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Happy Holidays ~ Memorial and Veterans Day - page two

FROM THE OTHER SIDE by Patrick Camunes

"There are so many things that are written about the Wall but never
anything of being on the other side."

FROM THE OTHER SIDE
by Patrick Camunes

At first there was no place for us to go until someone put up that
Black Granite Wall. Now everyday and night, my Brothers and my Sisters wait to see the many people from places afar file in front of this Wall. Many stopping briefly and many for hours and some that come on a regular basis. It was hard at first, not that it's gotten any easier but it seems that many of the attitudes towards that war that we were involved in have changed. I can only say that the ones on the other side have learned something and more Walls as this one needn't be built.

Several members of my unit and many that I did not recognize have called me to the Wall by touching my name that is engraved upon it. The tears aren't necessary but are hard even for me to hold back. Don't feel guilty for not being with me, my Brothers. This was my destiny as it is yours, to be on that side of the Wall.

Touch the Wall, my Brothers, so that we can share in the memories that we have had. I have learned to put the bad memories aside and remember only the pleasant times that we had together. Tell our Brothers out there to come and visit me, not to say Good Bye but to say Hello and be together again, even for a short time and to ease that pain of loss that we all share.

Today an irresistible and living call comes from the Wall. As I approach
I can see an elderly lady and as I get closer I recognize her ... It's
Momma! As much as I have looked forward to this day I have also regretted it because I didn't know what reaction I would have.

Next to her, I suddenly see my wife and immediately think how hard it must of been for her to come to this place and my mind floods with the pleasant memories of 30 yrs past. There's a young man in a military uniform standing with his arm around her ....My God.... It's..it has to be my son. Look at him trying to be the man without a tear in his eye. I yearn to tell him how proud I am, seeing him standing tall, straight and proud in his uniform.

Momma comes closer and touches the Wall and I feel the soft and gentle
touch I had not felt in so many years. Dad has crossed to this side of the
Wall and through our touch, I try to convey to her that Dad is doing fine
and is no longer suffering or feeling pain. I see my wife's courage building as she sees Momma touch the WAll and she approaches and lays her hand on my waiting hand.

All the emotions, feelings and memories of three decades past flash between our touch and I tell her that it's all right. Carry on with your life and don't worry about me .... I can see as I look into her eyes that she hears and understands me and a big burden has been lifted from her.

I watch as they lay flowers and other memories of my past. My lucky charm that was taken from me and sent to her by my CO, a tattered and worn teddy bear hat I can barely remember having as I grew up as a child and several medals that I had earned and were presented to my wife. One of them is the Combat Infantry Badge that I am very proud of and I notice that my son is also wearing this medal. I had earned mine in the jungles of Vietnam and he had probably earned his in the deserts of Iraq.

I can tell that they are preparing to leave and I try to take a mental
picture of them together, because I don't know when I will see them again. I wouldn't blame them if they were not to return and can only thank them that I was not forgotten. My wife and Momma near the Wall for one final touch and so many years of indecision, fear and sorrow are let go. As they turn to leave I feel my tears, that had not flowed for so many years, form as if dew drops on the other side of the Wall.

They slowly move away with only a glance over their shoulder. My son
suddenly stops and slowly returns. He stands straight and proud in front
or me and snaps a salute. Something makes him move to the Wall and he
puts his hand upon the Wall and touches my tears that had formed on the
face of the Wall and I can tell that he senses my presence there and the
pride and the love that I have for him. He falls to his knees and the
tears flow from his eyes and I try my best to reassure him that it's
all right and the tears do not make him any less of a man.

As he moves back wiping the tears form his eyes, he silently mouths, God Bless, YOU. Son.... We WILL meet someday but in the meanwhile, go on your way... There is no hurry at all.

As I see them walk off in the distance, I yell out to THEM and EVERYONE there today, as loud as I can..... THANKS FOR REMEMBERING and as others on this side of the Wall join in, I notice that the US Flag that so proudly flies in front of us everyday, is flapping and standing proudly straight out in the wind today ...... THANK YOU ALL FOR REMEMBERING

From the Other Side!
http://home.talkcity.com/GardenWay/fishnumum/wall.html

What the Star Spangled Banner Means to a Vet

"Memorial Day 1999: A time to remember the sacrifices". It's easy to look at this coming Monday as just another holiday to go on a picnic and enjoy a day off. I won't ever look at it that way again. Nor will I everagain miss the significance of the Star Spangled Banner.

