[Energize With the Vets]
The Forget Us Not Project
MAKE VETERANS DAY,
AND EVERY DAY, A DAY OF REMEMBRANCE
This website is in it's early development and is dedicated to American Soldiers and their memories. It is a 'Work In Progress' and as you visit there will be discussion of changes and updates by it's Founders and Associates.There will also be much more to come and for those who visit and may be inclined to engage the site's mission, please make a point to revisit and stay up to date.
This site will also hope to encourage visitors to set up local collection sites to store the histories and memories of veterans, both living and deceased, who lived or are living in their own home town.
It will also provide a directory of all addresses for collection sites that are set up throughout the United States and eventually our allies.
Thank you,
The Project FoundersJuly 23, 2010...addition
I recieved an email titled, 'PAINTING SOLDIERS'. It was a link about one woman's benevolent, patriotic, reverent devotion of her talent motivated by human compassion. Viewing this can and will be a moving experience! I offer it here in tribute to our military;
Kaziah 'the Goat Woman' Hancock
June 19, 2010...addition
I have started the Connecticut Memorial Photo Library with some photos of my local Tr-Town Memorials. Click the link hee to see them;
Connecticut Memorials
June 16, 2010...addition
This addition is a 2 request entry. The 1st one; I have given thought to accepting photos submitted of Connecticut Town Memorials. I will be adding a separate page or pages of these photos. If you submit any please include where they are and any information you might feel should be with it. The photos would be submitted with permission for me to use. I will give credit for the photo(s) to the named contributor. I'm going to add the memorials of some of the local towns where I live and maybe as I travel I can find some as well to include. Our state has some magnificent Memorials!!
The 2nd request is to submit photos of old cemeteries here in Connecticut. After seeing an ignored old cemetery in Montville that was finally getting attention I wondered if there were others as well. Feel free to send me any photos fitting this criteria and pertinent info such as where. By submission of photos you will be granting me permission to post them. I will give credit to the named contributor. And I will post a seperate page of these. It's not my intent to shame anyone. Just to bring attention to cemeteries in need. It takes work and effort on upkeep of them and there may be someone capable of such and able to provide their time to be the caretaker. Maybe they won't make it look like Forest Lawn but I would think any attention is welcomed. Click here to contact and/or send something mentioned here or scroll down to the email icon below.
July 9th, 2010...addition
Please say a prayer for a fallen policeman here in Ct. and a fallen military servant from Ct.. The policeman is Sgt. Orville Smith of Shelton who dedicated 39 years and the military member is Lt. Sean D. Krueger of Seymour. Again, those who serve need our respect and our prayers.
May 27, 2010...addition
Here in Connecticut we have felt the pain of loss. Our National Guard unit in Afghanistan suffered a casualty from our state. Please keep SSGT. Edwin Rivera and his Family in your thoughts and prayers this Memorial Day and every day.
I might add that this site and Memorial Day focuses on Veterans of the military who engage at the highest level of threat. The word 'Veteran' however embraces our police, fire fighters, FBI, CIA, ATF, Border Patrol and all forms of security that produces veterans dedicated to maintaining our security and safety in their respective fields. This site will continue to focus on our military but certainly recognizes veterans from all areas of security, safetey and those whose goals are the well being of our country.
May 25, 2010...addition
Memorial Day and it's identity will be here, Monday May 31st. Since my time of service many years ago I have been impressed with those who step up and take on the task and duty of serving our country. So many of us over the years have held the job title of America's Defender. While conflicts(wars) are in dispute those who take the oath and dedicate themselves to insure our nation's safety and security engage in military operations. It is a mixed blessing that we have to defend ourselves. But, defend we must and defend we do. To all those who have traveled the solemn path of ultimate patriotic servitude we of the EWTVETS have you in our THOUGHTS and PRAYERS. And we of course SALUTE YOU. I recall the haunting message from a poster during WWI/WWII of a soldier asking the lonely question, 'Does anyone know I'm here?'. May all who served and are serving know the answer to that is a resoundiong 'YES, WE DO! Take time this Memorial Day to attend a parade and/or event that marks what real heroes have done and continue to do. They have earned the one day recognition and deserve our remembrance always.
