For everyone on this board (well, almost!):



...gjd

HAPPY BIRTHDAY AMERICA!!!!!

THANK YOU ALL WHO HELPED MAKE IT SO.

I'll go down (I live in San Pedro) to see a new Coast Guard Cutter today, I'll have a great day. I fly my flag, say pledge of alligence to myself I'll see the fire works over the harbor at my daughters house. Freedom isn't free men and women died for my freedom I'll never forget that fact.

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Originally posted by stormer73:
I'll go down (I live in San Pedro) to see a new Coast Guard Cutter today, I'll have a great day. I fly my flag, say pledge of alligence to myself I'll see the fire works over the harbor at my daughters house. Freedom isn't free men and women died for my freedom I'll never forget that fact.

Well said Esther!

Happy Birthday America and my best wishes to everyone here and to those that make it possible for us to celebrate this important day each year.

Happy 4th of July Everyone. May WE never forget the cost of Freedom. My family and Wish all the best to everyone here and a special prayer for Our Warriors deployed both here and afar. Thank You for your service!!!!!!!!!!



Jack

A couple of classics for the moment......Red Skelton and The Duke

Red...

<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ixfl_mIxXT4>

The Duke...

<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Jf3MQpffBc>

The Duke explaining the history of Taps

<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usk81XVsE9o&feature=related>

I saw the New Cutter based it was named GEORGE COBB. I bought a T shirt and a ball cap. I tossed in 5 dollars for the gedunct stan. I took a tour on the cutter everything is automamated not like the old Cutters. I took a tour of the Coast Guard Cutter from Pt Angeles WA I didn't buy stuff from the gduct stand. All were there in San Pedro for the 4th of July.

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Originally posted by stormer73:
I saw the New Cutter based it was named GEORGE COBB. I bought a T shirt and a ball cap. I tossed in 5 dollars for the gedunct stan. I took a tour on the cutter everything is automamated not like the old Cutters. I took a tour of the Coast Guard Cutter from Pt Angeles WA I didn't buy stuff from the gduct stand. All were there in San Pedro for the 4th of July.

Sounds like you had a good day!

I did Back to work on Monday, I volunteer with the LAPD five days a week, I teach at Toberman House 2 days a week, they have teachers for kids who left high school at a young age the kids have no skills to get a job. I teach spelling and grammer.

This was sent to me the other day makes you think how nice we have it
Subject: The 4th of July

THE 4TH OF JULY Have you ever wondered what happened to the 56 men who signed the Declaration of Independence?
Five signers were captured by the British as traitors, and tortured before they died.
Twelve had their homes ransacked and burned. Two lost their sons serving in the Revolutionary Army; another had two sons captured.
Nine of the 56 fought and died from wounds or hardships of the Revolutionary War.
They signed and they pledged their lives, their fortunes, and their sacred honor.
What kind of men were they?
Twenty-four were lawyers and jurists. Eleven were merchants, nine were farmers and large plantation owners; men of means, well educated, but they signed the Declaration of Independence knowing full well that the penalty would be death if they were captured. Carter Braxton of Virginia, a wealthy planter and trader, saw his ships swept from the seas by the British Navy. He sold his home and properties to pay his debts, and died in rags.
Thomas McKeam was so hounded by the British that he was forced to move his family almost constantly. He served in the Congress without pay, and his family was kept in hiding. His possessions were taken from him, and poverty was his reward.
Vandals or soldiers looted the properties of Dillery, Hall, Clymer, Walton, Gwinnett, Heyward, Ruttledge, and Middleton.
At the battle of Yorktown, Thomas Nelson, Jr., noted that the British General Cornwallis had taken over the Nelson home for his headquarters.
He quietly urged General George Washington to open fire. The home was destroyed, and Nelson died bankrupt.
Francis Lewis had his home and properties destroyed. The enemy jailed his wife, and she died within a few months.
John Hart was driven from his wife's bedside as she was dying. Their
13 children fled for their lives. His fields and his gristmill were laid to waste. For more than a year he lived in forests and caves, returning home to find his wife dead and his children vanished. Some of us take these liberties so much for granted, but we shouldn't.
So, take a few minutes while enjoying your 4th of July holiday and silently thank these patriots. It's not much to ask for the price they paid.
Remember:
freedom is never free!
I hope you will show your support by sending this to as many people as you can, please. It's time we get the word out that patriotism is NOT a sin, and the Fourth of July has more to it than beer, picnics, and baseball games