Allan D. Pederson assured that this past week when I was handed an e-mail from his sister, Jodi Jaenicke.
It was a powerful, moving message from a veteran I've never met, who graduated from RHS in the late
1960s and ended up in probably this country's mos tunpopular war. Allan arrived there in February 1970. He stated in the e-mail: "I was only in Vietnam for two month. I say only two months because so many people think of that as a short time. Try living through two months with at least one of your friends dying or losing limbs almost every day. Then you can tell me how short two months is. My platoon of an average of 25 marines, lost nine killed and 22 wounded (almost all limb amputations) during the month of March 1970, the only month I kept count." Two months in Vietnam could change a man forever, depending on where he was at. Two minutes where Allan served with the Marines would be enough to give the rest of us a lifetime of nightmares. He mentioned several incidences about when he hears our national anthem, each of them recalling the horrors of war. "Every time I hear the Star Spangled Banner, I think of the young Marine who I helped pick up the pieces of his shredded body and put them in his poncho liner.

This Marine did not have a single scrap of skin left on his body. The largest and only part of his body weighed perhaps 20 pounds." Allan mentioned how discouraged he gets when he observes sporting events where people do not pay the proper respect during the playing of the National Anthem. "Usually, the crowd and the athletes will cheer and take off a full 15 seconds before the end of the song. While I am thinking
of my dead friends, and fighting tears, they take off to play a silly game. I think 'Don't' they care?' but then I
realize they don't have a clue. It isn't their fault! But it is their coaches' fault." Call it a touch of class since not every team breaks rank towards the end of our national anthem.

Allen Pederson, a double amputee whom I will be thinking of this Memorial Day weekend, saw something recently that made him feel very good about paying the proper respect for what we should all hold dear. "During the 1998-1999 Minnesota High School Hockey Tournament (Class AA), the Roseau Rams (my hometown) stood at attention for at least 60 seconds after the end of the singing of the National Anthem.
These young men were heroes in my mind, as was their coach, Bruce Olson."

Mr. Pederson, you are my hero. I didn't know if I can write the proper message to cover the importance of Memorial Day in a speech I will give on Monday in Badger. How does anyone convey all the sacrifices that our veterans endured for us? Hopefully, the speech, which follows, is a direct inspiration of what our veterans have meant to this country. "Never Forget" Let us remember today those who didn't start the wars but had to fight in those wars.

Let us remember today those who died so we could live. Let us remember today the ones who fought in the foxholes, who fought on the beaches and who fought in the skies. Let us remember today, particularly, those who served in World War II and those who fought in the Korean War. There are far fewer of them today than there were a year ago. There is only so much time remaining for us to thank these veterans for their sacrifices, their hardships and their heroics. Let us remember today both the living and the dead from all these conflicts, both in the recent past and in the distant past.

They were the heroes who served without fanfare, who didn't burn their draft cards, who didn't shirk their duty, who didn't always come back in one piece or didn't come back at all, and who knew that war is hell, as Gen Sherman once declared. Let us remember everyday that war is a dirty rotten business in which the good die young, that peace is only an interlude to war, and that we're damn lucky that we have men and women
who gave the ultimate sacrifice - their lives - for something we call home, a career, a family and our freedoms.

We are gathered here today to honor the memories of these people. Yes, we are here to remember the local
ones who died in battle and also those who served and survived. But today, we can never forget that all across America, millions of other fine men and women did their duty, serving this country, risking their lives and sacrificing for the common good. I keep repeating "Let us remember" because far too many of us seem to have forgotten what has been done in our behalf. We are of the "Now Generation" where our youth can no longer recall these important historical events.

When they can no longer identify important time periods like the First World War, World War II, the Korean War (it wasn't a conflict), and the Vietnam War. Some of them think World War II occurred in the 1960s, which to them is ancient history. But we can't blame our youth if we, the adults and their parents, don't share the importance of this history with them. As much as it is a tragedy to forget, equally tragic is our failure to pass on these lessons that have cost us so much blood and so many lives, so much pain
and so many heartaches, so much hardship and so many sacrifices.

