Veterans Day - TBD2024-03-28T13:39:26Zhttp://teebeedee.ning.com/forum/topics/veterans-day?groupUrl=haikusenryu&commentId=1991841%3AComment%3A1856007&groupId=1991841%3AGroup%3A1209&feed=yes&xn_auth=noremembering you... no one els…tag:teebeedee.ning.com,2022-11-11:1991841:Comment:20065042022-11-11T18:21:30.741ZAngharadhttp://teebeedee.ning.com/profile/Angharad
<p>remembering you...<br/> no one else's smile so bright<br/> or embrace so warm</p>
<p>I love you, Daddy. Thank you for your life of service.</p>
<p>remembering you...<br/> no one else's smile so bright<br/> or embrace so warm</p>
<p>I love you, Daddy. Thank you for your life of service.</p> Dad on a training cruise.
a y…tag:teebeedee.ning.com,2021-11-12:1991841:Comment:19957392021-11-12T07:30:01.268ZAngharadhttp://teebeedee.ning.com/profile/Angharad
<p>Dad on a training cruise.</p>
<p>a young lieutenant<br/> enjoying a day at sea...<br/> next stop world war hell<a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/9793618073?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><br/><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/9793618073?profile=RESIZE_710x" class="align-full"/></a></p>
<p>Dad on a training cruise.</p>
<p>a young lieutenant<br/> enjoying a day at sea...<br/> next stop world war hell<a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/9793618073?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><br/><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/9793618073?profile=RESIZE_710x" class="align-full"/></a></p> how different your life had y…tag:teebeedee.ning.com,2019-11-11:1991841:Comment:18560072019-11-11T19:25:35.691ZAngharadhttp://teebeedee.ning.com/profile/Angharad
<p>how different your life<br/> had you followed your passion<br/> and shirked your duty</p>
<p>"thanks for your service"<br/> can't cover the sacrifice<br/> of a dream unlived</p>
<p>how different your life<br/> had you followed your passion<br/> and shirked your duty</p>
<p>"thanks for your service"<br/> can't cover the sacrifice<br/> of a dream unlived</p> forever at sea... I have spen…tag:teebeedee.ning.com,2017-11-11:1991841:Comment:18028322017-11-11T17:08:22.492ZAngharadhttp://teebeedee.ning.com/profile/Angharad
<p>forever at sea...<br/> I have spent my life waiting<br/> for you to reach port</p>
<p>and I'm waiting still...<br/> now for another loved one <br/> who is far from home</p>
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<p>forever at sea...<br/> I have spent my life waiting<br/> for you to reach port</p>
<p>and I'm waiting still...<br/> now for another loved one <br/> who is far from home</p>
<p></p> To my dear father, brother, u…tag:teebeedee.ning.com,2016-11-11:1991841:Comment:17886682016-11-11T00:10:18.948ZAngharadhttp://teebeedee.ning.com/profile/Angharad
<p>To my dear father, brother, uncles, grandfathers, male and female cousins--all who lived and died as officers in the U.S. Navy:</p>
<p>sailing far from us<br/>lives spent in selfless defense<br/>of home and country</p>
<p>anchor now at last<br/>in waters calm forever...<br/>always in our hearts</p>
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<p>To my dear father, brother, uncles, grandfathers, male and female cousins--all who lived and died as officers in the U.S. Navy:</p>
<p>sailing far from us<br/>lives spent in selfless defense<br/>of home and country</p>
<p>anchor now at last<br/>in waters calm forever...<br/>always in our hearts</p>
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</p> surrender your heart fight fo…tag:teebeedee.ning.com,2014-11-11:1991841:Comment:17225852014-11-11T19:16:57.521ZAngharadhttp://teebeedee.ning.com/profile/Angharad
<p>surrender your heart<br></br> fight for life and brotherhood<br></br> live your principles</p>
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<p>This is for my dear friend Jonathan, who is one of the most tuned in, socially proactive, dynamic people I've ever known. His whole life has been about service.</p>
<p>For 30 year he was a Wildlife Refuge Manager for several NWRs, he was at the same time a Coast Guard Reserve officer and Ombudsman, a very active member of Rotary International, and the developer of The Teddy Project and countless…</p>
