Our friend D.C. Roe deserves some real credit for this:
On August 28, 11:19 PM EDT the 2,996th name was assigned
Howard (Barry) Kirschbaum, age 53, a resident of New York, N.Y., will be honored by El Rider at the blog Flying Debris.
There will be more to come. But every name will be honored. It took exactly 90 days, and more hours than I’d care to count–and not just from me.
But for tonight I’ll take this victory and sleep well.
Patriot Post sent us this reminder of a great man’s philosophy that remains as appropriate today as it was in the 1980’s — and perhaps more.
“We’ve come to a moment in our history when party labels are unimportant. Philosophy is all important. Little men with loud voices cry doom, saying little is good in America. They create fear and uncertainty among us. Millions of Americans, especially our own sons and daughters, are seeking a cause they can believe in. There is a hunger in this country today — a hunger for spiritual guidance. People yearn once again to be proud of their country and proud of themselves, and to have confidence in themselves. And there’s every reason why they should be proud. Some may have failed America, but America has never failed us, and there is so much to be proud of in this land.” — Ronald Reagan
For our service men and women on duty this weekend we send them this yellow rose to let them know we haven’t forgotten about them and their worldwide missions, and pray for their safe return.
Many thanks to all of you and God bless.
When we drive to the shooting range, we pass our local California National Guard armory. Today, the Weekend Warriors were busy with their activities and had this large transport vehicle at the ready. We’re proud of our soldiers and salute them for giving up a part of their regular lives to be in the service of our state and country. God bless them!
I almost forgot!
I just added a link to the Never Forget Graphic (seen on hundreds of blogs) encouraging bloggers to sign up for 2996 tribute on September 11, 2006. When I got the email from DC Roe I was going to “get around to it,” but promptly forgot until I saw a reminder on MVRWC this morning.
Check out the 2996 link under the graphic.
Update: We signed up for our 9/11 victim today. Less than half of them have been spoken for, so c’mon bloggers and sign up (click the link under the graphic).
We will be posting about this victim on 9/11/2006:
Marc Scott Zeplin, age 33.
Place killed: World Trade Center. Resident of Harrison, N.Y. (USA).
Marc Scott Zeplin will be honored by Cap’n Bob & the Damsel. This was the 1205th blogger to sign up for the 2,996 Tribute project.
Please enjoy this patriotic flower arrangement while we get our internet connection at home repaired. Light or no blogging until the high-speed connection returns.
We might not even have an Independence Day to celebrate!
Without the brave men and women of the Army, battles being fought abroad might be fought on our own soil.
Without the months that sailors in the Navy spend away from their homes and families defending the seas and supporting the other branches we might not celebrate our freedom.
Without the bravery, dedication and intensity of the U. S. Marines, we might live under the evil influence of foreign masters.
Without the fine men and women of the U. S. Air Force watching and defending the skies of the Earth, we might face threats from over the horizon.
Thanks to the Coast Guard, our coasts and waterways are protected from incursions by evil forces seen worldwide.
God bless all the men and women in the Armed Forces! They prove continuously that these colors don’t run!