Czech Townspeople remember their USA Liberators - Too often we forget here in the USA ... Thx Paul C!

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Lately, when I march in the Memorial Day parade, I'm ashamed of only a handful of people come out to watch.  It's depressing.  We are slowly letting our democracy slip away.

Subject: Fw: Memorial Day Czech Style

 

 

  

Shouldn't we be teaching our children this kind of respect?

Did NOT know this !!  Are the military organizations dropping the ball?  :-)

 

 

 

 

“WE WHO CAME HOME

MUST NEVER FORGET

THOSE WHO COULD NOT.”

~ Jim ~

Memorial Day Czech Style

 

Children of the equivalent of fifth grade are each assigned one of the American and Canadian liberators buried there. Their grave is the student's responsibility for the year and they learn all there is to know of their own hero. Their surviving family is sent letters and they respond to the annual child who tends their loved one's grave.

No apology needed here!

 

Have you ever wondered if anyone in Europe remembers America's

sacrifice in World War II? There is an answer in a small town in the Czech Republic. The town is called Pilsen ( Plzen ).

 

Every 5 years, Pilsen conducts the Liberation Celebration of the City of Pilsen in the Czech Republic. May  6th, 2010, marked the 65th anniversary of the liberation of Pilsen by General George Patton's 3rd Army. Pilsen is the town that every American should visit. Because they love America and the American Soldier.


Even 65 years later...by the thousands, 

The citizens of Pilsen came to say thank you. 

Lining the streets of Pilsen for miles 

From the large crowds, 

to quiet reflective moments, 

including this American family's private time to honor and remember their American hero. 

 

This is the crash site of Lt. Virgil P. Kirkham, the last recorded American USAAF pilot killed in Europe during WWII. It was Lt. Kirkham's 82nd mission and one that he volunteered to go on.

 

At the time, this 20-year-old pilot's P-47 Thunderbolt plane was shot down, a young 14-year-old Czech girl, Zdenka Sladkova, was so moved by his sacrifice she made a vow to care for him and his memory. For 65 straight years, Zdenka, now 79-years-old, took on the responsibility to care for Virgil's crash site and memorial near her home.


On May 4th, she was recognized by the Mayor of Zdenka's home town of Trhanova, Czech Republic, for her sacrifice and extraordinary effort to honor this American hero. 

Another chapter in this important story... the Czech people are teaching their children about America 's sacrifice for their freedom. 

American Soldiers, young and old, are the Rock Stars these children and their parents want autographs from. 

Yes, Rock Stars! As they patiently waited for his autograph, the respect this little Czech boy and his father have for our troops serving today was heartwarming and inspirational. 

The Brian LaViolette Foundation established The Scholarship of Honor in tribute to General George S. Patton and the American Soldier, past and present. 

Each year, a different military hero will be honored in tribute to General Patton's memory and their mission to liberate Europe . This award will be presented to a graduating senior who will be entering the military or a form of community service such as fireman, policeman, teaching or nursing -- a cause greater than self. The student will be from 1 of the 5 high schools in Pilsen, Czech Republic ..

The first award was presented in May 2011 in honor of Lt. Virgil Kirkham, that young 20-year-old P-47 pilot killed 65 years ago in the final days of WWII. 

Presenting Virgil's award was someone who knows the true meaning of service and sacrifice... someone who looks a lot like Virgil. Marion Kirkham, Virgil's brother,
who himself served during WWII in the United States Army Air Corps!!! 

In closing... Here is what the city of Pilsen thinks of General Patton's grandson. George Patton Waters (another Rock Star!) we're proud to say, serves on Brian's
Foundation board. 

And it's front page news over there not buried in the middle of the social section. 

Brigadier General Miroslav Zizka, 1st Deputy Chief of Staff, Ministry of Defense, Czech Armed Forces. 

 

Notice the flags? Share this email with your family and friends ... every American should  hear this story.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Please pray for our military men and women  ~ 
"Our Freedom is in their hands!"

How Many Slaves Do You wn ... Thx Paul C!

