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Washington Reunion. Arrival Wednesday June 27. Banquet
Sunday July 1. Depart Monday July 2 .
Banquet at Kissimmee Reunion. Wednesday, January
24
Ben
Reunions Florida Snowbird
Mini-Reunion January
21 - 25
2007 Palm Springs,
CA Mini-Reunion
April 15 - 20
Washington, DC National
June 27 - July 2
A very
happy new year 2007 and the best wishes from French friends..
love to you all !
Mickael, Lizy an son Adrien
Eric
Airborne Museum Le Muy France
Ronald
Stassen
Ben,
Thanks
for adding me to the MAIL CALL
Is it
possible that you use my email address from home, Ronald@band-of-brothers.nl
Thanks in
advance
Regards
Ronald
Ronald Stassen
Guys,
I just spoke to his sister in
law.
His (Robert Woodhull's) brother
died several years
ago.
His sister is still alive and
kicking.
I have their email addresses
and phone numbers.
His sister in law was very
excited, just like I was.
Yesterday she had shown
Robert's uniform to her daughter. Its still in the attic.
This is just great, i'm freaked
out!
Weird thing
Regards
Ronald
*************
Ronald is a Netherlands friend who takes care if Robert
Woodhull's grave. -Ben
JUST
A SIMPLE SOLDIER
The politician's stipend and the style in which he
lives
Are sometimes disproportionate to the services he gives, While the
ordinary soldier, who offered up his all, Is paid off with a medal, and perhaps
a pension small.
It's so easy to forget them, for it was so long ago
That our Bob's and Jim's and Johnny's went to battle, but we know It was not
the politicians, with their compromise and ploys, Who won for us the freedom
that our country now enjoys.
Should you find yourself in danger with
your enemies at hand, Would you really want some cop-out with his ever waffling
stand? Or would you want a soldier who has sworn to defend His home, his kin,
and country, and would fight until the end?
He was just a common soldier
and his ranks are growing thin But his presence should remind us, we may need
his like again. For when countries are in conflict, then we find the soldier's
part Is to clean up all the troubles that the politicians start.
If we
cannot do him honor while he's here to hear the praise, Then at least let's give
him homage at the ending of his days. Perhaps a simple headline in the paper
that might say:
OUR COUNTRY IS IN MOURNING, FOR A SOLDIER DIED TODAY.
A PARATROOPER'S PRAYER
Almighty God, Our Heavenly Father; Who art above
us and beneath us, within and around us; Drive from our minds of our paratroops
any fear of the space in which Thou art ever present. Give them confidence in
the strength of Thine Everlasting arms to uphold them. Endure them with clear
minds and pure hearts that they may participate worthily in the victory which
this nation must achieve in Thy name through Thy will. Make them hardy soldiers
of our country as well as of Thy Son, Our Savior, Jesus Christ, Amen. Chaplain
George B. Wood
The Paratrooper's Prayer
Chaplain Terry Austin,
Advanced Airborne School, Fort Bragg
Heavenly Father, hear my call; for
through the sky I will soon fall. Stand up, hook up, shuffle to the door, I pray
for your will, nothing less, nothing more. One thousand, two thousand, three
thousand, four . . . My canopy fill 'fore I count any more. Give me courage, in
the midst of my fear, to enjoy your world's beauty from way up here. From
jumpers and obstacles float me clear, and safely to the drop zone help me steer.
Feet and knees together, preparing myself to land, never more aware that I'm
secure within your hand. Guide and help me, as I quickly get to my feet, to
conquer every obstacle 'til the mission is complete. In our Lord's name I shall
forever pray, because I'm Airborne and Prayerborne all the way. AMEN
A Prayer for Overlord
June 6, 1944, President Franklin D. Roosevelt
"Almighty God: Our sons, pride of our nation, this day have set upon a mighty
endeavor, a struggle to preserve our Republic, our religion and our
civilization, and to set free a suffering humanity. Lead them straight ad true;
give strength to their arms, stoutness to their hearts, steadfastness in their
faith. They will need Thy blessings. Their road will be long and hard. For the
enemy is strong. He may hurl back our forces. Success may not come with rushing
speed, but we shall return again and again; and we know by Thy grace, and by the
righteousness of our cause, our sons will triumph. Some will never return.
Embrace these, Father, and receive them, Thy heroic servants, into Thy kingdom.
And for us at home -- fathers, mothers, children, wives, sisters and brothers of
brave men overseas, whose thoughts and prayers are ever with them -- help us,
Almighty God, to rededicate ourselves in renewed faith in Thee in this hour of
great sacrifice. Give us strength, too -- strength in our daily tasks, to
redouble the contributions we make in the physical and the material support of
our armed forces. With Thy blessing, we shall prevail over the unholy forces of
our enemy. Help us to conquer the apostles of greed and racial arrogances. Lead
us to the saving of our country, and with our sister nations into a world unity
that will spell a sure peace -- a peace invulnerable to the scheming of unworthy
men. And a peace that will let all men live in freedom, reaping the just rewards
of their honest toil."
