Comments on: Memorial Day – Liberty – Freedom http://saigonkidsamericancommunityschool.com/memorial-day-liberty-freedom Saigon Kids and Alumni of American Community School Saigon (1955 - 1975) - Kind Words Go A Long Way Tue, 22 May 2012 00:15:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: William R. Sheehan http://saigonkidsamericancommunityschool.com/memorial-day-liberty-freedom/comment-page-1#comment-3277 William R. Sheehan Fri, 22 May 2009 18:41:05 +0000 http://saigonkidsamericancommunityschool.com/?p=96#comment-3277 GOD bless all of you! GOD bless all of you!

]]> By: Lynn McIntyre Riley http://saigonkidsamericancommunityschool.com/memorial-day-liberty-freedom/comment-page-1#comment-3275 Lynn McIntyre Riley Fri, 22 May 2009 16:22:44 +0000 http://saigonkidsamericancommunityschool.com/?p=96#comment-3275 This Memorial Day weekend Arlene and David Claiborne are driving from New Orleans to visit Bob and me in Houston. We'll get to see their reunion pictures and hear about the fun Saigon reunion. It's always wonderful being together and catching up. I do reflect on my relatives that have served. My great aunts Gladys and Irene were donut girsls with the Salvation Army that served on the front lines during World War I, my Mom and Dad who served with the medical corps in World War II, and my Dad's brother Alan who died on the beach in Anzio, Italy. Cathie leaves for Dhahran, Saudi Arabia in July so we will enjoy visiting her before she goes. I hope you all have a great weekend! Lynn McIntyre Riley This Memorial Day weekend Arlene and David Claiborne are driving from New Orleans to visit Bob and me in Houston. We’ll get to see their reunion pictures and hear about the fun Saigon reunion. It’s always wonderful being together and catching up. I do reflect on my relatives that have served. My great aunts Gladys and Irene were donut girsls with the Salvation Army that served on the front
lines during World War I, my Mom and Dad who served with the medical corps in World War II, and my Dad’s brother Alan who died on the beach in Anzio, Italy. Cathie leaves for Dhahran, Saudi Arabia in July so we will enjoy visiting her before she goes. I hope you all have a great weekend! Lynn McIntyre Riley

]]> By: Frank Stoddard http://saigonkidsamericancommunityschool.com/memorial-day-liberty-freedom/comment-page-1#comment-241 Frank Stoddard Sat, 28 Jun 2008 01:36:48 +0000 http://saigonkidsamericancommunityschool.com/?p=96#comment-241 Mike, About two weeks ago, I returned from Europe. One of our stops was Normandy. At the Caan Museum, I went into the bookstore and read in Cornelius Ryan’s book about your Dad. When we went to Point du Hoc, I looked west and saw two Islands way out in front of Utah Beach. I do not know if they were your Dad’s, but I thought long and hard about their struggle... “The Greatest Generation”. I was not planning on taking kids on any more tours, but the company I go through has a special next year called the 65th Anniversary of D-Day. We’ll be going to London … taking an over night ferry from Portsmouth to Caan... We’ll then be there for the 65th Anniversary memorial at Omaha Beach. From there we’ll go to Paris … Bastogne ..and on to Brussels (12 days in all). Gosh, I was exactly four months old when D-Day took place. Where did it all go? Mike, About two weeks ago, I returned from Europe. One of our stops was Normandy. At the Caan Museum, I went into the bookstore and read in Cornelius Ryan’s book about your Dad. When we went to Point du Hoc, I looked west and saw two Islands way out in front of Utah Beach. I do not know if they were your Dad’s, but I thought long and hard about their struggle… “The Greatest Generation”.
I was not planning on taking kids on any more tours, but the company I go through has a special next year called the 65th Anniversary of D-Day. We’ll be going to London … taking an over night ferry from Portsmouth to Caan… We’ll then be there for the 65th Anniversary memorial at Omaha Beach. From there we’ll go to Paris … Bastogne ..and on to Brussels (12 days in all).
Gosh, I was exactly four months old when D-Day took place. Where did it all go?

