National POW/MIA Recognition Day (2)
NEVER FORGET!
FOR ALL THOSE WHO BORE THE TRIALS – PAST AND PRESENT – MAY THEY ALWAYS COME HOME!
To view last years POW/MIA Day post click HERE
POW/MIA
by: Abe Jones
For as long as we have Wars And we send our Young to fight We’ll have Those who are Missing And the P.O.W.’s plight. All People of this Nation Have this Duty to fulfill, We must keep Them in our thoughts And, We must have the Will To bring every One home And those POW/MIAs And leave NO Souls behind.#####################################################################################################
Farewell Salutes –
Pamela Brement – Tucson, AZ; civilian internee, WWII, Philippines
John Gulberanson – Roveville, MN; US navy, WWII, POW Santo Tomas, Philippines; Korea
Richard Klema – Wilson, KS & Morro Bay, CA; US Army, WWII, ETO, POW
Buel Knight – Tuscaloosa, AL; US Army, ETO, POW / USMC, Korea, Vietnam
Bruno Lombardi…
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Posted on September 18, 2015, in Current News and tagged Korea, MIAs, Middle East, POWs, Prisoners, Tributes, USA, Vietnam, WWII. Bookmark the permalink. 37 Comments.
Pacific Paratrooper 
Thank you so much for the post. … leave NO Souls behind.
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That’s the spirit! Thanks for coming by, Amy.
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I wish we could have a world without wars; where love prevails; as Jesus Christ prescribed! Our young would not be so exposed.
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That would be a dream come true, but it doesn’t appear to be a part of human nature. Thank you for visiting.
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You are right. We are far off this dream. It is not part of human constructed human nature. The nature that the creator made was meant to be good. We have corrupted it ourselves through the education we have given ourselves down the millennia.
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Perhaps advanced scientific genetic research will one day alter humans for the better – tone down their greed and need for power.
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That would be wonderful; but what I think we need is just a simple reform of our educational system. What education are we giving ourselves? Are we educating ourselves to love or to hate? To cooperate or to compete? To fight or to live in peace? We humans have not yet understood that the world as we have it is our construct not the way God meant it to be; and we have constructed it this way because of how we have educated ourselves. If you are educated to love me, you will love me. If you are educated to hate me you will do. If you are educated to be open to new ideas you will listen to others and consider what they say. If you are educated to think it has to be this way for ever, that is the way you will take it.Hence to eradicate the so much evil in the world, we MUST CHANGE the way we think and we can only do it if we are educated or reeducated to think differently. Please, excuse me if it does not sound nice to hear.
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No need for excusing yourself for voicing your opinion, you’ve made a good point. But how can we do this on a large scale? What is that first step?
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The first step is for you to tell me you are in this and going along with me. This is what I have been looking form- someone in a more influential environment to buy this idea and agree to go along with me. If we agree, then, as you are in a more influential society which is also more open to new ideas, you could start to try to sell the idea to some people in view of creating a possibility of a forum to present these views to some audience. Once this is done, we shall start to debate, discuss and search for ways and means to take it further and get more and more people on board.I have written a book for teachers and my dream has been to take this message to the world to mobilize people to join in the campaign to reform education for an excellent world. Foresee a situation where we can make a tour of the world talking to parents, teachers, social groups, Parliaments, other institutions to stop filling children with negative thoughts. and start from childhood to fill them with positive thoughts. Our goal shall be to get educationists, education policy makers, Governments to see the impact of the negative education they are filling children and others with. and carry out reforms in education. It is a journey of 1 billion miles but that is not what matters as much as starting it and having it going. The name of the organization that I have created for this big dream is known as EXCELLENT WORLD INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION. If you have time to look around my site you will see my vision for an excellent world. i’ll give you the link of the post later so you can see what I am up to.I have been bidding my time knowing someone would come on board at the right time to pull me up to hold my hand with this. I have the vision; the dream; but have my limitations and need someone especially in an influential society to hold my hand. Shall you be the one?
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I respect your ideas and position, but my work in compiling history and assistance for current veterans encompasses the extent of my time. I regret to decline, but most do so. Perhaps someone who has the time and resources to help you will read this comment and contact you. I wish you the best of luck in your endeavor.
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Thank you very much. You’ve made a great contribution which is to rekindle my enthusiasm for this dream. Already I have reposted my first write-up on this site on this dream and that opens the way for more people to see it. I know God works in wonderful ways and will definitely open a door somewhere for me. I encourage you on the work you are doing and wish you resounding success. Should it happen, as one can never say, that you find time and have inspiration to be part of this in future. the door shall always be open to you. In every project some people are there at the start, some come in as it is progressing; and some come at the end.
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I thank you for your understanding.
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I appreciate and thank you for being so nice. Also, since you are aware of the dream,. kindly do not hesitate to share it with friends when it comes to your mind even through informal chatting.When we throw a pebble in the sea we know not where it will land.
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I don’t think we’ll ever be able to say thank you enough to them, or their families. But, they deserve all the support we can give them, and that must go beyond the praise.
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Very true, how could we say thank you enough to someone who has given his life? Both past and present, I agree, we should give support. Thanks for dropping by.
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;o) Have a wonderful weekend GP.
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You as well my friend.
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How terrifying that would be for both the POW and his family. What dedication that takes to defend our country and our world at any cost.
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You are quite right, Bev. Dedication at all cost! People today talk about stress and anxiety, etc – how could they ever handle something like this?
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We must NEVER forget, I agree. We are forever grateful.
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That we are and I appreciate you taking the time to say so.
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My hub reads a lot of military historical books, and the acts of bravery and valor of our servicemen/women should make us grateful every day. It’s something we should not take for granted. (My 2 cents.)
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And I always want to hear your two cents!! Thank you.
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I can not imagine what it must feel like not to know. –Curt
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I know what it’s like not to be able to say that last goodbye – but simply not knowing has got to be a lot worse! Thank you for stopping in, Curt.
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How much some suffer so we may sleep peacefully.
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Oh, what a wonderful passage, thank you very much.
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Great reminder of all those men and women who remain captive and for those who never came home.
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Thank you, Jackie.
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Indeed… may they always come home. Hugs.
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A lovely sentiment, thank you.
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Good to have a dedicated day. We don’t have the same thing here, but they are recognised along with the others, during the main Armistice Day parade, in November.
Best wishes, Pete.
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I never have understood why you don’t have more of these days of tribute, but at least, as you said, they receive the recognition together. It some ways, it is sort like celebrating the work of a team rather than individuals, eh?
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I think that’s how they see it, GP. Include everyone, and single out nobody. It has a certain merit, I reckon.
Best wishes, Pete.
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There is a lot of merit to it. Enjoy your weekend, Pete.
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I’ll post on this tomorrow with the story of my first World War II veteran who was POW. Fascinating story!
Kayleen Reusser
http://www.KayleenR.com
Author of World War II Legacies:
Stories of Northeast Indiana Veterans
Preserving our past, present, and future
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Thank you, Kay. I appreciate your interest in this site; we have mutual interests.
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