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Posted by Randy Baker on Thursday, July 02, 2009 at 10:33:38 :
Saw this on the CJ3B Page and thought I would share it. Very moving expecially if you knew someone killed in action. I knew a one that came home from Viet Nam with one leg and two killed in action. One was a very good friend Bob Major. This August 19th will be forty years since he was killed in action.
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Let's argue about everything, but never lose this America !!
Killed in action the week before, the body of Sergeant First Class John C. Beale was returned to Falcon Field in Peachtree City , Georgia , just south of Atlanta on June 11, 2009. The Henry County Police Department escorted the procession to the funeral home in McDonough , Georgia . A simple notice in local papers indicated the road route to be taken and the approximate time.
Nowadays one can be led to believe that America no longer respects honor and no longer honors sacrifice outside the military. Be it known that there are many places in this land where people still recognize the courage and impact of total self-sacrifice. Georgia remains one of those graceful places. The link below is a short travelogue of that day's remarkable and painful journey.
But only watch this if you wish to have some of your faith in people restored.
Please share widely.
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