Today, we remember all who paid the supreme price for our country. Today, we should count our blessings.
Today, we should consider ourselves the luckiest people on the face of the earth. Today, we're not the most beloved nation on the face of this earth. But like our youth, the rest of the peace-loving world has also forgotten what this country did when the cards were stacked against peace. I'm referring here to World War II. We fought on the beaches, in the jungles, in the deserts, in the skies. Wherever the enemy was, we flushed him out.

Back in 1951 in Minneapolis, I watched a parade of World War II veterans and several of them were disabled vets. One, in particular, I will never forget. He rolled down the street on something that looked like a skateboard. He was on his stomach and propelled himself along with his hands. He had no legs below his hips. I was seven and was seeing a real hero. My dad didn't have to cuff me to keep me from doing or saying something inappropriate. I knew better. He taught me well. I just didn't know - and never will know - where or how he lost his legs. Maybe it happened in North Africa Or in Salerno. Maybe it happened on Omaha Beach. Or in Okinawa. But I remember him today because he was just one the the millions whom we must never forget.

They were there when we needed them most. And most of them would have preferred to be anywhere but in some dirty rotten hellhole fighting for their very lives. Most of them adhered to the old army refrain: "The ones who want to be heroes are practically zero; the ones who want to be civilians, number in the millions." But they were there when we needed them most. We've been in good hands. They loved America
and didn't leave it. They went wherever they were needed.

Far too many of them came back in body bags or didn't come back at all. Far too many of them came back
without limbs or with injuries that they have had to endure for the rest of their lives. Far too many came
back without feeling appreciated or feeling that they fought in vain. I say today, let us remember them, let us honor them, let us cherish their memories and their sacrifices.
God bless them, and God bless America.

written by: Editor of the Roseau Times Region

Let us not forget!
http://home.talkcity.com/GardenWay/fishnumum/vet.html

LET US NOT FORGET THOSE THAT HAVE PASSED
http://home.talkcity.com/GardenWay/fishnumum/fishes2temp.html

Saving the Star Spangled Banner
http://www.discovery.com/news/features/starspangle/starspangle.html

The Star-spangled Banner
http://web.superb.net/boy/natanth.html

Memorial Day Links A - Z

If unabashed patriotism is offensive to you, then leave.

updated 12 05 01
Memorial/Veterans Day Links
A - Z


National D-Day Memorial Foundation
http://www.dday.org/

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Air Force Link
www.af.mil

Official Website for the United States Marine Corps
http://www.usmc.mil/

The United States Army Homepage
http://www.army.mil/

U.S. Navy's Offical Web Site: Welcome Aboard
http://www.navy.mil/

9th Massachusetts Battery
http://www.geocities.com/Pentagon/8279/

10th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment
http://members.aol.com/mass10th/index.html

15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry in the Civil War: 1861-1864
http://www.nextech.de/ma15mvi/

20th Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry 1861-1865
http://www.people.virginia.edu/~mmd5f/

44th Regiment Massaschusetts Volunteer Militia
http://members.aol.com/dcurtin1/44th_reg.htm

101st Airborne Division Assn. ~ The Screaming Eagle
http://www.screamingeagle.org/

101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) and Fort Campbell, KY
http://www.campbell.army.mil/

104th Infantry Division Home Page
http://www.104infdiv.org/

172d Infantry Brigade (Separate) Homepage
http://www.wainwright.army.mil/1bde/index.htm

All Season and Holiday Ornaments Bulletin Board
http://www.wwvisions.com/craftbb/ornament.html

A photo album which feature photographs of you and your time in service to the U S A Get out your old picture of your self or All Things U.S. Military, former or current military personal. All Veterans and Military personnel Past and present looking for all of the Americas Greatest Heroes
All U.S. Veterans
www.allusveterans.com

ALLVETS INC
http://www.homestead.com/allvets/files/

Amazing Grace by LeeAnn Rimes
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/7571/agrace.htm

