Thanks to all who served

[Gerry Zagorski]

A heartfelt thanks to all who served to afford us the freedoms we all enjoy, especially to those who made the ultimate sacrafice. God Bless these brave men, women and their families.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wK0T4pVHP28

[Fish Stix]

Nice Gerry. Thank you to our troops!

[Joey Dah Fish]

Please pray for all that have served and are currently serving. May god bless each and every one of them and their families

[spearo]

God bless all the men and women in our military, Kim, Chris, Ron, Kelly you guys are the best.

Thank you, thank you, thank you.

10th Mtn & 2nd Battalion Rangers ROCK!

[Foul Hook]

My grandfather did four tours on the Intrepid during WW2. When he was alive we took a tour of the museum some forty years after his time served, he knew that ship like the back of his hand. We would stand and listen to him tell stories of the men who were K.I.A. on his tours. He still knew their back stories and remembered things about his shipmates that when he spoke of them it was like he saw them the day before. On one tour a Japanese fighter flew he plane into the open hanger deck doors and blew a massive hole in the deck of the ship. A photo of the event hangs in the museum. Pictured in that photo looking into the gapping hole is my 18 year old grand father Edward G. Sanborn, boy do I miss those stories, Thanks Gramps! P.S. He was one hell of a fisherman too!!

[GDubya07]

Thank you - Thank you - Thank you for your service and to everyone in our military for all you do

Thank you

Be well - Please come home safe

GDubs-:cool:

[Gerry Zagorski]

ARLINGTON CEMETERY

Jeopardy
Question:

On
Jeopardy the other night, the final question was
"How many steps does the guard take during his
walk across the tomb of the Unknowns?"
All three contestants missed it!

This
is really an awesome sight to watch if you've
never had the chance .
Fascinating.


Tomb
of the Unknown Soldier


1.
How many steps does the guard take during his
walk across the tomb of the Unknowns
and why?



21
steps:
It
alludes to the twenty-one gun salute which
is the
highest honor given any

military or foreign
dignitary.



2.
How long does he hesitate after his about face
to begin his return
walk and why?



21
seconds for the same reason as answer number
1


3.
Why are his gloves wet?


His
gloves are moistened to prevent his losing his
grip on the rifle.



4.
Does he carry his rifle on the same shoulder all
the time
and,if
not, why not?


He carries the rifle on the shoulder away from the tomb. After his march across the path,he executes an about face and moves the rifle to the outside shoulder.


5.
How often are the guards changed?


Guards
are changed every thirty minutes,
twenty-four hours a day, 365 days a
year.



6.
What are the physical traits of the guard
limited to?

For
a

person to apply for guard duty at the tomb, he
must be
between 5' 10' and 6' 2' tall and
his waist size cannot exceed 30.


They
must commit 2 years of life to guard the tomb,
live in a barracks under the tomb, and cannot
drink any alcohol on or off duty for the rest of
their lives. They cannot swear in public for the
rest of their lives and cannot disgrace the
uniform or the tomb in any way.


After
two years, the guard is given a wreath pin that
is worn on
their lapel signifying they
served as guard of the tomb. There are only
400 presently worn. The guard must obey
these rules for the rest of their
lives or
give up the wreath pin.


The
shoes are specially made with very thick soles
to keep the heat and cold from their feet.
There are metal heel plates that extend to
the top
of the shoe in order to make the loud click as
they come

to a halt.

There are no
wrinkles, folds or lint on the uniform. Guards
dress for duty
in front of a full-length
mirror.

The first six months of duty a
guard cannot talk to anyone nor
watch TV.
All off duty time is spent studying the 175
notable people laid
to rest in
Arlington National Cemetery .
A guard must memorize who they are and where
they are interred. Among the notables are:

President Taft,
Joe Lewis {the boxer}
Medal of Honor winner Audie L. Murphy, the most
decorated soldier of WWII and of Hollywood fame.
Every guard spends five hours a day getting his uniforms ready for guard duty..

ETERNAL REST GRANT THEM O LORD AND LET PERPETUAL LIGHT SHINE UPON THEM.

In
2003 as Hurricane Isabelle was
approaching Washington ,
DC , our
US Senate/House took 2 days
off with anticipation of the storm. On the ABC
evening news, it was reported that because of
the dangers from the
hurricane, the military
members assigned the duty of guarding the Tomb
of
the Unknown Soldier were given permission
to suspend the assignment. They

respectfully declined the offer, "No way,
Sir!" Soaked to the skin,
marching in the
pelting rain of a tropical storm, they said that
guarding
the Tomb was not just an assignment,


it was the highest honor that can be
afforded
to a service person. The tomb has been patrolled
continuously,
24/7, since 1930.



God
Bless and keep them.



I'd be
very proud if this email
reached as many as possible. We can be very
proud of our young men
and
women
in the service no matter where they serve.

[Lucky Carm]

God Bless our Veterans on this Day and every Day After. Wecome Home.. Viet Nam 1965 to 1967 1st 28th Inf

[Gerry Zagorski]

My grandfather did four tours on the Intrepid during WW2. When he was alive we took a tour of the museum some forty years after his time served, he knew that ship like the back of his hand. We would stand and listen to him tell stories of the men who were K.I.A. on his tours. He still knew their back stories and remembered things about his shipmates that when he spoke of them it was like he saw them the day before. On one tour a Japanese fighter flew he plane into the open hanger deck doors and blew a massive hole in the deck of the ship. A photo of the event hangs in the museum. Pictured in that photo looking into the gapping hole is my 18 year old grand father Edward G. Sanborn, boy do I miss those stories, Thanks Gramps! P.S. He was one hell of a fisherman too!!

Foul - Sounds like your Gramps was quite a guy... Would have loved to hear those stories standing on that deck of the ship with him. You are very fortunate to have done so.

Thank you for your service Edward G. Sanborn

[billfish16]

A heartfelt thanks to all who served to afford us the freedoms we all enjoy, especially to those who made the ultimate sacrafice. God Bless these brave men, women and their families.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wK0T4pVHP28

Thank you for posting Jerry.

I am thankful and very proud of all the brave men and woman who served and are serving our great country especially my uncle who I was named after. He gave his life in 1944 in the battle for the Peleliu islands (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Peleliu) which is in the Western Pacific. He was laid to rest on that island.

Bill

[JonDevin]

I've been fortunate to visit the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and observe the guard and changing of the guard. It's hard to describe. It's such a mesmerizing thing. It's humbling to watch the immeasurable level of respect with which it is executed. You can see it on the guards' faces. There is nothing more important, not even close, while they are out there. And to think that they do it, in those uniforms, in the coldest of cold and hottest of hot, in the rain, snow, sleet and hurricanes. They stand guard over a tomb of soldiers who could not be identified. And even though we may not know exactly who those soldiers were, we do know that they gave their lives for all of us. And for that, they receive the highest level of respect that we can give them.

I hope this service never ends.