Do We Take Veterans and People in America's Military for Granted??

I hope this Veteran's Day we all found at least one veteran to thank for their service.  We don't thank them enough. We are usually to "busy"....in our own little worlds.....well...instead of taking time to smell the roses....why don't we take the time to thank a veteran who has done more for this country than anybody else.

My Favorite War Hero

By:

Reagan Braker

     North Korea and South Korea are located right off China and close to the Japanese island.  The Korean War started in 1950. The South wanted to be free from North Korea’s communist’s rule. The South wanted to start its own nation. The North started attacking the South Korea. This is what started the Cold War.  The United States of America wanted to help South Korea remain free. President Truman was in office at the time.

    Helicopters or ‘choppers’ dropped approximately ¼ million pounds of bombs each day.  The pilots were called MiG’s.  Sometimes choppers also were used to remove wounded soldiers from the battlefield.  Different guns were used-varying in weight to be carried by the soldiers. The basic gun weighed about 9.5 pounds, the Browning automatic rifle weighed 16 pounds. A light machine gun was 32 pounds. These were used along with hand grenades. It was intense fighting. There were mostly American soldiers who were in the 1^st Marine Division. Those soldiers were surrounded by Chinese who were helping North Korea.  About 1,000 men died at the Chosin Reservoir.

     The Marines were surrounded by the enemy at Chosin Reservoir.  This battle began November 27, 1950. U. S. soldiers fighting there knew little of the extreme cold --it was bitter. The temperature at times was 15 degrees below zero, and there was a wind-chill making it, at times, 50 degrees below zero.  The weather was so cold, that even wearing their issued woolen garments of underwear, socks, scarf, pants, and flannel shirt as well as mittens and inserts, and field jackets and overcoats, some men still froze to death. In this weather, it was impossible to stay warm; even though they were wearing several layers of clothing! Can you imagine trying to carry a heavy weapon and march and fight in all those clothes?

    There had been talk of peace for two years. No one was winning.  North Korea and South Korea reached an agreement. An armistice was signed on July 27^th, 1953. There would be a 150 mile zone where there would be no fighting. No one would cross the zone. Korea was still not one country, but there would be no more fighting.

I have not done this report without having a greater respect for Pa, and other veterans. I never realized how much soldiers go through during war. 

   Pa was not only my grandpa, he was my fellow dessert eater.  We enjoyed eating sweets every time we were together. He is my favorite hero and we will all miss him dearly. Although he survived the Chosin Reservoir and Korean War, Alzheimer’s is a disease that he could not defeat.  We will remember that Pa answered the call of duty and how he put his life on the line to help South Korea. Pa is my special hero! 

God's Encouragement

 Have you ever doubted God is coming back?  I have.  I didn't think there was a Bible verse for that....well....there is. :)  

John 14:1-4


"Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God; trust also in Me. In My Father's house are many rooms; if it were not so, I would have told you. I am going there to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with Me that you also may be where I am. You know the way to the place where I am going." 

Is that not encouraging?

Have you ever doubted God would provide for you? Guess what? There is a Bible verse for that, too!! :)

Matthew 6:25-34

"Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes? Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life? And why do you worry about clothes? See how the lilies of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all of his splendor was dressed like one of these. If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will He not much more clothe you, O you of little faith? So do not worry, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear?' for the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. But seek first His Kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Therefore, do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own."  


I hope these Bible verses have encouraged you as much as they did me. :)  :)  Have a blessed rest of the week! 

Mother's Day

Did you take time to thank your mom on the Mother's Day? 

Moms are extremely important. In my opinion, they are the most hard working people. They are a nurse, chef, housekeeper, nanny, teacher, and many other things wrapped up in one person. That is a lot of work! They never take sick days. They are the ones who stick by you no matter what. If you are lonely, sick, or sad....they are there to give you a shoulder to cry on.  There are no words to describe how much Moms mean to us. Thank you for all you do! Although we don't tell you all enough, we appreciate all you do. 

Happy Mother's Day!! :)