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.
If you hijack this post with political content that belongs on the other threads I will put you in moderation. This is a memorial in remembrance of our dead. Not a place to rant.
https://getpocket.com/explore/item/the-forgotten-history-of-memorial-day
NOT to be missed… Steve Bannon’s Memorial Day segments with Patrick O’Donnell. All of it. The detail on the “selection” process for the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier” is powerful. Brought us to tears last years and this year too….
https://rumble.com/v2qr0uo-episode-2766-warroom-memorial-day-special.html
https://rumble.com/v2qr3q4-episode-2767-warroom-memorial-day-special-cont..html
I post the same video….
every year because….
“All gave some….Some gave all.”
Our family lost two good men in WWII and we nearly lost my dad in Nam before I was born. I never forget the men lost and their sacrifices.
I am sure that many can relate to the sacrifices that your family made, and we can only be thankful for the bravery and courage of those men. My family had uncles that were wounded at Argonne and Verdun in WWI, and the family lost a sailor in WW2. My oldest brother served in Korea, and his only comment is “That he was thankful that a N. Korean sniper was a bad shot”.
God Bless the souls of these men and their families. We thank the families for their sacrifice, and must commit to “Never Forget”!
The cost to maintain freedom, a natural right, is immeasurable.
I come here to honor 2 heroes I never knew, brothers-in-law, the husbands of my mother and her sister.
My Uncle Robert was an infantryman in 120th Infantry Battalion in Belgium. His company had taken the town of Malmedy, secured it and set up aid station, communications etc. On Christmas Day, the Allies bombed the town, not knowing it was no longer in German hands. My uncle was one of many who died that day. He rests in a grave with 2 others in Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery in Missouri. The stone has 3 names with rank and one date, 25 December 1944. This was 6 days before his son was born.
Eighteen days later on 12 January 1945 my mother’s husband died in a foxhole hit by a German tank round outside the town of Foy, Belgium. Eldon was in 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne. He had been a part of the night parachute drop into Normandy the night of June 5th, 1944. He was awarded a silver star from action in that campaign. He survived that and the fighting in the Battle of the Bulge only to be killed in the continuing push back fighting toward Germany. He is buried in San Diego. As a child I would go with my grandmother to visit his grave.
The pain of loss for my mom and aunt is unfathomable, still young brides then so suddenly widows,18 days and only miles apart.
I didn’t know any of the details until I researched a few years ago. I stand in awe of these 2 men and all the others who served so selflessly and didn’t make it home.
I did not care if you were black or white or brown, male or female, believer or unbeliever, Army or Navy or Airforce or Marines or Merchant Marines or Coast Guard…you were my brother and my sister…and I loved you so…and I still do.
Taps:
a BOND That FEWER and FEWER UNDERSTAND.
REMEMBERING THOSE That PRECEDED U.S. in DUTY For OUR NATION, OUR FREEDOMS
and FOR FAMILY.
BELIEVE IN The RESURRECTION and OUR REUNION with THOSE That PRECEDED U.S.
( a Lighter Note -> i WANT to MEET George Washington; ASK my Uncle About the MEN He LOST in Belgium, where He was Found after being Left for Dead; and Visit with my Friends )
PRAYERS For REMEMBRANCE, PRAYERS For COMFORT to THOSE LEFT BEHIND,
PRAYERS For OUR NATION
The rightful president on Memorial Day.
Remembering my cousin…
I also pray for those – and their families – that didn’t lose their lives but lost their hearts and souls and all hope of a joyful productive life. The injuries, the tormenting memories, the ptsd. And now they have to see what has happened to the country they fought for. 🙏🏼
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Yes indeed, and so sad.
Lovely, TY Sundance❤️🇺🇸
I’m old enough to have lost family and friends in US wars since WW2, and it bothers me when our Pravda get patriotic in times like this. Then turn around and despise our warriors and law enforcement.
I think this group of gays honor the brave fallen heroes very well. Unlike many others.
