Memorial Day

"I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith:"
-2 Timothy 4:7

"Soldier, rest! Thy warfare o'er,
Sleep the sleep that knows not breaking,
Dream of battled fields no more.
Days of danger, nights of waking." -Sir Walter Scott

Battle of Brandywine- The 1st American War for Independence

 "Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends." ~ John 15:13

Battle of New Orleans- War of 1812

 "Sacrifice-making constitutes a large part of any high character." - C.H. Spurgeon

 

Battle of Bull Run- 2nd War American for Independence

"All I am and all I have is at the service of my country."

-General Thomas Jackson

Battle of Gallopoli- World War 1

"The things that will destroy America are prosperity-at-any-price, peace-at-any-price, safety-first instead of duty-first, the love of soft living, and the get-rich-quick theory of life. "

- President Theodore Roosevelt

Iwo Jima- World War 2

 "We must expect reverses, even defeats. They are sent to teach us wisdom and prudence, to call forth greater energies, and to prevent our falling into greater disasters."

 - General Robert E. Lee

Happy Memorial Day!  Let us never forget the men who fought and died for the service of their country! 

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~Markie~