Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord,
and let perpetual light shine upon them.
May the souls of all the faithful departed,
through the mercy of God, rest in peace.
~Amen~
Every year I post this video. I am very proud to have called the little town of Ringgold, Georgia my home for many years. Every year we drive back down to spend the few minutes it takes to go through town, the main stretch and all the little side roads, and appreciate the flags, and honor the fallen.
May the blood cost of our freedom be increasingly appreciated and honored. And may America always be blessed with towns and people like this, who remember and honor our fallen because they value our freedom and know the cost.
God Bless America.
Thank you Menagerie for your faithful reminder of our nation’s fallen in defense of ideals and freedoms that seem to be unappreciated by increasingly more people today than ever before. I will continue to pray that more Americans gain wisdom from our Father to wake up and recognize His Grace Blessing that was given to our nation.
Those who died defending our nation against its enemies over the last 246 years deserve our deepest respect; that respect can only be shown by working to re-establish the righteousness and moral principles that once existed among God-fearing leaders who founded the USA those many years ago.
Beyond remembrance, respect, and gratitude…those fallen also deserve not to have given their lives in vain. We have a duty to continue their fight for them, in any way that we can.
It is for us to defend what they died for, with particular accent on the enemy within.
Very beautiful. Thank you very much. 💖
I gave many ‘thumbs up’ as I was reading the comments, then decided not to do all of them, but to say thank you to all of you who served our country and to remember those who served and didn’t return home. The Greatest Generation all of you, for sure. God’s blessings on each of you. Any time I see a veteran wearing their caps I am glad to give them a ‘thank you’ for their service. I cry for what our country has become. And I’m sure there are veterans in jail in DC because they walked into our Capitol building on that fateful day. Dear Lord, we call out to you.
While honoring all who gave that last full measure of devotion to this great Republic, today I’m focusing my reading and remembrance on one subset of that group, those colonists who fought and died so that what would become this Republic could have a shot at sovereignty.
Regarding the J6 political prisoners, there is a list of around 70 who are listed as currently incarcerated in the DC jail, either awaiting trial or sentenced there after disposition. Background is incomplete but with a name and case # it’s pretty easy to do independent research. List here…. click on ‘incarcerated’ twice, waiting for list to reload between clicks, to bring incarcerated to the top
https://americangulag.org/individuals/
Rolling to Remember had their large gathering within shouting distance of the jail, in one of the parking lots of RFK Stadium, yesterday. Perhaps they rolled by the jail, IDK. The coverage I saw only showed them arriving and leaving and the rally itself.
One of the most evil injustices in our history, is the travesty of J6 by those in government who commandeered the legitimate protest into a self-serving lie.
Those jailed have been denied their Constitutional Rights, while arsonists, mobs & murderers from the “Summer of ‘Peaceful’ Riots” continue, unimpeded, with their brutality, protected by a false administration consumed with racial hatred & all things American!
Oh, God, give us the courage to end the war on this Republic, purchased with the blood of heroes.
In Jesus’ name we ask.
Wonderful post, thank you.
Amen.
To the men and women who served Our Country and to those who gave their lives . We Honor you today. Thank You for keeping us free God Bless
Almost none of my family for the past few generations never served in battle, with one exception an uncle of my father (my grandfather’s brother). He was in the trenches in France in WWI, and he was gassed by the Germans. He survived the attack, but I believe he succumbed to the damage to his lungs when he got back to the states.
Ironically, his father, my great grandfather, was in immigrant from Germany. As a first generation American he was fighting against the country his dad fled from.
My great uncles were in WWI. I only mention it because one of them was also gassed and lingered on the battlefield for hours maybe a day because it was too dangerous to bring him to a hospital. They didn’t give out Purple Hearts back then but my Aunt a career army nurse (full colonel) petitioned and he was awarded one after he had died unfortunately.
Both my parents served during WWII. They raised us to Love God Country and Family. I was the lucky one to be raised by Patriotic Americans. RIP Mom and Dad
Same here. All my life I watched my parents first thing in the morning put the flag out and then bring it in at dusk, as I got older I helped out doing the task. Good memories.
I would like to honor a woman who gave her all in 1866, perhaps one of the last victims of the Civil War, or one of the victims during reconstruction. Her name was Elizabeth (Betsy) Groah, and she was murdered on 23 Nov 1866.
Betsy was born in Virginia in 1796 and was raised German Reformed, a sect that was opposed to slavery. Her sons were compelled by the Militia Law of 1860 to join the Greenville Militia called the Augusta Greys. They were called up on 17 April 1861 to March to Harper’s Ferry where they signed on for one year’s service to the Provisional Army of Virginia. This unit became part of the Confederate Army the next month. The boys deserted from this unit, eventually making their way north to join Union forces for which they fought during the rest of the war. Betsy’s sons could not return home after the war.
