Memorial Day Coins

God bless all the soldiers that fought and died for us !!!

 

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God bless them!

 

Right on chief...

 

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All of us have received a gift, the service and sacrifice of those who came before us. I am reminded of the last sentence of the Declaration of Independance.

"And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honor."

It makes interesting research to find out how many of those who took the bold step of signing the Declaration did in fact give their life, fortunes, and honor. Recommended reading on the subject FOUNDERS OF FREEDOM IN AMERICA by David C. Whitney.

Coming from a long line of veterans I am proud of my service to my Country, and I salute those who also served.

 

Even when we were fighting each other. The Battle of Antietam was one of the bloodiest battles in the Civil War, September 7th, 1862.



:smile

 

God bless

 

Great post. I thought I would share this post from several years ago...I really wanted to post pictures of the coins but I couldn't find them anywhere.

Anyway, my dad gave me some 5 cent tokens from a special forces compound in Vietnam he was at for a time. Here was my post...not much information. But, I thought today was a good day for it. I just wish I knew where the photos are.

http://www.cointalk.com/forum/t15716/

 

Not seeing the photos Ritchie.....

 

Yes, may peace and the blessings of God be with ALL those who served, particularly those who gave their lives.

Even those not physically wounded were profoundly affected. My father served in World War II. He was a SeaBee (11th Special Construction Battalion). His tour of duty included New Caledonia, Okinawa, and Iwo Jima. The SeaBees were 2nd on the beachhead, immediately following the Marines.

I know what he saw on that beachhead.

He was deeply affected in a way that lasted a lifetime. That's all I'll say about that.

My father passed away on Memorial Day, 2001, at the age of 77.

He always remembered what some have forgotten - the awesome sacrifice this nation has made on behalf of others, the hundreds of thousands of lives we have paid for their freedom.

May God continue to bless this nation !

 

I know, they aren't working. I tried...but I can't find the files now. So...that post was kind of a bust.

 

Shoot......well maybe you'll locate them at another time.

 

Simple and exquisitely said.

 

I too served and am proud to have done it! I would do it again if called upon I salute all past, present, and the future generations to come!

 

My father-in-law was one of those 6th Division Marines that invaded Okinawa. He was wounded on May 16th. Discharged from the hospital and from the Marines in December of that year. The SeaBees were instrumental in overcoming the fortifications that had been built.

 

God bless each and every one of them. thank you.

 

My grandfather was a vet, he served this country for many years, and passed in 04', never get to really meet him, or see his $300,000 coin collection, which his second wife sold away, even though the will left it to us
I miss ole' grandpa, more info on him, in the thread in general discussion
Good Bless our Troops

 

Memorial Day began—soon after the American Civil War ended—as Decoration Day. Decorating with flowers and flags the graves of soldiers who had died in the war was a way for people to say "thank you" for their sacrifice and remember how much our freedom and unity has cost.
So many different towns had set aside a day for people to stop working and visit these graves that it's hard to say exactly which town was the first to do so. Both northern and southern cities claim to be the birthplace of Memorial Day. But in 1966, President Lyndon Johnson and Congress declared Waterloo, New York, as the place where Memorial Day began one hundred years before.

http://www.usmint.gov/KIDS/coinnews/memorialDay.cfm

 

Found a link with some nice pictures

http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2009/05/memorial_day_2009.html

 

hya:Amen.
And the debts from us to them go on & on.
The 1st Marine from the left was actually a Navy Corpsman. I didn't know this tribute coinage existed until I joined this BB.