]]> By: Maile Miller Doyle http://saigonkidsamericancommunityschool.com/memorial-day-liberty-freedom/comment-page-1#comment-172 Maile Miller Doyle Fri, 30 May 2008 16:22:22 +0000 http://saigonkidsamericancommunityschool.com/?p=96#comment-172 I have just returned from taking my mother to the US Military Academy at West Point to my father's 70th reunion. There were 7 of his classmates in attendance, several widows of classmates and children and grandchildren. These amazing old soldiers and their families traded memories, were honored at a memorial service in the old Cadet Chapel, had the Corps of Cadets pass in review and observed the oldest living grad (Class of '33)lay a wreath at the feet of Thayer statue. I was so honored to be there and know my Dad would have loved every minute of the tradtions and ceremonies being passed down the generations. We must never forget the sacrifices made and continuing to be made for us to live in our wonderful land of freedom. I have a niece, Caroline Miller, graduating in 2009 from West Point and pray daily for her safety in the coming years as she will possibly be in harm's way for our country. She is ready, though, and takes her career as a service woman very seriously as do her classmates. Thank you, Bob for your message this week. God bless us all and God Bless America. I have just returned from taking my mother to the US Military Academy at West Point to my father’s 70th reunion. There were 7 of his classmates in attendance, several widows of classmates and children and grandchildren. These amazing old soldiers and their families traded memories, were honored at a memorial service in the old Cadet Chapel, had the Corps of Cadets pass in review and observed the oldest living grad (Class of ’33)lay a wreath at the feet of Thayer statue. I was so honored to be there and know my Dad would have loved every minute of the tradtions and ceremonies being passed down the generations.

We must never forget the sacrifices made and continuing to be made for us to live in our wonderful land of freedom. I have a niece, Caroline Miller, graduating in 2009 from West Point and pray daily for her safety in the coming years as she will possibly be in harm’s way for our country. She is ready, though, and takes her career as a service woman very seriously as do her classmates.

Thank you, Bob for your message this week. God bless us all and God Bless America.

]]> By: Mike Dunn http://saigonkidsamericancommunityschool.com/memorial-day-liberty-freedom/comment-page-1#comment-170 Mike Dunn Tue, 27 May 2008 05:15:08 +0000 http://saigonkidsamericancommunityschool.com/?p=96#comment-170 Cornelius Ryan is the author of a book named "The Longest Day". I didn't know how to underline it, so I put some carets on either side, and it did not print in the note. He did devote two pages to my Dad's task force action, so, I guess it was more than a footnote in his book. Ryan was referring to history, though. Cornelius Ryan is the author of a book named “The Longest Day”. I didn’t know how to underline it, so I put some carets on either side, and it did not print in the note. He did devote two pages to my Dad’s task force action, so, I guess it was more than a footnote in his book. Ryan was referring to history, though.