America, Let Freedom Ring, Conservative, Republican, Constitution, Bill of Rights, Flag, Old Glory, Stars and Stripes, Patriotic
http://www.altekruge.com/freedom/donttred.htm

The American War Library: America's largest online mili-vet Personnel Registry
http://members.aol.com/veterans/index.html

Anne's Place Memorial Day
http://members.tripod.com/~AnnesPlace/MemorialDay.html

Nine times as many Americans were killed or wounded at Antietam than on D-Day during World War II. This famous Civil War battle is memorialized at this site with a tour of the battlefield and photographs, some of which are graphic. Click on the small photographic images to download a larger image that comes with a description of the events surrounding the photo. The photographer, Alexander Gardner, was employed by Matthew Brady, the photographer we are most familiar with. Mr. Gardner took shots of the battlefield and then of President Lincoln's visit with General George McClellan.
Antietam National Park Home Page
http://www.nps.gov/anti/home.htm

has pictures from 9-11-01 (I've never seen before)
Arlington National Cemetery Website
http://www.arlingtoncemetery.com/

Aspiring to Greatness
http://www.aspiring-community.com/

Aspiring to Greatness - Commentary on the Pledge of Allegiance by Red Skelton
http://www.aspiring-community.com/files/america-red-skelton-pledge-of-alleg.html

Aspiring to Greatness - Contemporary Bill of Rights
http://www.aspiring-community.com/files/america-bill-of-rights2.html

Aspiring to Greatness - The Flag on the Farm - a poem
http://www.aspiring-community.com/files/america-The-Flag-on-the-Farm.html

Aspiring to Greatness - Memorial Day - a poem
http://www.aspiring-community.com/files/america-Memorial-Day-poem.html

Aspiring to Greatness - Our Duty to Our Flag by Edgar Guest
http://www.aspiring-community.com/files/america-our-duty-to-our-flag.html

Aspiring to Greatness - A Patriotic Creed - a poem
http://www.aspiring-community.com/files/america-Patriotic-Creed-poem.html

Apiring to Greatness - Show the Flag - a poem
http://www.aspiring-community.com/files/america-Show-The-Flag-poem.html

The use of attorneys by veterans is restricted. The following is an excerpt from Title 38, Code of Federal Regulations
Attorneys Who Represent Veterans
http://WWW.NVO.ORG/attorneys.htm

For ages 8 and up $10.00
Aunt Annie's Crafts(tm) / Memorial Day Holiday Projects
http://www.auntannie.com/spring.html


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BENEFITS for the Veteran!
http://home.att.net/~shercould/remember_the_reason_that_you_are.htm


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CNN - Cold War
http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/cold.war/

Official Site of the Congressional Medal of Honor Society
http://www.cmohs.org/


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Disabled American Veterans (DAV)
http://www.dav.org/

DLTK's Summer Crafts for Kids
http://www.members.home.net/leannee/summer.html


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eBay Militia Collecticibles
http://ebay.www.vu/ebay/l.html?sid=vietwall.org&listing=aw/listings/list/all/category13956

eHistory.com - the Web site for history enthusiasts, students and educators
http://www.ehistory.com/index.cfm

Emily's Poem "Women's Memorial"
http://www.illyria.com/emily/emily9.html


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From the Other Side!
http://home.talkcity.com/GardenWay/fishnumum/wall.html


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Grammy Nell's Tribute to the Military
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Hollow/7511/tribute.html

Grandma's Memorial Page
http://www.geocities.com/Pentagon/1451/

The Great American Web Site
http://www.uncle-sam.com/


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Happy Memorial Day! Pass it on!
http://www.dobhran.com/greetings/GRmemorial.htm


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In Loving Memory: The Memorial Wall
http://www.geocities.com/memorialoflove2001/wall.html

In Memory
http://www.lovethissite.com/memorial


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JUST A SIMPLE SOLDIER
http://members.tripod.com/~momjkv/simplesoldier.html


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KD Salute to Veterans Links
http://www.kidsdomain.com/kids/links/Salute_to_Veterans.html

