The people that know me personally know that I am very proud of my military service. I spent 4 years in the US Navy toward the end of the war in Viet Nam and spent 14 years in the Army National Guard starting with the 1/148th inf. in Lima, Ohio, in Texas I served with the Armored Cavalry, in Kansas with the Field Artillery and here in Georgia I served with the 2/121 Infantry Mech.
The unit in Lima earned the motto "We'll do it" when they fought in the Phillipines in WWII, and pretty much embodied that motto, their "sister" company was the Screamin Eagles 101st Airborne out of Fort Campbell Ky.
Most people that are non-military think the only thing our military does is fight wars or kill people, but the military is extremely active in peace and social activities, and are always there to "protect and serve" the people of the US.
I received this story a while back about an incident that happened during 911, very little was ever mentioned about it, but this is the type of thing our military does here in the US on a daily basis. The Marines in this story and the thousands of Army, Navy, Air Force, Reserve and National Guard Troops that serve daily do many "little things" that make huge impact. Here is a story about just one of those incidents when our military was at their best.
A Good Story...Worth a read... .
A chaplain ,who happened to be assigned to the Pentagon, told of an incident that happened right after Flight 77 hit the Pentagon on 9/11.
A daycare facility inside the Pentagon had many children, including infants who were in heavy cribs. The daycare supervisor, looking at all the children they needed to evacuate, was in a panic over what they could do. There were many children, mostly toddlers, as well as the infants that would need to be taken out with the cribs.
There was no time to try to bundle them into carriers and strollers. Just then a young Marine came running into the center and asked what they needed. After hearing what the center director was trying to do, he ran back out into the hallway and disappeared. The director thought, "Well, here we are, on our own."
About 2 minutes later, that Marine returned with 40 other Marines in tow. Each of them grabbed a crib with a child, and the rest started gathering up toddlers. The director and her staff then helped them take all the children out of the center and down toward the park near the Potomac and the Pentagon.
Once they got about 3/4 of a mile outside the building, the Marines stopped in the park, and then did a fabulous thing- they formed a circle with the cribs, which were quite sturdy and heavy, like the covered wagons in the Old West. Inside this circle of cribs, they put the toddlers, to keep them from wandering off.
Outside this circle were the 40 Marines, forming a perimeter around the children and waiting for instructions. There they remained until the parents could be notified and come get their children.The chaplain then said, "I don't think any of us saw nor heard of this on any of the news stories of the day. It was an incredible story of our men there. There wasn't a dry eye in the room. The thought of those Marines and what they did and how fast they reacted; could we expect any less from them?
It's the Military, not the politicians that ensures our right to
life,liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. It's the Military who
salutes the flag, who serves beneath the flag, and whose coffin is draped by the flag.
If you care to offer the smallest token of recognition and appreciation for the military, please pass this on and pray for our men and women, who have served and are currently serving our country, and pray for those who have given the ultimate sacrifice for freedom.
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Troy Burris
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Jerry "The Bicycle Nut" Goodwin
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