Memorial Day Ramblings

Memorial Day Ramblings
Memorial Day Weekend-

Please Remember Our Veterans' On Memorial Day, and every day, please pause for a moment or two to consider the sacrifices of all Veterans' who have given freely, so that we all may and may always enjoy our freedom. As it was their job to defend our freedom, so it becomes our job to honor their memories.

Richard G. Shuster (from Rick’s Random Ramblings, Memorial Day 2007)


Memorial Day©

Memorial Day, once a time, to commemorate,
those who have fought & died in wars, to keep us great.
Those feelings, now I fear, have greatly weakened,
instead replaced, by America’s love, of the 3 day weekend.

Richard G. Shuster (from Rick’s Random Ramblings, Memorial Day 2007Memorial Day Ramblings:

For Our Forgotten Veterans©

For those who served, but were not served in return

we thank you we salute you we pray for you we offer our hand to you…

we pledge you will never be forgotten again.

Richard G. Shuster (from Rick’s Random Ramblings, For Our Forgotten Veterans©)

A Sailor's Uniform©

It seems a long time since this once young sailor wore that uniform,

but my pride in what it stands for is as new as today?

Richard G. Shuster (from Rick's Random Ramblings, A Sailor's Uniform©)

One Veterans Pledge©

When it was my time, I served. My sons served, because I shared with them the value and meaning of serving. I wear the badge of doing the right thing, but also the pain of sending my sons into harms way.

Today I can justify that it still is right, but am troubled over the pain my son has and the pain of so many other sons and daughters and the pain of their loved ones, who, like myself, sent them off to war.

So, today, I proudly serve our Veterans in the best ways I can. I am an activist for Veterans issues, I honor our standing military and I help with health and well being issues of our Veterans of all Era’s and for the active duty military of today. This is the focus, this is our purpose, this is what we owe to our Veterans.

Richard G. Shuster (from Rick’s Random Ramblings, Memorial Day 2007)

Have a safe, enjoyable and refective Memorial Day weekend. rgsjesshuster@charter.net)

My heart is heavy©

My heart is heavy, but its a better one, because I've known my comrades, and shared their pain....

Richard G. Shuster (from Rick’s Random Ramblings, My heart is heavy©)


A Sailor's Uniform©

It seems a long time since this once young sailor wore that uniform,
but my pride in what it stands for is as new as today?

Richard G. Shuster (from Rick's Random Ramblings, A Sailor's Uniform©)

One Veterans Pledge©

When it was my time, I served. My sons served, because I shared with them the value and meaning of serving. I wear the badge of doing the right thing, but also the pain of sending my sons into harms way. Today I can justify that it still is right, but am troubled over the pain my son has and the pain of so many other sons and daughters and the pain of their loved ones, who, like myself, sent them off to war. So, today, I proudly serve our Veterans in the best ways I can. I am an activist for Veterans issues, I honor our standing military and I help with health and well being issues of our Veterans of all Era’s and for the active duty military of today. This is the focus, this is our purpose, this is what we owe to our Veterans.

Richard G. Shuster (from Rick’s Random Ramblings, Memorial Day 2007)
Have a safe, enjoyable and reflective Memorial Day weekend....rgs rgsjesshuster@charter.net