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Bluegrass — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 04:05:00 GMT

<br />bg USN '57 - '61

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sully16 — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 00:57:55 GMT

Amen.

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MADDOG10 — Sun, 20 Jan 2013 22:47:29 GMT

God bless 'em.....

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CARBOB — Sun, 20 Jan 2013 21:46:18 GMT

Amen!! ridge

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rdgrnr — Sun, 20 Jan 2013 21:23:47 GMT

God Bless 'em.

Original Blog Entry: God Bless Our Military...

emilyg — Sun, 20 Jan 2013 20:27:09 GMT

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A chaplain, who happened to be assigned to the Pentagon, told of an

incident that happened right after Flight 77 hit the Pentagon on 9/11.

A daycare facility inside the Pentagon had many children,

including infants who were in heavy cribs. The daycare supervisor,

looking at all the children they needed to evacuate, was in a panic

over what they could do. There were many children, mostly toddlers,

as well as the infants that would need to be taken out with the

cribs.

There was no time to try to bundle them into carriers and

strollers. Just then a young Marine came running into the center and

asked what they needed. After hearing what the center director was

trying to do, he ran back out into the hallway and disappeared. The

director thought, Well, here we are, on our own.

About 2 minutes later, that Marine returned with 40 other Marines in

tow. Each of them grabbed a crib with a child, and the rest started

gathering up toddlers. The director and her staff then helped them

take all the children out of the center and down toward the park

near the Potomac.

Once they got about 3/4 of a mile outside the building, the Marines

stopped in the park, and then did a fabulous thing - they formed a

circle with the cribs, which were quite sturdy and heavy, like the

covered wagons in the Old West. Inside this circle of cribs, they

put the toddlers, to keep them from wandering off. Outside this

circle were the 40 Marines, forming a perimeter around the children

and waiting for instructions. There they remained until the parents

could be notified and come get their children.

The chaplain then said,

I don't think any of us saw nor heard of this on any of the news

stories of the day. It was an incredible story of our men there.

There wasn't a dry eye in the room. The thought of those Marines and

what they did and how fast they reacted; could we expect any less

from them? It was one of the most touching stories from the Pentagon.

It's the Military, not the politicians that ensures our right to

life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. It's the Military who

salutes the flag, who serves beneath the flag, and whose coffin is

draped by the flag.

If you care to offer the smallest token of recognition and

appreciation for the military, please pass this on and pray for our

men and women, who have served and are currently serving our

country, and pray for those who have given the ultimate sacrifice for

freedom.

GOD BLESS OUR MILITARY

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