keeperovdeflame Posted April 23, 2017 Share Posted April 23, 2017 Not a Political Statement, I promise. Just an amazing story of bravery, dedication, and duty in the face of grave danger told by Major John Kelly. Touched me deeply and I am guessing it will touch you regardless of your political leaning. I am sure that every country has men of this quality in their ranks. Selfless servants of the common good. https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/everyone-read-john-kellys-speech-172606484.html CeramicChef 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cgriller64 Posted April 23, 2017 Share Posted April 23, 2017 Reminds me of the words of Chester Nimitz. "They fought together as brothers in arms; they died together and now they sleep side by side.... To them, we have a solemn obligation - the obligation to ensure that their sacrifice will help make this a better and safer world in which to live." CeramicChef 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keeperovdeflame Posted April 23, 2017 Author Share Posted April 23, 2017 1 hour ago, Cgriller64 said: Reminds me of the words of Chester Nimitz. "They fought together as brothers in arms; they died together and now they sleep side by side.... To them, we have a solemn obligation - the obligation to ensure that their sacrifice will help make this a better and safer world in which to live." I was thinking about my Dad today, He was on the Yorktown when it was sunk in the battle of Midway. He lived to be 99 years and 9 months, and never stopped grieving over the shipmates he lost. With that mind set, I read this speech by Kelly and was just overcome. Never were truer or more applicable word spoken than the Nimitz quote Cgriller64 and Kahuna144 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landscaper Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 God bless them keeperovdeflame, Efincoop, Cgriller64 and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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