by snodinak » Thu May 06, 2010 5:25 pm
Our troops, every soldier, both those who served in Vietnam, as well as other wars, and those who serve today in other war torn countries are our lifeline to our future and to our freedom. "Those who have long enjoyed such privileges as we enjoy, forget in time that men have died to win them." Franklin D. Roosevelt. You in the 1st/50th do not fall into this forgetful group.
Forty two years ago yesterday, my brother Donald E Lowe and others gave their life's blood to help preserve that freedom we share today. I thank all of you from the 1st and 50th who keep his memory alive. It's hard for me to believe that it has been forty two years; he was only twenty one when he gave his life. That was one third of what his age would have been today. I still miss him every day.
Today is the National Day of Prayer, weather we recognize it or not. I pray for our country, our government, and our soldiers, each and every one of them, past and present. God bless each one of you. A special thanks to James E Fitzgerald (Doc) who has, in a way, taken the place of a brother lost that sad day 5 May 1968. God bless you my brother, and thanks for bringing me some peace and the truth of that dreadful day. You are loved and appreciated by many, not just me. Today, others live because of your heroism, even though you would never call it that.
May your lives and stories go on and each of you be richly blessed. Thanks so much, Bill Lowe, Sterling Alaska