]]> By: Mike Dunn http://saigonkidsamericancommunityschool.com/memorial-day-liberty-freedom/comment-page-1#comment-169 Mike Dunn Tue, 27 May 2008 05:07:32 +0000 http://saigonkidsamericancommunityschool.com/?p=96#comment-169 I live in San Antonio, Texas, home of the Spurs, and also, home of Brooke Army Medical Center, at Fort Sam Houston. Sometimes this city is referred to as "Military City". The Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery is here and it's almost filled up. My Mom and Dad are buried there. Dad was a young Lieutenant Colonel in WWII. He served with the 4th Cavalry Group. On D-Day, he led a task force that landed on the Isle St. Mare E'Coufe (hope I spelled that right). It was heavily mined and booby-trapped. It was off the Normandy Coast and had to be cleared before the D-Day landing. Dad's task force lost at least a whole platoon's worth of men. There were no enemy forces occupying the islands, so it was considered only a "footnote", according to Cornelius Ryan, author of . I'm sure it's not a footnote to the families of those men. Everytime I go to Brooke Army Medical Center, I see young soldiers with wounds that would have made us goners in Vietnam. I am proud to know that we have young men and women willing to give their all for our country. I retired from the Army in 1992. I spent the day with my wife, Yen. She made some wonderful chicken fajitas. I noticed that the AMC channel was running a Memorial Marathon of war movies. I caught a little of the Detroit/Boston game, and we went for a 3 mile walk at about 8:00 PM. If I hadn't read your Memorial Day Message, I wouldn't have pondered as much about the sacrifices that our country has made and continues to make with the members of our Armed Forces. Thanks for a great message. I have shown a film several times in my classroom about various holidays, and Veterans' Day and Memorial Day are in there. The film gives the history of how the days of observance came about. So, our younger generations are still getting the message, but it is easy to forget, as you mentioned. I live in San Antonio, Texas, home of the Spurs, and also, home of Brooke Army Medical Center, at Fort Sam Houston. Sometimes this city is referred to as “Military City”. The Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery is here and it’s almost filled up. My Mom and Dad are buried there. Dad was a young Lieutenant Colonel in WWII. He served with the 4th Cavalry Group. On D-Day, he led a task force that landed on the Isle St. Mare E’Coufe (hope I spelled that right). It was heavily mined and booby-trapped. It was off the Normandy Coast and had to be cleared before the D-Day landing. Dad’s task force lost at least a whole platoon’s worth of men. There were no enemy forces occupying the islands, so it was considered only a “footnote”, according to Cornelius Ryan, author of . I’m sure it’s not a footnote to the families of those men. Everytime I go to Brooke Army Medical Center, I see young soldiers with wounds that would have made us goners in Vietnam. I am proud to know that we have young men and women willing to give their all for our country. I retired from the Army in 1992. I spent the day with my wife, Yen. She made some wonderful chicken fajitas. I noticed that the AMC channel was running a Memorial Marathon of war movies. I caught a little of the Detroit/Boston game, and we went for a 3 mile walk at about 8:00 PM. If I hadn’t read your Memorial Day Message, I wouldn’t have pondered as much about the sacrifices that our country has made and continues to make with the members of our Armed Forces. Thanks for a great message. I have shown a film several times in my classroom about various holidays, and Veterans’ Day and Memorial Day are in there. The film gives the history of how the days of observance came about. So, our younger generations are still getting the message, but it is easy to forget, as you mentioned.

]]> By: RandySeely http://saigonkidsamericancommunityschool.com/memorial-day-liberty-freedom/comment-page-1#comment-168 RandySeely Mon, 26 May 2008 19:54:37 +0000 http://saigonkidsamericancommunityschool.com/?p=96#comment-168 For many people, Memorial Day is a time for picnics, boating, enjoying a longer weekend, and kicking off the upcoming fun-filled summer. Today, I just got home from the Memorial Day observance at the Idaho Veterans Cemetery; a wonderful few hours indeed! Sure...it's a day of speeches from politicians and public officials who want to be sure to get their share of 'face time' on the local news, but it's also a time...for me and my family...to be reminded of the sacrifices made by those who are gone...and those who are serving today! I retired in 1986 after serving 20 years in the USAF...and during today's observance, I couldn't help but be proud of maintaining a 'connection' with people...years past and today...who are stepping up to serve. I salute all SaigonKids who are serving or have served, and I salute the families of those who have stood by in support of loved ones who are sometimes put into harm's way! Have a safe and reflective Memorial Day! For many people, Memorial Day is a time for picnics, boating, enjoying a longer weekend, and kicking off the upcoming fun-filled summer. Today, I just got home from the Memorial Day observance at the Idaho Veterans Cemetery; a wonderful few hours indeed! Sure…it’s a day of speeches from politicians and public officials who want to be sure to get their share of ‘face time’ on the local news, but it’s also a time…for me and my family…to be reminded of the sacrifices made by those who are gone…and those who are serving today! I retired in 1986 after serving 20 years in the USAF…and during today’s observance, I couldn’t help but be proud of maintaining a ‘connection’ with people…years past and today…who are stepping up to serve. I salute all SaigonKids who are serving or have served, and I salute the families of those who have stood by in support of loved ones who are sometimes put into harm’s way! Have a safe and reflective Memorial Day!

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