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It is always with them. The area has a couple civil war battle fields and the Trail of Tears is close. Plus history all over the place makes the people closer to history as many are their family and they are still prominent in the area. Great vid.
Every year I watch this. Every year I cry. Thank you to these great souls.
One of my favorites by songwriter Hugh Prestwood, “The Snow White Rows Of Arlington”:
Thank You for posting this ,every year.
We had a fantastic message in church yesterday about honoring the Christian values behind the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution and the Bill of Rights and the way it inspired young men and women to stand on a line and take a bullet for this country. Quoting President RWR our Pastor said that we could best honor their sacrifice by handing forward to future generations these same freedoms that we had received and the country that has so blessed us all. It was a great service.
I appreciated this article:
Keeping the Memorial Day tradition alive starts with our children
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/patriotism-unity/keeping-the-memorial-day-tradition-alive-starts-with-our-children?utm_source=deployer&utm_medium=email&utm_content=&utm_campaign=Beltway+Confidential&utm_term=
Meeting Commander Price May Change Your Life
https://skeshel.substack.com/p/meeting-commander-price-may-change
I’m a vet, my wife is a vet, my youngest son is a vet, my dad was a vet, father in law was at pearl harbor and my great old broad of a mother in law was a vet. Several uncles in ww2. Many confederate vets and a union medal of honor recipient. My flag doesnt come down except to be repaired or replaced.
Some day we will see them again. May God give us the courage to make them proud of us for carrying on their legacy to stand tall in the face of Tyranny.
Honoring those who served, who gave as much as anyone could for the preservation of this Republic, is the reason for certain days of homage that we may never forget.
To cities, neighborhoods, individuals who carry out these solemn traditions, thank you.
To those & their offspring who see these days as 3-4 day weekends, as boozers, as time for ignorant behavior & are clueless as to real meanings for these Memorial, Veterans’, Independence Days, wake up! 🙏🏻 🇺🇸
Ringgold, Georgia is one of my favorite places to visit, historically speaking, and Memorial Day there is truly a humbling and thought provoking, emotional experience.
Only a few miles across the border from where I live (TN), I go there often every year, and am still filled with awe at their patriotism and reverence for past history.
The Ringgold Depot, shown in the video, was partially destroyed by Gen. Hooker during the Battle of Ringgold Gap, where Gen. Patrick Cleburne distinguished himself in holding off the Yankees for a Bragg retreat. They have a park there in his honor–The Hero Of Ringgold Gap–which has a most impressive statue of the man. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Cleburne And his outfit’s flag is flown on the depot flagpole.
Trains still run on the rails behind the depot and only a few miles up the tracks is a monument memorializing the exact spot where the General ran out of fuel and forced the saboteurs to flee in all directions, ending the Great Locomotive Chase. Some of those saboteurs were the first to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor.
When I was much younger, you could drive through downtown Ringgold and see signs everywhere for quickie marriages–$5.
It was known then as the marriage capital of the South. Among the notables married there are Dolly Parton, who returned to Ringgold several years ago to celebrate her 50th anniversary of her marriage to Carl Dean. Also, Governor Jimmy Davis et al.
Ringgold is in Georgia’s 14th Congressional District and their representative is none other than Marjorie Taylor Greene. I can say with much assurance that she will have that position as long as she wishes–the people there love her (as do I ).
Memorial Day for Our Confederate Dead and Destroyed Statues, even Desecrated Graves.
Still Dangerous after 150 years.
Bless you all for your sacrifice and service. My Dad is gone now but he fought on the front lines of the Korean War. He lied about his age so he could join. He told me he had to shoot a Korean kid. He didn’t want to but he had a rifle pointed at my Dad. He said a guy standing next to him in a ravine was killed. He had a family and my Dad didn’t. My Dad said he wondered why that guy was killed and he wasn’t.
Yesterday I rode my bike to the Memorial Day parade. I think about my Dad all the time. But I was really feeling it yesterday. I love my mom but she had emotional problems and so my Dad was my rock. I told him all the time how much I loved him and was so glad he was my “Pops.” I miss him so much.