Memorial Day, 2010, Be thankful and remember a soldier that gave all…..

In a recent post on Miss Bee’s blog she talked about having letters written from Vietnam, and also about a letter we were required to write, in case we did not come home. She said in her post that she never saw my letter, and she never will, it has long since been destroyed. I am honored to know people who’s name appear on the wall below, I have visited them three times and would love to stop by again some day.

Well back to “The Letter” I am including one that was sent to a young lady named Angela, pick up a tissue and read Joey’s letter, he lives on this black granite wall.

Dear Angela,

This is by far the most difficult letter I shall ever write; what makes it so difficult is that you’ll be reading it in the unhappy event of my death. You’ve already learned of my death. I hope the news was broken to you gently. God, Angie, I didn’t want to die. I had so much to live for; you were my main reason for living. You’re a jewel; a treasure. Please don’t hate the war because it has taken me. I’m glad and proud that America has found me equal to the task of defending it. Vietnam isn’t a far off country in a remote corner of the world. It is Sagamore, Brooklyn, Honolulu, or any other part of the world where there are Americans. Vietnam is a test of the American spirit. I hope I have helped in a little way to pass the test. The press, the television screen, the magazines are filled with the images of young men burning their draft cards to demonstrate their courage. Their rejection is of the ancient law that a male fights to protect his own people in his own land. Does it take courage to flaunt the authorities and burn a draft card? Ask the men at Dak To, Con Thien, or Hill 875: they’ll tell you how much courage it takes.

Most people never think of their freedom; they never think much about breathing either, or blood circulating, except when these functions are checked by a doctor. Freedom like breathing and circulating blood is part of our being. Why must people take their freedom for granted? Why can’t they support the men, who are trying to protect their lifeblood- Freedom?

WE MUST DO the job that God set down for us. It’s up to every American to fight for the freedom we hold so dear. We must instruct the young in the ways of these great United States; we mustn’t let them take these freedoms for granted.

I want you to go on to live a full, rich, productive life, Angie. I want you to share your love with someone. You may meet another man and bring up a family. Please bring up your children to be proud Americans. Don’t worry about me, Honey; God must have a special place for soldiers. I’ve died as I’ve always hoped, protecting what I do hold so dear to my heart.

We will meet again in the future. We will. I’ll be waiting for you that day. I’ll be watching over you Angie; and if it’s possible to help you in some way, I will. Feel some relief with the knowledge that you’ve filled my short life with more happiness than most men know in a lifetime.

The inevitable? Well, the last one: I love you with all my heart; and all my love for you will survive into eternity.

Your Joey

JOSEPH SANTORI

SGT - E5 - Army - Regular
101st Airborne Division
Length of service 2 years
His tour began on Jun 15, 1967
Casualty was on Apr 23, 1968
In THUA THIEN, SOUTH VIETNAM
Hostile, died of wounds, GROUND CASUALTY
GUN, SMALL ARMS FIRE
Body was recovered

I tip my hat to Joey and tens of thousands just like him that gave all they had for our freedom, respect their sacrifice.

Smile of the day..........

A turkey was chatting with a bull.

'I would love to be able to get to the top of that tree' sighed the turkey, 'but I haven't got the energy.

''Well, why don't you nibble on some of my droppings?' replied the bull. They're packed with nutrients.'

The turkey pecked at a lump of dung, and found it actually gave him enough strength to reach the lowest branch of the tree.

The next day, after eating some more dung, he reached the second branch.

Finally after a fourth night, the turkey was proudly perched at the top of the tree.

He was promptly spotted by a farmer, who shot him out of the tree.

Moral of the story:

BS might get you to the top, but it won't keep you there..

CHECK WITH MISS BEE FOR ANY NEWS

Smile of the day.........

A little bird was flying south for the winter. It was so cold the bird froze and fell to the ground into a large field.

While he was lying there, a cow came by and dropped some dung on him.

As the frozen bird lay there in the pile of cow dung, he began to realize how warm he was. The dung was actually thawing him out!

He lay there all warm and happy, and soon began to sing for joy.

A passing cat heard the bird singing and came to investigate.

Dur.... Itz dat cat Joba

Following the sound, the cat discovered the bird under the pile of cow dung, and promptly dug him out and ate him.

Morals of the story:

(1) Not everyone who dumps on you is your enemy.

(2) Not everyone who gets you out of doo doo is your
friend.

(3) And when you're in deep doo doo, it's best to keep your mouth shut!

CHECK MISS BEE FOR UPDATES

Smile of the day........

OK folks, today is the day, I will be getting one lobe of my right lung removed, trying to rid my body of cancer which has been kicking my butt for most of a year now. If you are doing any praying today, put in a good word for the old Sarge. Miss Bee will be there with me, so I wanted to keep her smiling...

A sales rep, an administration clerk, and the manager are walking to lunch when they find an antique oil lamp.

They rub it and a Genie comes out. The Genie says, 'I'll give each of you just one wish.'

'Me first! Me first!' says the admin clerk. 'I want to be in the Bahamas , driving a speedboat, without a care in the world.'
Puff! She's gone.

'Me next! Me next!' says the sales rep. 'I want to be in Hawaii , relaxing on the beach with my personal masseuse, an endless supply of Pina Coladas and the love of my life.'

Puff! He's gone.

'OK, you're up,' the Genie says to the manager.. The manager says, 'I want those two back in the office after lunch.'

Moral of the story:
Always let your boss have the first say.

CHECK MISS BEE FOR UPDATES.

Smile of the day..........

