya that Part.....RIP WARRIORS YOU are NOT FORGOTTEN
This is what they want to do to you....You are just Useless idiots to them Who was invading WHOM? Did you ever consider that? Ever put yourself in their place? What would you have done if America were invaded? Having sympathy for innocent civilians does not mean we do not have sympathy or respect for those who THOUGHT they were fighting for "freedom". Fortunately I did not have to fight in any damn war. My father had men blowing up on each side of him in the Battle of the Bulge, so I am not insensitive to the incredible pain, blood, and tears our soldiers have shed. The fact of the matter is, this country has never fought a war for "freedom". Every war has been a contrived war to advance the New World Order, including the Revolutionary War. www.sweetliberty.org/perspective/jewishpersecution18.htm archive.org/stream/legion...of-Satan-Banning_djvu.txt www.jewworldorder.org/jews-caused-civil-war/ ww2.jordanmaxwell.com/images/documents/us-congressional-record-1940-british-israel-world-$1.pdf ================== "By Deception Thou Shalt Do War" www.sweetliberty.org/issues/israel/blackops.html web.archive.org/web/20050...biz/Beirut_false_flag.htm "February 26, 1984 the US Marines leave Lebanon to ships offshore. Israel withdraws on June 1985. Pentagon analyst Dr. Beter's November 3, 1982 ...I reported that the Marines had been sent there to become the focus of a major incident. The Mossad is to arrange for a number of our Marines to be killed in an incident that will be blamed on the Arabs! This will be used to inflame American public opinion to help lead us into war, including ultimately nuclear war. Extract from 'By Way of Deception', Ostrovsky, Victor and Hoy, Claire, St.Martin's Press, 1990 Victor Ostrovsky," ============== ALL WARS ARE BANKERS' WARS dn790007.ca.archive.org/0...%27%20Wars%20-%202014.pdf War is a Racket - GENERAL Smedley Butler "The transcript of a speech given in 1933 by former Major General Smedley Butler. Butler served in the US military for 34 years, and at the time of his death he was the most decorated soldier is US history...... WAR is a racket. It always has been It is possibly the oldest, easily the most profitable, surely the most vicious. It is the only one international in scope. It is the only one in which the profits are reckoned in dollars and the losses in lives. A racket is best described, I believe, as something that is not what it seems to the majority of the people..." libcom.org/article/war-racket-smedley-butler I'm sure the colleges don't tell ya that Part..... THIS is what they should teach in HIGH SCHOOL, IF NOT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL =================== RIP WARRIORS YOU are NOT FORGOTTEN RIP, and my condolences.
There are no 'innocents' in that part of the world. Period. They are all savages with no value for human life. I know that now. The joos built the bomb, and the Muzzies slammed it into the BLT on the back of a Mercedes Benz stakebed truck at about 0600 local time 23Oct1983, a Sunday. I don't like anybody over there. Nothing against you, don't take it personally.
sorry, I'm not buying it. Some, maybe many, could be savages as you call them, but there are Christians over there as well, and some who have met them declare them to be the sweetest, gentlest, kindest people they have ever met. And children are not savages, and they are precious to God. I don't like anybody over there. that's your right. Nothing against you, don't take it personally. it's okay...at least 30 years looking into this horrible bullcrap, i have a pretty tough skin. i have things to do. enjoy the day. if i could make a heart emoji, i would.
Thanks. Doc knows how to do that but I keep for getting to ask her. I did find that I can cut and paste them from my X account recently. For you:❤️ For the 241 Marines, sailors and soldiers of Beirut: [Insert broken heart emoji here] The system still has some bugs in it.
It must've been in the early 80s. He was a tech guy. It drove him nuts for some reason. My favorite song about that time: Loddy was enamored with her overbite. I'm a leg man.
If you do this right, three stars should be aligned on the fat side.
