Sergeant First Class John C. Beale June 11, 2009

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July 10, 2009

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Killed in action the week before, the body of Sergeant First Class John C. Beale was returned to Falcon Field in Peachtree City , Georgia , just south of Atlanta , on June 11, 2009 . The Henry County Police Department escorted the procession to the funeral home in McDonough , Georgia . A simple notice in local papers indicated the road route to be taken and the approximate time.

Please watch this amazing tribute to one of our fallen heroes. Just this past week I did a devotion about the song Taps. It was written by a young Confederate soldier who was actually found by his Union Father. Upon hearing the moans of a soldier, the father braved the gunfire and tried to "rescue" the fallen man, not knowing whether it was a Union soldier or a Confederate soldier. Unfortunately the young man didn't make it. It wasn't until daylight the next day that he realized that this was his son who had gone South to study music and had joined the Confederate Army. When asked if he could honor his son at his funeral, he was given permission to have one musician play the notes that were found in the pocket of the young man. His father chose a bugler to play the song. The rest is history......At the end of this video you will hear the haunting melody of Taps.....Karen
Killed in action the week before, the body of *Staff Sergeant First Class John C. Beale* was returned to Falcon Field in Peachtree City , Georgia , just south of Atlanta , on June 11, 2009. The Henry County Police Department escorted the procession to the funeral home in McDonough , Georgia . A simple notice in local papers indicated the road route to be taken and the approximate time. This was filmed during the procession by a State Trooper.

A U.S. SOLDIER'S FUNERAL - AND CALL TO PRAYER - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tl8Ydk...

Sgt. Allen James Dunckley - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWLyH3...

This is written by a young soldier serving his third tour of duty in Iraq . Thought you might find his take on the Michael Jackson news interesting and he's right.

Okay, I need to rant.

I was just watching the news, and I caught part of a report on Michael Jackson. As we all know, Jackson died the other day. He was an entertainer who performed for decades. He made millions, he spent millions, and he did a lot of things that make him a villain to many people. I understand that his death would affect a lot of people, and I respect those people who mourn his death, but that isn't the point of my rant.

Why is it that when ONE man dies, the whole of America loses their minds with grief. When a man dies whose only contribution to the country was to ENTERTAIN people, the American people find the need to flock to a memorial in Hollywood , and even Congress sees the need to hold a "moment of silence" for his passing?

Am I missing something here? ONE man dies, and all of a sudden he's a freaking martyr because he entertained us for a few decades? What about all those SOLDIERS who have died to give us freedom? All those Soldiers who, knowing that they would be asked to fight in a war, still raised their hands and swore to defend the Constitution and the United States of America . Where is their moment of silence? Where are the people flocking to their graves or memorials and mourning over them because they made the ultimate sacrifice? Why is it when a Soldier dies, there are more people saying "good riddance," and "thank God for IEDs?" When did this country become so calloused to the sacrifice of GOOD MEN and WOMEN, that they can arbitrarily blow off their deaths, and instead, throw themselves into mourning for a "Pop Icon?"

I think that if they are going to hold a moment of silence IN CONGRESS for Michael Jackson, they need to hold a moment of silence for every service member killed in Iraq and Afghanistan. They need to PUBLICLY recognize every life that has been lost so that the American people can live their callous little lives in the luxury and freedom that WE, those that are living and those that have gone on, have provided for them. But, wait, that would take too much time, because there have been so many willing to make that sacrifice. After all, we will never make millions of dollars. We will never star in movies, or write hit songs that the world will listen too. We only shed our blood, sweat and tears so that people can enjoy what they have.

"So that others may live..."

Isaac

P.S.-"So that others may live..." was also the creed of the Air Rescue & Recovery Service during Vietnam & is still today.

Story Of The Star-Spangled Banner - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgePDk...

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