Monday, May 25, 2009

Pain and Suffering ...

Andrew Pannek, brother of Lt. Chris Pannek, USMC posted a picture album that included shots at Quantico and Gettysburg ... It reminded me of my trip to Gettysburg and some boyhood memories ... I wrote to Chris ...

Great photos posted by Andrew ... Man, Gettysburg brought back some heavy memories ... Gettysburg, Dealey Plaza and the Alamo ... powerful places ... There was a skirmish line that ran through my backyard where I grew up in Atlanta ... we dug up stuff all the time ... maybe its just me, but I could feel the pain and the suffering ... I will always remember it from home and felt it at Gettysburg ...

What seems to be misunderstood these days is that strength, preparedness and the power of purpose and honor yields and assures peace ... when you have to kill them, it means something has failed and the penalty is that pain and suffering of our best men and women ... those heroes that lost their lives are trying to tell us something ... be strong and prevent this from ever happening again ... That's why I say thank you every chance I get ... I really mean it; we owe y'all so much ...

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