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On this day when we pay homage to those who fought and died on D-Day 1944, I bring you a speech by a President of the United States, who detailed what we are as a Nation, what we believe as a people, and as a Nation who wishes to go forward where the "strong are just and the weak secure and the peace preserved". Listen to the words of this President and perhaps today we may see how we have faltered since his time... He speaks of the success or failure bearing the burden of the common enemies of man of tyranny, poverty, disease, and war itself... Certainly a young President in the 1960's, but a wise and God fearing man...defending the cause of freedom. Probably one of the most energetic, articulate, Presidents this Country has had in my lifetime, and that is not to say that He is the best, but his motives and his ideals held high standards of citizenship among us all... He further stated that God's work must truly be our own...while today, God seems to be either taken away from us by our government...
I watched and heard this speech first hand as a young airmen in the USAF... As I had embraced him as my President, I understood his ideals and what he wanted for our Country and for its People... As an older, now retired man, I wonder what has happened to our Country to the ideals of a Nation during the last several Presidency's, leading other Nations and I see everything slipping away before me... I wonder what has happened! Have we changed so much, so thirsty for power, so obtuse that we are slipping into the forces of socialistic disaster? I don't know, but I struggle with what I see happening...
Some of you will agree and some will disagree with what I see and that's okay as each of us has a right to their own opinions. I share this with no malice. I share this to provide an avenue of thought and to think of the world we shall leave behind for our grandchildren...
May God Bless and Guide the United States of America as it moves forward into the future.
Kerry
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I watched and heard this speech first hand as a young airmen in the USAF... As I had embraced him as my President, I understood his ideals and what he wanted for our Country and for its People... As an older, now retired man, I wonder what has happened to our Country to the ideals of a Nation during the last several Presidency's, leading other Nations and I see everything slipping away before me... I wonder what has happened! Have we changed so much, so thirsty for power, so obtuse that we are slipping into the forces of socialistic disaster? I don't know, but I struggle with what I see happening...
Some of you will agree and some will disagree with what I see and that's okay as each of us has a right to their own opinions. I share this with no malice. I share this to provide an avenue of thought and to think of the world we shall leave behind for our grandchildren...
May God Bless and Guide the United States of America as it moves forward into the future.
Kerry
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As a kid I went with my father and did doors for Goldwater.
I met Barry Goldwater as a Keynote speaker at a International Satellite Dish wholesalers convention in Florida decades ago along with this young man who wanted to start a cable news
network called Ted Turner. Got a chance to talk with each of them separately. Talked with Turner for about 15min and Goldwater and his son for about the same amount of time but met Goldwaters son several times at the venue and sat with him at his fathers keynote so quite an experience and YES I AM an OLD Guy! I tend to gravitate towards conservative patriots. 8-)
I met Barry Goldwater as a Keynote speaker at a International Satellite Dish wholesalers convention in Florida decades ago along with this young man who wanted to start a cable news
network called Ted Turner. Got a chance to talk with each of them separately. Talked with Turner for about 15min and Goldwater and his son for about the same amount of time but met Goldwaters son several times at the venue and sat with him at his fathers keynote so quite an experience and YES I AM an OLD Guy! I tend to gravitate towards conservative patriots. 8-)
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It must have been great having the opportunity to be with and talk with some very notable people, SGT James Murphy...
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SGT James Murphy
Life changing. I first ran in to Barry Goldwaters son in the bathroom when security came in with him to check the place before his dad came in to take a piss. Pretty funny because when he came in I was still taking a piss and he stopped in the stall next to me and glanced over and said. "Two things, Never pass up a chance to piss or eat while you're on the road." So that was pretty damn funny standing next to him in the stalls. His SS guy chuckled at that as well.
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Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen
SGT James Murphy Funny, someone who I knew was a generals aide and used to always say never pass up a restroom!
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Remember watching this live as well. Having friendship ties to his family it was special because it was the only time I've actually known a president. Sad part was that once he became president I never saw, let alone participated in sailboat races, with him again.
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