Where can I obtain information about a relative of mine who has been missing in action (MIA) from the Korean War?
Each military branch has a Casualty office that maintains information on those veterans who are missing in action (MIA) and some information on those who were killed in action (KIA). Contact the respective service of the veteran.
Army: 1-800-892-2490
Navy: 1-800-443-9268
Marine: 1-800-847-1597
Air Force: 1-800-531-5501
To obtain additional information on those veterans killed in action (KIA), contact the National Personnel Record Center (Military Personnel Records) at: http://www.nara.gov/regional/mpr.html or 1-800-318-5298.
Korean War 50th Anniversary Homepage - FAQs
http://korea50.army.mil/faq.html

How long is the commemoration period?
The commemoration period commenced June 25, 2000, marking the 50th anniversary of the invasion of South Korea, and will continue until Nov. 11, 2003.
Korean War 50th Anniversary Homepage
http://korea50.army.mil/

50th Anniversary of The Korean War Commemoration Partner Program
http://korea50.army.mil/events/application/application_1.html

KOREAN WAR MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENTS
http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/mohkor2.htm



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Let My People Go, Liberty for the Americans in Kosovo
http://members.home.net/lonthomas/letmypeoplego.html

Let us not forget!
http://home.talkcity.com/GardenWay/fishnumum/vet.html

LET US NOT FORGET THOSE THAT HAVE PASSED
http://home.talkcity.com/GardenWay/fishnumum/fishes2temp.html

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MADDmom's MIA/POW tribute
http://www.maddmom.com/MIAPOW.html

Memorial Day
http://members.aol.com/ladyedj/memor.html

Memorial Day Recipes
http://holidayrecipe.com/features/memorial.asp

You may choose to view this site in either English or Spanish. The host site is the University of Mexico in Mexico City, which gives this a different perspective that we are usually exposed to as well as an analysis of the events, motivations and national atmospheres! Read about the background and events leading up to the war, view drawings of incidents, and access a variety of primary source material that has been organized for this site
The Mexican-American War Memorial Homepage
http://sunsite.unam.mx/revistas/1847/

Military Insignia and Custom Greeting Card Set
http://user.fundy.net/fpweb/3-insignia.htm

MindSpring Celebrates Memorial Day
http://www.mindspring.net/community/featurepgs/memorial99/

More Than a Name on the Wall by The Statler Brothers
http://www.geocities.com/keenan_1957/thewall.htm

user name = abc password = 123
The Mousepad-Holiday Observances - Memorial Day
http://www.vikimouse.com/holiday/may/mem/index.htm

My Salute To Those Who Serve. Multi Audio Files, Jets and US Forces midi
http://members.home.net/lonthomas/salutetothosewhoserved.html


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The only museum in the United States that attempts to portray the story of the Nation's Civil War. Equally balanced presentations will be humanistic in nature without bias to Union or Confederate causes.
The National Civil War Museum
http://www.nationalcivilwarmuseum.org/

National Veterans Hall of Honor
http://www.hallofhonor.org

Attn: Vietnam Vets ~ If you have type II Diabetes you are entitled to free health care and compensation. Call the National Veterans Organization Information Service at 915-759-VETS
National Veterans Organization Information Service
http://WWW.NVO.ORG/

National World War II Memorial
http://www.wwiimemorial.com/

NH American Rev. Muster Roll
ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/nh/arw/must0002.txt


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A non-profit effort to bring home the men or the remains of the POW/MIA's of Vietnam
Operation Just Cause ...for as long as it takes.
http://www.ojc.org/

Our American Heritage!
http://members.wbs.net/homepages/n/a/n/nancian/past.html


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Patriot Award 2001
http://www.littleneck.net/Parade.htm

Patriotic Holidays- Patriotic Songs Of America
http://members.aol.com/_ht_a/KidFun101/KidsParties4th/Pg10BPatrioticSongs.index.html

PBR Forces Veterans Association, Inc.
http://www.pbr-fva.org/

Personal Legacy: The Healing of a Nation
http://photo2.si.edu/legacy/legacy.html

Craig N. Bash M.D., Neuro-Radiologist
7831 Woodmont Avenue, Bethesda, MD 20814
Phone: (301) 767-9525 - Fax: (301) 365-2589
Email: myelinman@hotmail.com
William Sniger, M.D.
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Specialist
360 Pleasant Street, Raynham, MA 02767
(508) 822-1293 Fax: (508) 822-1293
Email: drsniger@mediaone.net
Physicians And Medical Personnel Who Work With Veterans
http://WWW.NVO.ORG/IndexNormal.shtml