As you will recall, Henry Louis Gates, Jr. is the Harvard professor who got arrested by Cambridge Police some time ago. Fred Reed was a police reporter for one of the large Washington newspapers. He now writes a column which can be googled ~ "Fred on Everything.."  Fred published a weekly online column in which he got to say the things his editors would never, ever have let him write in the paper.  His stuff is iconoclastic and various articles have probably offended everyone... regardless of political orientation...  So, with the warning that "This is definitely not politically correct," here comes Fred.....   The following is an essay regarding the failings of a system and a culture.  Please note that he elegantly describes the mood of many Americans and he does so without prejudice. ------------------------------ ----------------------------  Slavery Reparations  ............by Fred Reed!   On the Web I find that Henry Louis Gates Jr., the chairman of Afro-American Studies at Harvard, is demanding that whites pay reparations to blacks.  It's because of slavery see. He is joined in this endeavor by a gaggle of other professional blacks. I guess he’ll send me a bill, huh?    I feel like saying, "Let me get this straight, Hank.  I'm slow.  Be patient.  You want free money because of slavery, right?  I don't blame you." I'd like free money too. Tell you what.  I believe in justice.  I'll give you a million dollars for every slave I own, and another million for every year you were a slave.  Fair nough?  But tell me, how many slaves do you suppose I have?  In round numbers, I mean...say to the nearest dozen.  And how long were you a slave?   Oh, In other words, I owe you reparations for something that I didn't do and didn't happen to you. That makes sense.  Like lug nuts on a birthday cake.   Personally, I think you owe me reparations for things you didn't do and never happened to me.  I've never been coated in Dutch chocolate and thrown from the Eiffel Tower.  I'll bet you've never done it to anyone.  I want reparations.  Kind of silly, isn't it?   But if we're going to talk about reparations, that's a street that runs in two directions.   You want money from me for what some other whites did to some other blacks in another century?  How about you guys paying whites reparations for current expenses caused by blacks?   Not long ago blacks burned down half of Los Angeles, a city in my country.  Cities are expensive, Hank.  Build one sometime and you'll see what I mean.  Whites had to pay taxes to repair Los Angeles for you. You can send me a check.  Now, yes, I know you burned LA because you didn't like the verdict in the trial of those police officers.  Well, I didn't like the verdict in the Simpson trial. But I didn't burn my house and loot Korean grocers, or burn down a city.  Over the years blacks have burned a lot of American cities: Newark, Detroit, Watts, on and on.  Now add in the fantastic cost over the years of welfare in all its forms, the cost of all of those police calls people had to make, for cells and jails and security systems in department stores.  I can't live in the capital city of my own country because of crime committed by blacks.  Toss in the cultural cost of lowering standards in everything for the benefit of blacks.   See what I mean?  Now, I'd view things differently if you said to me, "Fred, blacks can't get anywhere in a modern country without education.  We know that.  We need better schools, smarter teachers, harder courses, books with smaller pictures and bigger words.  Can you help us?"  I'd say, "Hallelujah! Hoo-ahh!  Not just yes, but hell yes.  Let's sell an aircraft carrier and get these folks some real schools and get them into the economic main-stream.'  I'd say it is partly because it would be the right thing to do, and partly because I'd like to add you guys to the tax base.  The current custodial state is expensive.  I'd just love for blacks to study and learn to compete and stop burning places.  But is it going to happen?  You may not believe it, but I, and most whites, don't like seeing blacks as miserable and screwed up as they are.  I spend a fair amount of time in the projects. Those places are ugly.  It's no fun watching perfectly good kids turn into semi-literate dope dealers who barely speak English.  It just plain isn't right.  But, Hank, what am I supposed to do about it?  I can't do your children's homework.  At some point, people have to do things for themselves, or they don't get done.  Maybe it's time.  I'll tell you what I see out in the world, Hank..... I think blacks are too accustomed to getting anything they want by just demanding it.  True, it has worked for over half a century.  Get a few hundred people in the street, implicitly threaten to loot and burn, holler about slavery, and sadly the Great White Cash Spigot turns on.  Thing is, whites don't much buy it any longer.  Most recognize that what once was a civil-rights movement has become a shakedown game.  Few people still feel responsible for the failings and inadequacies of blacks.  Political correctness keeps the lid on -- but everyone knows the score.... Which scares me, Hank.  On one hand, blacks hate whites and incline toward looting and burning..  (The whites you hate are the ones who marched in the civil-rights movement.  Ever think about that?)  On the other hand, whites quietly grow wearier and wearier of it.  Not good, Hank.  On the third hand (allow me three hands, for rhetorical convenience), blacks keep demanding things.  As I write, you demand reparations for slavery.  Blacks in Oklahoma (I think it was) want money for some ancient race riot).  Other blacks reject the Declaration of Independence.  Blacks in New York hint broadly at burning and looting over a trial, yet more demand the elimination of the Confederate flag, and the federal equal opportunity apparatus, which means blacks, want to sue Silicon Valley for not hiring nonexistent black engineers.  That's a lot of demanding for one month, Hank.  What happens if whites ever say, "No"?  Now, how about you?  You've got a cushy job up there at Harvard, and you can hoot and holler about what swine and bandits whites are.  I guess it's lots of fun, and you get a salary for it to boot. But don't you think you might do blacks more good if you told them to complain less and study more?  For example, if you want blacks to work in Silicon Gulch, the best approach might be to find some really smart black guys, and get them to study digital design ~ not Black Studies (as  you teach).  That's how everybody else does it.  It works.  Then blacks wouldn't feel left out, and racial tensions would decline.  Sound like a plan?  Just out of curiosity, how many hours a week do professors of Afro-American Studies spend in the projects, encouraging poor black kids to study real-life sho-nuf subjects? ~~~                                           Pass this one across America!!