During the war, Betsy had to sell 334 acres of land in order to support herself and others, women and children, who lived on the homestead. The last payment came due on 28 Aug 1865. The payment had to be recalculated by the administrator to her late husband’s estate in US dollars as the sale had been denominated in Confederate dollars. That administrator, John Newton, was father to her sons’ captain in the Confederate Army, James W Newton who lost a leg at Winchester in 1864. He tried to cheat Betsy by setting the value for 111 acres at $20, so she sued him.
Judgement came down on 22 Nov 1866 and she won! However, she would never be paid because she was murdered and her land illegally transferred anyway. The illegality of the deed was discovered in 1890, and the error properly attributed to John Newton. However, John Newton died in 1868, long before his crimes were discovered.
In some way, Betsy was a combatant in the Civil War. Her sons fought against the South and could never return home. She fought her own battles back home, giving her all in the end. She is burried in a lonely corner of the German Reformed section of the cemetery at Mt. Carmel Presbyterian Church in Augusta County, Virginia, shunned in death as she was in life. In being set apart, she stands above the others in a way. I honor this remarkable woman and her sacrifices.
I am in tears! Those were days when men were real men and women, just as strong. That this is part of our history is a blight.
One thing is certain, God Almighty welcomed this brave lady home; others, probably not so much.
God bless the women who lived through and fought wars.
Amen
The following is taken from the website of Col (Ret) Patrick Lang, from Col (Ret) Lang’s website “Turcopolier.”
The entire article is a must-read on Memorial Day.
“I have eaten your bread and salt.
I have drunk your water and wine.
The deaths ye died, I have watched beside,
And the lives ye led were mine.
Was there aught that I did not share
One joy or woe that I did not know,
Dear hearts across the seas?
I have written the tale of our life
For a sheltered people’s mirth,
In jesting guise—but ye are wise,
And ye know what the jest is worth.”
– Rudyard Kipling
“The Rifleman”
The life of a soldier –
Dear Hearts Across the Seas: A Memorial Day Prayer
The following article (excerpt from) by Pat Lang appeared in America magazine in 2006.
Patrick Lang May 29, 2006
“For 14 hours yesterday, I was at work—teaching Christ to lift his cross by the numbers, and how to adjust his crown; and not to imagine he thirst until after the last halt. I attended his Supper to see that there were no complaints; and inspected his feet that they should be worthy of the nails. I see to it that he is dumb and stands before his accusers. With a piece of silver I buy him every day, and with maps I make him familiar with the topography of Golgotha.”
Captain Wilfred Owen, The Manchesters
Killed in Action, Nov. 4, 1918
“…from the work of the soldier-poet Wilfred Owen, (which) sums up both the awfulness and the beauty of a combat soldier’s life…”
https://turcopolier.com/dear-hearts-across-the-seas-a-memorial-day-prayer/
Gratitude for the life in/of service of Col (Ret) Lang and all those like him.
They keep us safe and free
Thank you dear Menagerie.
God Bless All My Fellow Brothers and Sisters wh serve and have served and who have payed the ultimate price to keep Our Beloved Nation, Constitution and Flag alive and well and to continue to stand against treachery and Aggression as well as oppression from both with and without these ever more difficult days – May God Continue to Bless Our Military Heroes Past – present and future and their families as well!!
“Some gave all while – others gave some !!”
It breaks my heart to say this on such a sacred day, but given the current state and direction of America, our fallen Treasure are rolling in their graves on this Memorial Day.
For years I’ve had to admit it’s good pappy, a WWII Pacific Theater vet who would have been 110, is no longer here to witness our devolution/degradation.
https://virtualwall.org/dm/MeadeTA01a.htm
Menagerie, what a solemn day! Thanks for posting this remarkable and moving video.
I didn’t realize you lived in Ringgold. I spent a year in Fort Oglethorpe, a sweet little town.
God Bless All My Fellow Brothers and Sisters wh serve and have served and who have payed the ultimate price to keep Our Beloved Nation, Constitution and Flag alive and well and to continue to stand again
In my hometown of Lakewood, WA, Clover Park High School annually displays its Arlington Project for the Memorial Day week of honor. The students plant thousands of mini-Arlington Cemetery grave markers (names, etc.) of the fallen in serried ranks across the front lawn of the high school directly off the main road with small American flags. The school parking lot is full as many people including veterans (like me), active duty from McChord/Ft Lewis, and others stop by, walk through the display, kneel at the marker of a comrade or loved one. It is quite an emotional experience for those who have never been to Arlington (my parents are buried at Arlington) to walk among the thousands of markers. It’s encouraging to me that in spite of all the negative publicity associated with teenagers and education, that the hundreds of students at Clover Park High School (my high school – class of 1964) take the time to properly set up and display their Arlington Project each year. I’m sure there are many other similar understated, unreported patriotic events across the country. I’m proud of that display, of the kids who set it up, of the many who come to honor the fallen; and, I believe that what we do at the local level will eventually wash over the entire country. Keep the faith.
A most wonderful post! Thank you.
I went to mass this morning, and in the small town I live we prayed for the fallen. The local vets were part of it. American hymns, and we prayed the Pledge of Allegiance.