July 19, 2009...addition
Recieved yet another email like the Ed Freeman post below. This one was about Darrell 'Shifty' Powers and had the same flavor as the Ed Freeman email. Be advised, Mr. Powers bio is also meritorious and the altered commentary was added to achieve an ulterior motive. Despite the altered portion with ulterior motive the bio is accurate and worth a read. Another example of a special American who deserves admiration. Take a moment to read the account of him from Snopes;
Darrell 'Shifty' Powers
July 18, 2009...entry
I recieved an email that contained real facts mixed with altered dates with a motive. Here is the Snopes commentary about this;
Ed Freeman
Please know that the events associated with Ed Freeman are true. His bio is well worth the read as his actions warranted the Medal of Honor. Yes, he did pass away but his actions will be forever remembered.
July 9, 2009...entry
While watching the news I saw an interview with Texas Representative Micheal Burgess who commented on a Congress person's recommendation to fastrack a stamp to honor Michael Jackson. His comment was that he had introduced bill H.R. 4116(November 8, 2007). He was not in support of passing a commemorative stamp honoring an entertainer while ignoring an effort on financial support for our Veterans from a stamp in their honor. Additionally, he stated that he believed in the saying, 1st things 1st. He stated our priorities were skewed on the stamp topic and the honoring of an entertainer could be, should be, done but in order of priority. Here is a link to Rep. Burgess' website page on H.R. 4116 he introduced;
Congressman Burgess introduces H.R. 4116, the Veterans Healthcare Stamp Act
June 10, 2009...entry
In the wake of our President exercising the diplomacy of humility by apologizing for misunderstandings Americans have about other parts of the world I was reminded of our American Cemeteries around the world. The site's policy is not to engage in political discourse or connections to politically related statements and exchanges. The site is non-political in it's judgement(s). I simply bring to attention the above about American Cemeteries around the world by offering the following link to the American Battle Monuments Commission webpage(s);
American Cemeteries Courtesy of American Battle Monuments Commission
American Veterans' Cemeteries Courtesy of the Indiana Veterans' Service Officer's Association
The above links are in support of the reminder and theme of this website,'Never forget, always remember, those who served and are serving.'
May 25, 2009...entry
As last year I attended the Chester, Ct. Memorial Day parade and I alternate between my current hometown and the town I resided in when I enlisted and since have found my name on the town Memorial in Essex, Ct. I attended that parade this year. Despite it's length in distance of marching it drew a respectable group of veterans from all military branches. While at one of the invocations I took a moment to ponder. I found the following as food for thought;Please stop by your local memorial or wherever there is something of meaning in honor of those who served to provide the foundation our country embraces;
- As long as evil cannot stay put war will be the necessary evil to confront it.
- Unlike many successes from activities the military successes too often come with losses.
- The best success for the military is to be there but not to have to engage.
- Though no one wants to have to answer the 'call to arms' I salute those who understand the necessity of this seemingly eternal confrontation. And although I hold them in high regard I also feel that conflict is a product of humans good and evil. That said I can very much imagine having to apologize to those who except responsibilty to confront that human evil for having to do so.
One nation, indivisible with... and take a moment to reflect on those who are in our thoughts and prayers. As great a day as Veterans Day is, give them a little more than just that one day of honor and remembrance.
Liberty, Freedom, Equality, Justice & Domestic Tranquility for all.April 10, 2009...entry
This was passed to me by an elder fellow veteran.
You may never have heard taps played in its entirety. The conductor of the orchestra is Andre Rieu from Austria . The young lady, her trumpet and her rendition of TAPS will make your hair stand on end. You will not be unmoved......The option to include it here was offered and I do just that. It was and is a most moving and reverent rendition by a wonderful aspiring young lady musician of a hallowed passage we know as
'TAPS';
With Memorial Day and the many parades and ceremonies I was passed a link by a friend who has deep affection for those whose day Memorial Day commemorates. I include that link here and invite you to take a moment to reverently dwell on those Americans who defended us with honor.
Who Are They? - Before You Go
On Tuesday morning, February 21st, well known talk show host Brad Davis set aside some airtime for some project people to talk about the project and the project luncheon. The founders wish to acknowledge Mr. Davis generousity and that calls came in about the project and the luncheon as well as site hits soon after the radio interview. We include a link to the Brad Davis page on the WDRC website. Click and visit Mr. Davis and learn about his civic and community involvement and more;
Brad Davis Show
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The music selections on this site have been provided by Jack Snead. Jack has a website at;
Jack's Midi Music A Collection of Patriotic Selections. In reality the music was provided by the composers, arrangers, performers etc. All credit belongs to them.He has offerred them to use based on 'good faith'. His site lists a great amount of credits and specifics regarding the songs origins etc.. Please visit his site to view a more complete history of the musical scores.
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