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The Last Thing The Texas Church Shooter Did Was Just Revealed

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The recent Texas church shooting was one of the worst in American history.

While more details are emerging, we do know the shooter was a Christian-hating atheist who likely targeted a church for that reason.

And the very last thing the shooter did before his death was just revealed.

After opening fire, killing 26 people in a Texas church on Sunday, Devin Patrick Kelley was sent running for his life after a legally armed citizen fired at him.

He was chased for 11 miles, where he eventually crashed.

And just moments before shooting himself in the head, he called his father, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety.

The transcript of that call is not available, but according to police, Kelley made his father aware of his condition before finishing himself off.

As reported by Breitbart:

“THE SHOOTER WHO KILLED 26 PEOPLE IN A TEXAS CHURCH ON SUNDAY CALLED HIS FATHER AFTER BEING SHOT LEAVING THE SCENE. AFTER INFORMING HIM OF HIS CONDITION, THE SHOOTER TOOK HIS OWN LIFE WITH A BULLET TO THE HEAD, ACCORDING TO POLICE REPORTS.

A LOCAL RESIDENT SHOT DEVIN PATRICK KELLEY AS HE EXITED THE CHURCH AFTER KILLING 26 PEOPLE. KELLEY THEN DROPPED HIS RUGER .556 AR-15 RIFLE AND GOT IN HIS SUV TO LEAVE. TEXAS OFFICIALS SAID THE LOCAL RESIDENT PURSUED THE GUNMAN FOR SEVERAL MILES BEFORE KELLEY CRASHED.

TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY REGION 6 DIRECTOR FREEMAN MARTIN TOLD REPORTERS THAT DURING THAT SHORT PURSUIT, KELLEY CALLED HIS FATHER AND TOLD HIM HE HAD BEEN SHOT. MARTIN SAID KELLEY “TOLD HIS FATHER HE WAS NOT GOING TO MAKE IT.”

KELLEY THEN APPARENTLY PUT ONE OF HIS HANDGUNS TO HIS HEAD AND PULLED THE TRIGGER — ENDING HIS LIFE. THE DPS REGION DIRECTORS SAID THE MEDICAL EXAMINER’S AUTOPSY WILL DETERMINE THE EXACT CAUSE AND MANNER OF DEATH.