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My wife and 11 year old daughter are going to Washington DC tomorrow and Friday with school. They have been having classes/meetings for a few months going over what they will be seeing, the history behind the different monuments and how to act with respect at the different memorials. The students were offered the honor of laying a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. They were asked to write an essay explaining why they wanted to lay the wreath and what it meant. My daughter was chosen as the one to lay a wreath tomorrow afternoon. I am so happy and honored for her. I only wish I could be there to witness it. If I can get a copy of her essay, I'll post it here for everyone to read. | ||
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Wow! That is beyond "Once in a Lifetime". | |||
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| Lawyers, Guns and Money  |
Awesome! "Some things are apparent. Where government moves in, community retreats, civil society disintegrates and our ability to control our own destiny atrophies. The result is: families under siege; war in the streets; unapologetic expropriation of property; the precipitous decline of the rule of law; the rapid rise of corruption; the loss of civility and the triumph of deceit. The result is a debased, debauched culture which finds moral depravity entertaining and virtue contemptible." -- Justice Janice Rogers Brown "The United States government is the largest criminal enterprise on earth." -rduckwor | |||
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Don't let her wear sneakers, or these things either. It would be regretful to let a wardrobe choice prevent this opportunity. The opinions expressed in no way reflect the stance or opinion of my employer. | |||
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| No double standards |
I would love to read the essay. At that age I was finishing Cub Scouts, starting Boy Scouts; my dad was a WWII vet and a Scout leader. With that background, I still didn't come to appreciate the meaning of patriotism and sacrifice until I had my own children. "Liberty lies in the hearts of men and women. When it dies there, no constitution, no law, no court can save it....While it lies there, it needs no constitution, no law, no court to save it" - Judge Learned Hand, May 1944 | |||
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They were already told that whomever was chosen would have to skip the tour of Arlington to change for the ceremony and to have proper attire. I can't help but get a bit misty eyed as I sit here and think about it. | |||
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| Gone but Together Again. Dad & Uncle  |
Congrats to you both! | |||
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That's awesome. Had a similar experience with my Boy Scouts doing the flag ceremony at Mt Rushmore. An experience that they will remember forever. Place your clothes and weapons where you can find them in the dark. “If in winning a race, you lose the respect of your fellow competitors, then you have won nothing” - Paul Elvstrom "The Great Dane" 1928 - 2016 | |||
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| Jack of All Trades, Master of Nothing  |
That is truly awesome. My daughter can deflate your daughter's soccer ball. | |||
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This is a fantastic opportunity. Congratulations to your daughter and her family! God's mercy: NOT getting what we deserve! God's grace: Getting what we DON'T deserve! "If the enemy is in range, so are you." - Infantry Journal Bob P239 40 S&W Endowment NRA Viet Nam '69-'70 | |||
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| Crusty old curmudgeon  |
What an awesome opportunity. I hope someone does a video of the ceremony and you can post it here. Jim ________________________ "If you can't be a good example, then you'll have to be a horrible warning" -Catherine Aird | |||
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Ammoholic |
What an honor, wow. I too would love to read it. Jesse Sic Semper Tyrannis | |||
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Nice! | |||
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Wow! CONGRATULATIONS!!! "Crom is strong! If I die, I have to go before him, and he will ask me, 'What is the riddle of steel?' If I don't know it, he will cast me out of Valhalla and laugh at me." | |||
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| Eschew Obfuscation |
What a tremendous experience this will be. Congrats to your daughter and her justly proud parents! _____________________________________________________________________ “One of the common failings among honorable people is a failure to appreciate how thoroughly dishonorable some other people can be, and how dangerous it is to trust them.” – Thomas Sowell | |||
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| Man Once Child Twice |
Congrats to her, and the rest of your family. | |||
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| Needs a check up from the neck up  |
That is exceptionally awesome. I can't help but think there are things in our lives, single moments that impact us forever. She may have one of these moments and I can't help but think it will be an amazingly positive experience. As a father you must be over the moon! Congrats. __________________________ The entire reason for the Second Amendment is not for hunting, it’s not for target shooting … it’s there so that you and I can protect our homes and our children and and our families and our lives. And it’s also there as fundamental check on government tyranny. Sen Ted Cruz | |||
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eh-TEE-oh-clez |
That's pretty awesome. Hell, I wish *I* could do that. | |||
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| Move Up or Move Over |
Hell... just being there is a once in a lifetime thing. Getting to participate in the ceremony? I didn't even know that was an option. I too look forward to reading her essay. Mark | |||
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I'm Different! |
What a tremendous honor! Look forward to the reading the essay & seeing the pictures. “Agnostic, gun owning, conservative, college educated hillbilly” | |||
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