Profiles In Courage
http://www.geocities.com/Pentagon/Quarters/7737/profiles/index.html

Prairie Ridge 'An American's Tribute to America'
http://www.theshop.net/slworley/amerindx.html

Prairie Ride - Five Star Patriotic Links
http://www.theshop.net/slworley/5starlinks.html

Prairie Ridge - Post Traumatic Syndrome
http://www.niia.net/~jimchancellor/ptsd.html

Print Your Own U.S. Flag
http://aolsvc.hp.aol.com/computing/printcentral/eprise/main/PDFFrame/PDFPageFrames?hp_refer=aol&path=/computing/printcentral/PrintCentral_pdf/4thofjulydecflags.pdf&objectid=8282&block=5&lpageobjectid=


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Return to Unity is a Youth Organization established in September, 1999, chartered in March, 2000 as a Non-Profit Public Organization (501C).

Our mission is to teach children and young teens about past generations of War Veterans and people who preserved our freedom. Our outstanding lineup of entertainment will bring excitement, smiles and laughter to wartime veterans.

USO Show!
The youths perform old style USO theme shows around the metropolitan area and at various 55+ senior communities. They are taught how to Ballroom dance, march, act, sing and other vocational skills which are all needed during the show.
Return To Unity
http://www.returntounity.com


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A Salute to the United States Navy
http://www.wgbowen.com/navy.html
Saving the Star Spangled Banner http://www.discovery.com/news/features/starspangle/starspangle.html
soldier
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Farm/3227/soilder.html

A Soldier Died Today
http://hometown.aol.com/ceharger/Premiere.htm

A Soldier's Tear
http://members.tripod.com/jjoakley/9168.html

Sons of Confederate Veterans Home Page
http://www.scv.org/

Sons of Confederate Veterans Genealogy Network
http://www.scv.org/scvgen00.htm

Sons of Confederate Veterans Heritage Issues
http://www.scv.org/scvher00.htm

Preserving the Memory of the Grand Army of the Republic and our Ancestors who Fought to Preserve the Union
Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War
http://suvcw.org/home.html

Sousa, John Philip
http://www.dws.org/sousa/
The Star-spangled Banner http://web.superb.net/boy/natanth.html
GENERAL JOHN A. LOGAN'S MEMORIAL DAY ORDER
SUVCW--Allied Orders of the G.A.R.
http://suvcw.org/logan.htm


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Teri's Recipe Page - Memorial Day Backyard Barbecue
http://members.aol.com/fographics/memorial.html

Tips for Dealing with the VA and filing claims
http://WWW.NVO.ORG/IndexNormal.shtml

Twelve good reason to bring our troops home
http://www.networkone.net/~deagle/pr014.htm


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United States Department of Veterans Affairs homepage contains: Press releases, Announcements for Veterans, List of Veterans Service Organizations, Job Opportunities With VA and the Government, Veterans Benefits, Federal Benefits for Veterans & Dependents, VA Cemeteries, VA Forms, Where To Go for Help, Phone Numbers, Bulletin Boards, Medical Centers, Clinics, Regional Offices, Vet Centers, Facility Planning, Construction and Real Property.
U.S. Dept of Veterans Affairs
http://www.va.gov/

U.S. Army Center of Military History
Full-text Listings of Medal of Honor Citations
http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/moh1.htm

United States Navy & Military Musicians Web Site
http://navymusicians.hypermart.net/

U.S. History.org Front Page
http://www.ushistory.org/index.html

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Clinton Speech at USS Cole Memorial
http://www.arlingtoncemetery.com/usscole-main.htm

Cole Homecoming
http://www.geckocountry.com/colehomecoming.htm
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COLE Relief Fund Information

USS COLE Relief Fund Information
Those wishing to make donations can send their contribution to:

Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society
801 North Randolph Street
Suite 1228
Arlington, VA 22203-1978

Please be sure to designate "For USS Cole" on the check.

