Comments on: Veteran’s Day Dedication http://davidjeffers.thevanguard.org/140/veterans-day-dedication/ Bringing political and moral clarity into the fog of political correctness! Sat, 22 Nov 2008 09:40:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: rochester_veteran http://davidjeffers.thevanguard.org/140/veterans-day-dedication/#comment-2206 rochester_veteran Mon, 12 Nov 2007 23:05:26 +0000 http://davidjeffers.thevanguard.org/140/veterans-day-dedication/#comment-2206 Dave, What a fine tribute you wrote for Veterans! Eddie and many other have given the ultimate sacrifice to preserve freedom for all of us. The quote you closed your tribute with by John Quincy Adams is relevant to this day and I hope that we do make good use of the freedom that present and past generations of Veterans sacrificed so greatly for! God Bless! rochester_veteran Dave,

What a fine tribute you wrote for Veterans! Eddie and many other have given the ultimate sacrifice to preserve freedom for all of us. The quote you closed your tribute with by John Quincy Adams is relevant to this day and I hope that we do make good use of the freedom that present and past generations of Veterans sacrificed so greatly for!

God Bless!

rochester_veteran

]]> By: Cliff Jones http://davidjeffers.thevanguard.org/140/veterans-day-dedication/#comment-2205 Cliff Jones Mon, 12 Nov 2007 08:23:02 +0000 http://davidjeffers.thevanguard.org/140/veterans-day-dedication/#comment-2205 Dave, The previous writer, Lou, should be nominated for Modern Day Prophet. I have been reading through Ezekial, and Lou sounds a lot like him. Dave, what you have written is profound and moving. I came across this quote many years ago visiting some friends in Missouri. Here it is: "These shall resist the empire of decay, when time is over, and worlds have passed away, cold in the dust the perished heart may lie, but that which warmed it once, can never die." The spirit in Eddie, the ideals he fought for, the love he had for his country, and the Hope which he wrote about and felt as though it rode alone on his shoulders, will never die. Men like you and your son, and many other brave men and women in this country will always make that hope live, will hold and will cherish it their hearts, will carry that hope onto the battlefields of the world, and will, by God's grace, accomplish His will. God Bless you on this Veteran's Day Cliff Jones Dave,

The previous writer, Lou, should be nominated for Modern Day Prophet. I have been reading through Ezekial, and Lou sounds a lot like him.

Dave, what you have written is profound and moving. I came across this quote many years ago visiting some friends in Missouri. Here it is:

“These shall resist the empire of decay,
when time is over, and worlds have passed away,
cold in the dust the perished heart may lie,
but that which warmed it once, can never die.”

The spirit in Eddie, the ideals he fought for, the love he had for his country, and the Hope which he wrote about and felt as though it rode alone on his shoulders, will never die.

Men like you and your son, and many other brave men and women in this country will always make that hope live, will hold and will cherish it their hearts, will carry that hope onto the battlefields of the world, and will, by God’s grace, accomplish His will.

