Veterans Day, Sunday

This is a Sunday Seven concerning Veterans Day November 11, 2007. I believe when a celebrated day comes on Sunday it is a little bit more special.

1. Thankfulness for all of those men and women who have fought for the freedom for all of the citizens of the United States. Starting with the fight against the English in the middle 17 hundreds

2. Thankful for my father, Kenneth Burton, who fought in WW II in the Philippians as a transport person. He enlisted in the Army in 1941 and was to begin his first leave on December 15, 1941; instead he waited for word where He would be stationed. He did not talked often about his time in the Army and the war. One time I remember he talked about floating in the Pacific and seeing giant turtles and Dad showed us the coins of the region.

3. Jack Jensen was a classmate of mine who fought in Viet Nam and died in 2006 from the after effects of Agent Orange. I am also thankful for all my classmates who fought in Viet Nam.

4. Thankful for the young men and women who are fighting at this time in the Far East for freedom from terrorist throughout the world. One young lady from our area just returned from Iraq, Emily Boresma, is in the National Guard. Trey Wright is in the Army and will be going to Afghanistan on December 1st.

5. Thankful for the Army, Air Force, Coast Guard, Navy, Marines, Army Reserves, and National Guard of today and yesterday that was honored at our local High School on Friday November 9, 2007.

6. Thankful for all individuals I did not know who fought for my freedom in all of the Armed Forces in each and every war and conflict.

7. Finally, I am thankful for the Lord Jesus Christ who is the ultimate person for freedom and the Chaplains who have been there for each and every person who needed to talk and pray. The minister of our Church was in the Air Force and is now a Chaplin for the Army. He has gone to Iraq, San Diego, California, and Texas to counsel the burn victims of bombings.

I would like to continue talking about Veterans Day. Today in Church Captain Donald Herchel of the 283rd spoke and showed pictures of his time in Afghanistan. He was thanking the Lord for saving his life time after time. An example, as Captain he felt he should be at the front of the line in a trip and each time they were out on patrol and drove over a mine, but it was the next truck that was hit and killed 5 individuals. He has written a small book on His time in the Far East and the name of it is ANGLE ON MY SHOULDER. I am not for sure where you can buy it so search and I hope you will find it.

In our bulletin the following article was added:
VETERAN'S DAY 2007 LEST WE FORGET

Let us remember with grateful hearts those who have served our country, past and present, in order to preserve our many God given freedoms.

In remembrance, the following poem commemorates the fallen of the "Great War" and brings to mind the poppies we wear on veteran's Day each year.

IN FLANDERS FIELDS

In Flanders fields the poppies grow
Between the crosses row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.