<p>surrender your heart<br/> fight for life and brotherhood<br/> live your principles</p>
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<p>This is for my dear friend Jonathan, who is one of the most tuned in, socially proactive, dynamic people I've ever known. His whole life has been about service.</p>
<p>For 30 year he was a Wildlife Refuge Manager for several NWRs, he was at the same time a Coast Guard Reserve officer and Ombudsman, a very active member of Rotary International, and the developer of The Teddy Project and countless other altruistic ventures, particularly programs focused on youth. He's received numerous awards for valor and exemplary achievement such as: The Rachel Carson Sense of Wonder <span>National Award for Environmental Excellence; the </span><span style="font-size: 1em;">Exemplary Act of Valor award from the </span>U.S.Interior Department for saving the lives of several coworkers; the Bronze Star and numerous other military medals and awards, including being Coast Guard Reserve officer of the year three times; and the list goes on...</p>
<p>Jonathan is an observant Jew, and here he is in Iraq, as he is so often, surrounded by Muslim children whose lives he is changing for the better as a teacher and advocate.</p>
<p>In my next life, I want to be just like Jonathan.</p>
<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2166834191?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="400" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2166834191?profile=RESIZE_480x480" width="579" class="align-full" height="434"/></a><span style="font-size: 1em;"> </span></p> to those who have served :
gr…tag:teebeedee.ning.com,2013-11-07:1991841:Comment:16276362013-11-07T22:49:59.110Zmetub4http://teebeedee.ning.com/profile/metub4
<p>to those who have served :</p>
<p>gratitude for sacrifice</p>
<p>we respect you all</p>
<p>to those who have served :</p>
<p>gratitude for sacrifice</p>
<p>we respect you all</p> This is for an ex-girlfriend…tag:teebeedee.ning.com,2013-11-07:1991841:Comment:16275112013-11-07T14:39:03.853ZAngharadhttp://teebeedee.ning.com/profile/Angharad
<p>This is for an ex-girlfriend friend <span>who is a Colonel in the Army. She's </span><span>in the Transportation Corps, and has been in every "police action" the United States has had for over 25 years. Often in combat, she has been decorated <span>many</span> times. Her BDUs were displayed at the Women In Military Service For America Memorial in Washington, DC.</span></p>
<p><span><span>She's physically tiny--under 5 feet tall and petite--but she's tall in emotional stature and strong as an…</span></span></p>
<p>This is for an ex-girlfriend friend <span>who is a Colonel in the Army. She's </span><span>in the Transportation Corps, and has been in every "police action" the United States has had for over 25 years. Often in combat, she has been decorated <span>many</span> times. Her BDUs were displayed at the Women In Military Service For America Memorial in Washington, DC.</span></p>
<p><span><span>She's physically tiny--under 5 feet tall and petite--but she's tall in emotional stature and strong as an ox, physically and mentally. She is well-respected and loved by her command, never hesitating to make the hard calls or put herself in harms way. </span></span></p>
<p>She is a single mother. She is also a lesbian who, like so many other service members, had to hide that part of herself until recently and was not free to share her life openly with the one she loved. </p>
<p>Thank goodness for America that charade is over.</p>
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<p>tiny but mighty<br/> a lioness for freedom<br/> red white and blue heart</p>
<p></p> investing in peace... thank y…tag:teebeedee.ning.com,2013-11-07:1991841:Comment:16274212013-11-07T14:08:25.637ZAngharadhttp://teebeedee.ning.com/profile/Angharad
<p>investing in peace...<br/> thank you for lives of service<br/> protecting freedom</p>
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<p>investing in peace...<br/> thank you for lives of service<br/> protecting freedom</p>
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