An eagle saw a nice tree limb and thought that will be a good place to rest, doing nothing.

A small rabbit saw the eagle and asked him, 'Can I also sit like you and do nothing?'

The eagle answered: 'Sure, why not.'

So, the rabbit sat on the ground below the eagle and rested.

All of a sudden, a fox appeared, jumped on the rabbit and ate it.

Moral of the story:

To be sitting and doing nothing, you must be sitting very, very high up.

Eyjafjallajökull volcano

I did a post showing AP Photos of the volcano eruption called More from Eyjafjallajokull, they are some wonderful photos, click the link and check them out.

Have you wondered why almost all of Europe air travel was grounded for a many days as a result of the cloud of ash. My favorite military wife sent me some photos of what the ash can do to an aircraft. The following photos are of a Cessna Citation Jet (CJ2) that did fly through the volcanic ash cloud over Germany a few weeks ago.

I don’t know about you folks but I assure you the old sarge is happy he was not flying on this airplane. Luckily the other engine kept running, although sluggishly.

Special bonus Smile of the Day

I am buying dinner if you can watch this video with a straight face…..

 

Special post for my friend Jeter Harris UPDATED

Hi Jete, I just felt like doing a post just for my friend, other folks can read it but it is still just for you.

Here you are, in noo york just singing in the sunshine

You have a beautiful home in noo york but that makes you a city cat

You have a very nice Mom who you love very much, she does nice things for other people.  When she grows up, she will stop being a Demo-cat.

You have lots of brudders

And you do love da noo york yankeez!

And you do City Cat Stuff

I bet you have never seen a Cow Pie, stay tuned you will lean about  Farm cats

I know how  u know i luv da grate owtdoorz ...

Farm Cats get to explore strange places

 

You can climb in very nice trees

and City Cats never get milk this fresh

duhr

update:  Jeter’s mom is still raising funds for her walk for the cure, help he out if you can.

Smile of the day………

Below is a black woman with one white boob and one black boob, this is an unbelievable photograph of a black woman with a white and black boob.

scroll down

 

scroll down

 

scroll down

 

scroll down

 

Obama hears the ominous "Dum - - - de - DUM - DUM"

 

You think the president will listen to Jack Webb…………..

 

Unanswered questions from “Being a Grandfather”

My Grandparents from My Mothers side of the family, my information is very limited

Great Great Grand Parents

Benjamin and Charity (Gilbert)

Great Grand Parents

George Leach (July 16, 1864) and Elizabeth (Maw)(Ingram) (Feb 1, 1869)

Henry Tate (Apr 25, 1893)

Amanda Lou Ellen (May 21, 1895) (My Grandmother)

Evelyn June (Apr 20, 1897)(Aunt Evie)

Benjamin Jeff (May 4, 1899)

William Lester (Sep 19, 1904)

Me, Maw, Harold (my older brother)

Maw, Elizabeth Ingram Brookshire, my Great Grandmother.  This photo was taken in Duluth, Georgia, CIRCA 1943-44.

Raymond Wright Barton and Amanda Lou Ellen my Grandparents

I had a question about the Barton name, to the best of my knowledge he lived in Virginia

Amanda Lou Ellen Brookshire Barton died on Oct 7, 1919 of Milk Leg. (that was another question).  She is buried at Walnut Fork Baptist Church In Brazelton, Ga. Dixie and Elizabeth are nearby. Her grave marker is Amanda Lou Ellen Brookshire. Shortly after her death my grandfather abandoned them and Evelyn cared for my mother and her sisters, and raised them as her own. Aunt Evie bought the grave stone and refused to put Barton on the stone.

MILK LEG (Old time disease)

Phlebitis; a painful swelling of the leg soon after childbirth, due to thrombosis of the large veins; Painful swelling of the leg beginning at the ankle and ascending or at the groin and extending down the thigh... its usual cause is infection after labor; Post partum thrombophlebitis.

Smile of the day..........

A man is getting into the shower just as his wife is finishing up her shower, when the doorbell rings.

The wife quickly wraps herself in a towel and runs downstairs.

When she opens the door, there stands Bob, the next-door neighbor.

Before she says a word, Bob says, 'I'll give you $800 to drop that towel.'

After thinking for a moment, the woman drops her towel and stands naked in front of Bob, after a few seconds, Bob hands her $800 and leaves.

The woman wraps back up in the towel and goes back upstairs.

When she gets to the bathroom, her husband asks, 'Who was that?'

'It was Bob the next door neighbor,' she replies.

'Great,' the husband says, 'did he say anything about the $800 he owes me?'

Moral of the story:

If you share critical information pertaining to credit and risk with your shareholders in time, you may be in a position to prevent avoidable exposure.

President Obama is on the wrong side of an issue

President Obama has repeatedly offered his negative opinion of  the Arizona Law and I for one would bet he has not read the law, his attorney general has not read the law and his homeland security director has not read the law.  This leads me to one opinion, they did not read the law because they want to lie about what the law allows.

Watch this video and you will be enlightened on the content of the Arizona Law.

It is time for Americans to demand that the President and his minions stop lying to the public.

The following photos are of the Arizona Super Highway, in a dry wash about 5 miles long just south of Tucson we estimate there are over 3000 discarded back packs in this layup area. Countless water containers, food wrappers, clothing, and soiled baby diapers.  How would you like this in your back yard?

   

Support the State of Arizona and their right to defend themselves…………

"It's not about Right vs Left, Liberal vs. Conservative, Republican vs. Democrat . It's about supporting the US Constitution"