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Going Home
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Uploaded: 07/02/07 6:32 PM GMT
Going Home
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"Going Home" sculpted by Sondra Johnson of Nebraska. I hadn't planned on posting this one until July 4th as a sort of tribute to Independence Day. When I looked at this sculpture in person I thought how powerful and moving it was, and how much it would mean to those who have lost loved ones in wars. I didn't realize that the next day it would hit so close to home. My parents got a phone call Sunday telling them that their good friends son had been killed in combat in Iraq. It had been his second tour of duty over there, having already survived the first one. So I post this in tribute to him and to all who have lost loved ones serving in the military.
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::twinkel
07/02/07 6:54 PM GMT
this is very sad, Dan but like you said a tribute for those who have died for freedom....
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laughter is the best medicine.
Very good post Dan and a fitting tribute to all the soldiers who have lost their lives in combat. I am truly saddened by the war and how many young and not so young men & women we have lost. Is it too high ?? Ask someone who has lost a loved one.
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Always remember - Follow the Yellow Brick Road, it will lead you to the Emerald City and OZ A very nice place to be. Trust me on this one, I live there. :-)................ MY GALLERY - THE LION****Another Site I'm AT - MY DA HOMEPAGE
If people would look more often at sculptures like that ... Good work my friend and I am sorry for your families friends loss.
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I would be happy, seeing you in my galerie. Today I've posted The Big Chinese.
How sad about your parents friends son Daniel and this is a very touching tribute - thanks for posting! It makes me sad!
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"Life is short, break the rules, forgive quickly, kiss slowly, love truly, laugh uncontrollably, and never regret anything that made you smile" .... mygallery
Its a great picture but very sad. It always hard to lose a loved one. Very touching tribute Dan.
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Beautiful tribute, this is a lovely sculpture.
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Why not go out on a limb, that is where the fruit is....
Frank Scully
gorgeous picture of an amazing beautiful sculpture, a great tribute indeed !
i am sorry to hear of the loss of your parents friends son... may he be at peace and may they find the strength to go on...
i am sorry to hear of the loss of your parents friends son... may he be at peace and may they find the strength to go on...
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The statue is definitely poignant, Dan. I regret the loss of your parent's friends' son. Such a waste of precious life and who knows for what. Very moving post. Time for reflection.
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You will be led to the knowledge of the internal things which are invisible to you, by the external things which you see before you. . . . Even so then, we can represent to ourselves in thought the Author of all that is, by contemplating and admiring the (visible) things which He has made, and ever brings into being.
- Hermes
I salute you. Those who have sacrificed. Those who have loved ones over there. Those who have lost them. Those that have given birth to them, and those who have burried them. Those who wait not knowing their fates, and those who welcome them home.
Be safe.
I salute you all.
Be safe.
I salute you all.
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For in and out, above, about, below,
'Tis nothing but a Magic Shadow-show,
Play'd in a Box whose Candle is the Sun,
Round which we Phantom Figures come and go.
From Edward Fitzgerald's Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
This is a very sensitive and somber capture. I recieved that same sad news form a friend last week about her nephew. He died in iraq as well. He was only 23. This is a wonderful tribute to those we have loved and lost ot war.
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"Imperfection is beauty; madness is genius & it's better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring. And when it comes down to it, I let them think what they want. If they care enough to bother with what I do, then I'm really better than them."--Marilyn Monroe
My eyes are filled with tears as I write this. I wish the powers that be could truly understand what happens to the people who have to live out their battles and bear the true price of their decisions. My heart goes out to you and your parents and the folks who lost their son.
PJ
PJ
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What a wonderful tribute. Your eloquent words are sure to reach everyone's heart who reads them. All concerned will be in my prayers.
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In this is love: not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the atoning sacrifice for our sins. 1 John 4:10
Very touching capture Dan and a wonderful tribute to the men and women giving their all in the name of freedom.
VERY WELL DONE buddy, thanks for sharing, Don
VERY WELL DONE buddy, thanks for sharing, Don
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So sorry about your family friend, Dan. This is a great tribute and a reminder to keep our troops in our prayers.
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All of earth is crammed with heaven And every bush aflame with God But only those who see take off their shoes. - Elizabeth Barrett Browning<p>
mygallery
Dan, sorry to hear of your lost and a even greater lost for our country. The sculpture is a work of art that is befiting for a 4th of july photo. Great photo my friend.
vic
vic
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OK don't shoot me please... It's a very nice pic, but I was thinking this was for wallpaper and the dimensions are way screwy, and it looks like a snap of a truck-stop statuette against a background. I truly appreciate the sentiment, and am a veteran myself, but I expect better her to be honest.
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