God Bless you on this Veteran’s Day

Cliff Jones

]]> By: Lou http://davidjeffers.thevanguard.org/140/veterans-day-dedication/#comment-2203 Lou Mon, 12 Nov 2007 01:36:15 +0000 http://davidjeffers.thevanguard.org/140/veterans-day-dedication/#comment-2203 Dave, Well articulated. I enjoy watching war stories, whether the old victory at Sea series, Vietnam diaries, Oliver North's and various documentaries about our wars, current and past. When I see the faces of our finest on the battlefield and realize the tremendouse cost they paid to protect our way of life, my heart brakes, for in a sense, we don't deserve their sacrifice, just as we didn't deserve the sacrifice made on our behalf by the Son of God. But we, who know Christ and those of a similar mind set, understand that we are receiving a precious gift that needs to be honored and respected. Only men such as yourself know more fully what it means to give a son that others might live in freedom. My fondest desire, is that God would move to revive America once again to a knowledge of the savior. During several of the mightly revivals of the past, taverns closed due to a lack of customers, as did brothels and gambling dens. Church's filled up and the land had respite from the sin and evil that plagued it. How desparately America needs a mighty move of God upon it. Evil appears to be surrounding us on every side and seems poised to strike a fatal blow on this great Republic. Only God can deter the wicked plans of men and devil. I used to see many many flags raised on Veterans days in the past, but see fewer and fewer in recent years. As those who fought in WWII, Korea, Vietnam and the other wars fought in recent history die off, it's being replaced by a generation that doesn't see the big picture, but is blinded by sin and rebellion. I so often think that we didn't deserve the sacrifice made by our fighting men. It's one thing for men to die to protect our famillies and freedoms. It's another thing to also protect a country that is turning more and more into Sodom and Gomorrah. But they are one package and can't at the present be divided. The freedom currently available to abortionists, pornographers, prostitutes, thieves, kidnappers, adulterers, pedophiles and drugies are protected by men such as Eddie, even though I'm sure he abhored these things. But I trust he labored for the good people of America who he had in mind when he joined the service. But a division is coming and those who continue to follow their evil plans will be punished and the righteous will shine forth as the sun. I thank God for men like Eddie. Unselfish, brave, couageous, caring, and putting these things into action. Action of which we are the recipients. I'm glad that Eddie knew the Lord. It means a great deal to me that you allowed your son to fight for our freedoms and that men like Eddie went to a far away land, leaving the comforts of home and family to protect us. Thank you. I look forward to the day when I will see my savior and am presented to the father. I also look forward to meeting Eddie and giving him a big hug and thank him for his service to God and country. Lou Dave,
Well articulated. I enjoy watching war stories, whether the old victory at Sea series, Vietnam diaries, Oliver North’s and various documentaries about our wars, current and past. When I see the faces of our finest on the battlefield and realize the tremendouse cost they paid to protect our way of life, my heart brakes, for in a sense, we don’t deserve their sacrifice, just as we didn’t deserve the sacrifice made on our behalf by the Son of God. But we, who know Christ and those of a similar mind set, understand that we are receiving a precious gift that needs to be honored and respected. Only men such as yourself know more fully what it means to give a son that others might live in freedom. My fondest desire, is that God would move to revive America once again to a knowledge of the savior. During several of the mightly revivals of the past, taverns closed due to a lack of customers, as did brothels and gambling dens. Church’s filled up and the land had respite from the sin and evil that plagued it. How desparately America needs a mighty move of God upon it. Evil appears to be surrounding us on every side and seems poised to strike a fatal blow on this great Republic. Only God can deter the wicked plans of men and devil. I used to see many many flags raised on Veterans days in the past, but see fewer and fewer in recent years. As those who fought in WWII, Korea, Vietnam and the other wars fought in recent history die off, it’s being replaced by a generation that doesn’t see the big picture, but is blinded by sin and rebellion. I so often think that we didn’t deserve the sacrifice made by our fighting men. It’s one thing for men to die to protect our famillies and freedoms. It’s another thing to also protect a country that is turning more and more into Sodom and Gomorrah. But they are one package and can’t at the present be divided. The freedom currently available to abortionists, pornographers, prostitutes, thieves, kidnappers, adulterers, pedophiles and drugies are protected by men such as Eddie, even though I’m sure he abhored these things. But I trust he labored for the good people of America who he had in mind when he joined the service. But a division is coming and those who continue to follow their evil plans will be punished and the righteous will shine forth as the sun. I thank God for men like Eddie. Unselfish, brave, couageous, caring, and putting these things into action. Action of which we are the recipients. I’m glad that Eddie knew the Lord. It means a great deal to me that you allowed your son to fight for our freedoms and that men like Eddie went to a far away land, leaving the comforts of home and family to protect us. Thank you. I look forward to the day when I will see my savior and am presented to the father. I also look forward to meeting Eddie and giving him a big hug and thank him for his service to God and country. Lou

]]> By: carolyn http://davidjeffers.thevanguard.org/140/veterans-day-dedication/#comment-2199 carolyn Sun, 11 Nov 2007 20:39:26 +0000 http://davidjeffers.thevanguard.org/140/veterans-day-dedication/#comment-2199 Oh Dave, that was a beautiful way to express Veteran's Day! I could say so much about how grateful I am to be living in this wonderful country, and how, as someone born in another country- that I realize just how much I am blessed and fortunate to be here. I don't want to make this about me, although I too pray and hope I can be something positive for this country which has welcomed me. My family and I were out a little while ago doing some much needed yardwork, and we had one of our guys fly over in an F 16 (we get to see that often as they come from over in Homestead). Andy looked at me and said was it our guy?! I yelled "It sure is!" They make me so proud- it overwhelms me so that I usually tear up- and did so more this time. I am so grateful to be a child of Jesus, so proud to have a wonderful family, to live in the United States of America and so very proud and forever grateful for those who fought, and often died for my right to have all these Blessings. Thank you Dave for your service, and thank you for raising such a wonderful man as Eddie. God Bless you, and all our soldiers, Past and present. Love Carolyn Oh Dave, that was a beautiful way to express Veteran’s Day! I could say so much about how grateful I am to be living in this wonderful country, and how, as someone born in another country- that I realize just how much I am blessed and fortunate to be here. I don’t want to make this about me, although I too pray and hope I can be something positive for this country which has welcomed me. My family and I were out a little while ago doing some much needed yardwork, and we had one of our guys fly over in an F 16 (we get to see that often as they come from over in Homestead). Andy looked at me and said was it our guy?! I yelled “It sure is!” They make me so proud- it overwhelms me so that I usually tear up- and did so more this time. I am so grateful to be a child of Jesus, so proud to have a wonderful family, to live in the United States of America and so very proud and forever grateful for those who fought, and often died for my right to have all these Blessings. Thank you Dave for your service, and thank you for raising such a wonderful man as Eddie. God Bless you, and all our soldiers, Past and present. Love Carolyn

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