COLE Relief Fund Information
http://www.spear.navy.mil/ships/ddg67/nmcrsfund.htm

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The Navy has provided these names of the killed in the attack on the USS Cole:
Chief Petty Officer Richard Costelow, Morrisville, Pennsylvania.

Signalman Seaman Recruit Cheron Luis Gunn, Rex, Georgia.

Seaman James Rodrick McDaniels, Norfolk, Virginia.

Seaman Recruit Lakiba Nicole Palmer, San Diego, California.

Operations Specialist 2nd Class Timothy Lamont Saunders, Ringgold, Virginia.

Ensign Andrew Triplett, Macon, Mississippi.

Seaman Apprentice Craig Bryan Wibberley, Williamsport, Maryland.

Hull Maintenance Technician 3rd Class, Kenneth Eugene Clodfelter, Mechanicsville, Virginia.

Mess Management Specialist Seaman Lakeina Monique Francis, Woodleaf, North Carolina.

Information Systems Technician Seaman Timothy Lee Gauna, Rice, Texas

Engineman 2nd Class Mark Ian Nieto, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin.

Electronics Warfare Technician 3rd Class Ronald Scott Owens, Vero Beach, Florida.

Engineman Fireman Joshua Langdon Parlett, Churchville, Maryland.

Fireman Apprentice Patrick Howard Roy, Cornwall on Hudson, New York.

Electronics Warfare Technician 2nd Class Kevin Shawn Rux, Portland, North Dakota.

Mess Management Specialist 3rd Class Ronchester Mananga Santiago, Kingsville, Texas

Fireman Gary Graham Swenchonis Jr., Rockport, Texas

USS Cole Casualties
http://www.arlingtoncemetery.com/usscole-main.htm
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"On October 12, 2000 two suspected terrorists approached the USS Cole in a raft on an appartent sucicide mission. The two saluted and then detonated a bomb which not only took their own lives but the lives of seventeen U.S. Servicemen and left another 39 injured.
Our hearts are heavy and our prayers go out to the families."
USS Cole Tribute
http://www.geckocountry.com/coletribute.htm

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Welcome to the Department of Veterans AffairsVeterans Day Home Page
http://www.va.gov/vetsday/

Veteran and Military Related Home Pages
http://WWW.NVO.ORG/IndexNormal.shtml

Veterans Day Poster Gallery
http://www.va.gov/vetsday/page.cfm?pg=19

Veterans Not Forgotten
http://www.alighthouse.com/therose.htm

Why take time to remember? How is this important to us? This brief site by the VFW provides background and important information for us all. Learn how to properly display your flag for this holiday
VFW - Flag Information
http://www.vfw.org/amesm/memorialday.shtml

The Virtual Wall
http://www.virtualwall.org


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Women in the Military and At War
http://womenshistory.about.com/msubmiliwar.htm

World War II Marine Raiders Home at Last
http://www.arlingtoncemetery.com/raiders-1942.htm

World War II history.
The Wright Museum of American Enterprise
http://wrightmuseum.org/


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Year Round Holiday Games for Families
http://www.worldwide-top100.net/tops3/out.cgi?sheri


National Veterans Awareness Week

On August 3, 2001, the United States Senate unanimously passed Senate Resolution 143, designating the week of November 11 through November 17, 2001, as National Veterans Awareness Week. The resolution calls for educational efforts directed at elementary and secondary school students concerning the contributions and sacrifices of veterans. Full text of Senate Resolution 143 is presented on this page.

Senate Resolution 143

RESOLUTION


Expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the development of educational programs on veterans' contributions to the country and the designation of the week of November 11 through November 17, 2001, as "National Veterans Awareness Week."

