Memorial Day

[TheSparkens]

Thanks to all that gave to this great country in war and in peace times. This is were my dad is Fort Logan a Marine to the end. He did not fall in war but will always be my Hero.

[Joe_K]

".....But in a larger sense, we cannot dedicate, we cannot consecrate, we cannot hallow this ground. The brave men, living and dead who struggled here have consecrated it far above our poor power to add or detract. The world will little note nor long remember what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here. It is for us the living rather to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced. It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us--that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion--that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain, that this nation under God shall have a new birth of freedom, and that government of the people, by the people, for the people shall not perish from the earth."

- President Abraham Lincoln
Gettysburg, PA 1863









......Enjoy your BBQ. Drink your Beer, Shoot your Weapons, Light your Fireworks, earn your freedom every Damn Day.

Velocitas, Opprimere,
Violentia Operandi

[brutal]

Thankfully, I served in times of peace and did not have to bear the loss of a brother or sister in arms.

However, on this day, in addition to all the fallen warriors, I'm honoring my cousin CPL Terry Perz, 101 ABN, KIA in Vietnam December 16, 1969. RIP Cuz.

http://www.virtualwall.org/dp/PerzTL01a.htm

Terry Lee Perz
ON THE WALL: Panel W15 Line 65
This page Copyright© 1997-2015 www.VirtualWall.org Ltd.
PERSONAL DATA:
Home of Record: Green Bay, WI
Date of birth: 09/09/1949
MILITARY DATA:
Service Branch: Army of the United States
Grade at loss: E3
Rank: Posthumous Promotion as indicated
Promotion Note: None
ID No: 388549646
MOS or Specialty: 11C10: Indirect Fire Infantryman
Length Service: 00
Unit: HHC, 1ST BDE, 101ST ABN DIV, USARV
CASUALTY DATA:
Start Tour: 10/09/1969
Incident Date: 12/16/1969
Casualty Date: 12/16/1969
Age at Loss: 20
Location: Quang Nam Province, South Vietnam
Remains: Body recovered
Casualty Type: Hostile, died outright
Casualty Reason: Ground casualty
Casualty Detail: Misadventure (Friendly Fire)
Status Date: Not Applicable; was not MIA
Status Change: Not Applicable; was not MIA
Repatriated: Not Applicable; was not MIA
Identified: Not Applicable; was not MIA
URL: www.VirtualWall.org/dp/PerzTL01a.htm

[Gman]

Thanks to all that paid the ultimate price for our freedoms.

[Dave]