#14. To: All (#13)
I love those Slav gals Toby Keith - Courtesy Of The Red, White And Blue (The Angry American) (Official Music Video) Ships That Don’t Come In (feat. Joe Diffie, Toby Keith, Luke Combs) (Official Studio Video)
I'm sure I was on the cheesdick end of that op with Dad with the flag.. I know I could fold the flag as well or better than dad when he died in 1976. Probably not the worst thing I've ever learned. The US Flag Code outlines guidelines for displaying and respecting the American flag. It's universally understood that the flag should be displayed from sunrise to sunset, but it can be displayed at night with proper illumination. The flag should never touch the ground or be displayed upside down, except as a distress signal. When displayed with other flags, the US flag should be in a position of prominence, generally to the right (the flag's own right). Key guidelines for displaying the US flag: It's customary to display the flag from sunrise to sunset, but it can be displayed at night with proper illumination. Position: When flown alongside other flags, the US flag should be in a position of prominence (generally to the right or at the center and highest position). Wall display: When hung against a wall, the union (blue field with the stars) should be at the top and to the observer's left. Avoidance: Do not let the flag touch the ground, water, or merchandise. Do not use it for wearing apparel, bedding, or drapery. Respect: The flag should never be displayed upside down except as a signal of distress. It should be displayed in a way that prevents it from being torn, soiled, or damaged. Half-staff: The flag may be flown at half-staff to honor the deceased, as per the president or governor's order, or on Memorial Day until noon. Additional points to consider: There are no federal laws requiring specific flag displays, but the US Flag Code provides guidelines. Flags of states, cities, corporations, or organizations can be flown on the same flagpole as the US flag, but below it and never larger than the US flag. The flag should not be used for advertising purposes or printed on temporary items like napkins. The flag should always be folded in a triangle shape, but this is a suggestion, not a requirement.
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by: Tom Zawistowski 2020-05-24 Source: We the People Convention 
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#3. To: All (#2)
For all you people who Sympathizes with the Palestinians in the the WEST BANK...
#4. To: Esso (#3)
For all you people who Sympathizes with the Palestinians in the the WEST BANK...
#6. To: AllTheKings'HorsesWontDoIt, 4um (#4)
Having sympathy for innocent civilians does not mean we do not have sympathy or respect for those who THOUGHT they were fighting for "freedom".
November 3, 1982 ...I reported that the Marines had been sent there to become the focus of a major incident. The Mossad is to arrange for a number of our Marines to be killed in an incident that will be blamed on the Arabs! This will be used to inflame American public opinion to help lead us into war, including ultimately nuclear war.
#8. To: Esso (#6)
There are no 'innocents' in that part of the world. Period. They are all savages with no value for human life.
#10. To: AllTheKings'HorsesWontDoIt (#8)
enjoy the day. if i could make a heart emoji, i would.
#11. To: All (#10)
#12. To: Danny, 4um (#11)
Danny hated this song.
#13. To: All (#12)
My dad taught me how to do this when I was a kid...
Replies to Comment # 13. Kimmy kind of looks like a 3/4 scale Melania, but not so worldly.
#20. To: All (#13)
My dad taught me how to do this when I was a kid... There was supposed be a lot of line breaks in the below. If you don't know flag rules, get the fuck out.
Timing:The US Flag Code outlines guidelines for displaying and respecting the American flag. It's universally understood that the flag should be displayed from sunrise to sunset, but it can be displayed at night with proper illumination. The flag should never touch the ground or be displayed upside down, except as a distress signal. When displayed with other flags, the US flag should be in a position of prominence, generally to the right (the flag's own right). Key guidelines for displaying the US flag: Timing: It's customary to display the flag from sunrise to sunset, but it can be displayed at night with proper illumination. Position: When flown alongside other flags, the US flag should be in a position of prominence (generally to the right or at the center and highest position). Wall display: When hung against a wall, the union (blue field with the stars) should be at the top and to the observer's left. Avoidance: Do not let the flag touch the ground, water, or merchandise. Do not use it for wearing apparel, bedding, or drapery. Respect: The flag should never be displayed upside down except as a signal of distress. It should be displayed in a way that prevents it from being torn, soiled, or damaged. Half-staff: The flag may be flown at half-staff to honor the deceased, as per the president or governor's order, or on Memorial Day until noon. Additional points to consider: There are no federal laws requiring specific flag displays, but the US Flag Code provides guidelines. Flags of states, cities, corporations, or organizations can be flown on the same flagpole as the US flag, but below it and never larger than the US flag. The flag should not be used for advertising purposes or printed on temporary items like napkins. The flag should always be folded in a triangle shape, but this is a suggestion, not a requirement.
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