Whereas tens of millions of Americans have served in the Armed Forces of the United States during the past century;

Whereas hundreds of thousands of Americans have given their lives while serving in the Armed Forces during the past century;

Whereas the contributions and sacrifices of the men and women who served in the Armed Forces have been vital in maintaining our freedoms and way of life;

Whereas the advent of the all-volunteer Armed Forces has resulted in a sharp decline in the number of individuals and families who have had any personal connection with the Armed Forces;

Whereas this reduction in familiarity with the Armed Forces has resulted in a marked decrease in the awareness by young people of the nature and importance of the accomplishments of those who have served in our Armed Forces, despite the current educational efforts of the Department of Veterans Affairs and the veterans service organizations;

Whereas our system of civilian control of the. Armed Forces makes it essential that the Nation's future leaders understand the history of military action and the contributions and sacrifices of those who conduct such actions; and

Whereas on June 14, 2001, the Senate adopted an amendment to the Better Education for Students and Teachers Act expressing the sense of the Senate that the Secretary of Education should work with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, the Veterans Day National Committee, and the veterans service organizations to encourage, prepare, and disseminate educational materials and activities for elementary and secondary school students aimed at increasing awareness of the contributions of veterans to the prosperity and freedoms enjoyed by United States citizens: Now, therefore, be it

Resolved, That it is the sense of the Senate that

(1) the week of November 11 through November 17, 2001, be designated as "National Veterans Awareness 'Week" for the purpose of emphasizing educational efforts directed at elementary and secondary school students concerning the contributions and sacrifices of veterans; and

(2) the President should issue a proclamation calling on the people of the United States to observe such week with appropriate educational activities.

Nov. 11 -17, 2001
National Veterans Awareness Week
http://www.va.gov/vetsday/page.cfm?pg=2

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Memorial - Veterans Day Webrings
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11th Cav Veterans
http://nav.webring.org/cgi-bin/navcgi?ring=11thcav;list
America's Finest webring is devoted to websites by, for, or about our servicemembers. Websites from the Marine Corps, Navy, Army, Air Force, and Coast Guard will be accepted, as well as those in support of the members of our military.
America's Finest!
http://nav.webring.yahoo.com/hub?ring=americasfinest&id=29&hub

Sites honoring those who have given of themselves, both military and civilian, are welcome.American Heroes
http://o.webring.com/hub?ring=americanheroes&id=8&hub

The AMVETS Web Ring
http://nav.webring.org/cgi-bin/navcgi?ring=amvets;list

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The Garden House Holiday Ring
http://www.webring.org/cgi-bin/webring?ring=ghholiday;list


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Holidays Around the Webringhttp://www.webring.org/cgi-bin/webring?ring=hawr;list

Holidays for Fun Webring
http://www.webring.org/cgi-bin/webring?ring=h4funring;list

Honor Uniformed Services Heroes
http://www.webring.org/cgi-bin/webring?ring=hush;list


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Military Vote Net Ring
http://www.ringsurf.com/netring?ring=militaryvote;action=list


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National Military Cemetery Webring
http://i.webring.com/hub?ring=natcemring&list

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Roses of Sharon Holiday Web Ring
http://www.webring.org/cgi-bin/webring?ring=rosholiday;list


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Salute To Veterans
http://nav.webring.org/cgi-bin/navcgi?ring=090996;list

SEA POWER FOR PEACE Webrings
http://www.dotcomjunkies.com/members/k/KozmoK/forum/

The Seasonal Graphics Webring
http://www.webring.org/cgi-bin/webring?ring=graphicsholiday;list

Seasons Change Webring
http://www.webring.org/cgi-bin/webring?ring=seasons;index

Spring and Summer Holiday Ring
http://www.webring.org/cgi-bin/webring?ring=ssholiday;list

Support Our Soldiers! Our brothers & sisters, fathers & mothers, and sons & daughters are fighting to insure our freedom in this wonderful country. The least we can do is support them!
Support Our Soldiers
http://nav.webring.yahoo.com/hub?ring=supportsoldiers&id=207&next5


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A memorial ring for September 11 2001, or any other time in US history.
USA Memorial Ring
http://h.webring.com/hub?ring=usamemorialring&id=4&hub


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Veterans on the Internet! The largest veteran - military webring in the world.
Veterans on the Internet
http://u.webring.com/hub?ring=vv&list


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Sites Dedicated to Veterans and Pow's/Mia's from all War's and Country's.
We Remember Web Ring Salute to Veterans and Pows'/Mias'
http://x.webring.com/hub?ring=wrwrstv&list

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