The hope for America is in the small town folk. That’s where God finds humility, hard work, love of God, family and country.
It is there where the regeneration of this land started and continue.
May we have the same courage and stamina as our forefathers to maintain freedom and play our role in God’s plan for this world.
Good and Truth always win over evil. And that is reason to hope. Because we have Good and Truth in one Person we love and serve-Our Lord, Jesus Christ. And that my friends, is why we fight.
God bless you!
We have lost our freedom despite their sacrifice or being sacrificed.
We should be mourning that fact.
Our son was wounded, 3 times in Afghanistan, twice requiring surgery to remove shrapnel in his knees and legs.
Once he spent weeks on desk duty after getting shot in the chest, and because his plate wan’t tightly fastened due to the 115 degree heat, when the bullet hit, the armor plate slapped his chest with such force that he said he was bruised from his waist to his armpits and couldn’t lift his arms for 2 weeks.
Duluth GA does this also. There are a number of rural GA towns that do this.
Yup. In the northern exurbs of Atlanta you can find the underlying patriotism, love and respect for the ideal of the United States within a Stones throw in any direction.
1st black holiday?
born n Charleston.
https://oldnfo.org/2022/05/28/a-veteran-died-today/
Thank you Sundance. I’ve enjoyed this video here for many years. It always makes me profoundly grateful that every one of them were ours.
This year I saved it to my favorites because last year, I lost my soldier to the ravages of addiction.
Thank you for posting it again this year.
Will be playing taps today at 3PM in Ca.
My husband’s uncle Keith Tolman, having graduated in pre-med program to enlist in 1942.
Died during a training accident at Ft. Bragg, when he disconnected his parachute static line to walk to the front the line to help a member of his team jump.
The jumper grabbed on to him, and pulled him out with him.
Something happened, and his parachute failed.
We have his photo and all his medals.
Thank you, love this video.
On December 14, 1799, George Washington died at Mount Vernon at age sixty-seven. He died a couple days after tending his farm during sleet and heavy rains. His friend, Henry “Light-Horse Harry” Lee, wrote the eulogy delivered to congress: (excerpt)
“First in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen, he was second to none in the humble and endearing scenes of private life. Pious, just, humane, temperate, and sincere; uniform, dignified, and commanding, his example was as edifying to all around him as were the effects of that example lasting…
“Correct throughout, vice shuddered in his presence and virtue always felt his fostering hand. The purity of his private character gave effulgence to his public virtues. Such was the man America has lost! Such was the man for whom our nation mourns…”
https://www.americanrevolution.com/documents/washington_funeral_oration_by_henry_lee
Australian Peter Dawson sings , ” The Boys from the Old Brigade’ . I think the song crosses borders as a memorial to our fallen ?
Thank you for posting this Menagerie, and to all my fellow Treehouse denizens.
Beautiful, brings tears t my eyes.
People I hope we never forget. Here’s one: Desmond Doss
Beautiful, brought a rear to my eye
Today is the most expensive holiday on the calendar
Thank you to all who served. May God Bless you all.
https://share.icloud.com/photos/010VK-e1ltvdyqX5ugibQiI0w
Thinking of my father on this special day.
On a sign somewhere in rural America: “If You Want to Thank a Soldier, Be The Kind of American Worth Fighting For.”
God Bless America
THANKS Menagerie, I enjoy it every year, along with your other posts. God Bless!
I love the flag I served under!
Thank you, Menagerie.
I just pray the current members of our military remember what previous members fought and died to preserve.
Thank you to all that came before us to grant and protect liberty for the common folk that didn’t give the ultimate sacrifice in our defense.
God Bless America.
Thank you for posting this, Menagerie. At 15 seconds in the video, it shows Norton Gordy’s cross. He was my great grandfather. Norton drove trucks in WWII, as part of the push from France to Berlin. He qualified sharpshooter with the M1, and expert with both the M2 .50 and M3 Grease Gun. He only served for a year and a half, but experienced more in that time than he ever told his family.
Norton’s son, a Vietnam vet, passed away earlier this year. Papaw was such a strong, stable presence that I sometimes forget he is gone. Then I see a video like this from his hometown, and see his dad’s name no less, then it all comes flooding back. Papaw, you are missed but we know you are in the best place of all; I’ll join you there one day.
My friend, James Edward Edgemon, was killed n Vietnam 3.28.1971. He was 21 years old.
https://www.honorstates.org/index.php?id=271131
Glorious and Beautiful. Simply wasn’t in the mood or spirit this year, some years are like that, it just gets to me so I hunker down. Watching that video was just the right amount of what I needed. Thank you so much.
So far my time on earth is 82 years. I remember WWII and never want to forget the horrors, the victories.
Yet, even within my own family, though I’ve tried to keep the reasons we went to war, and the extreme price paid to preserve our Republic and human values, most don’t want to hear, read or see anything about it because “it’s disgusting.”
With this attitude of denial in the name of protecting themselves & their children, I fear for the endurance of freedom.
But those who paid the ultimate price, will never be forgotten by many. And God embraces them
eternally.