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He said the cold tombstones, neatly lined in rows with flags planted beside each, might not be fashionable.
"But we know that the beauty of this place rests in the uniformity and the unity of these graves, that, side by side, all buried here are equal in their service to this country and what they have done to provide it."
On the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War,http://www.lluviacaballo.com/Melomano.asp?pittsburgh-steelers-jersey-c-125_1017.html, Odenthal highlighted the service of Construction Mechanic Third Class Marvin G. Shields,http://www.garciacallejo.com/party.asp?Youth-Forte-Navy-Jersey.aspx, 25,http://www.segoviaformacion.com/gallery.asp?Nike-Carolina-Panthers-59-Luke-Kuechly-Drift-Fashion-Blue-Elite-Jerseys_e214759.html, the only Seabee to win the Congressional Medal of Honor.
In Vietnam in June of 1965, Shields resupplied Army Special Forces and returned Viet Cong fire for three hours,http://www.hijosdeplacido.com/party.asp?Brian_Cushing_Jersey, even though he was wounded. The Viet Cong ramped up their attack with flame-throwers, grenades and small-arms fire. Shields helped carry another wounded man to safety. He then fought four more hours and was wounded again.
Even so,http://www.piedracultivada.com/gallery.asp?4027141901.html, Shields volunteered to help knock out a Viet Cong machine gun emplacement, a mission that succeeded and turned the tide of battle.
According to the Congressional Medal of Honor Society website,http://mobiladinbali.ro/wp-rdf.php?olympic-ca-jersey-c_385.html, "Shields was mortally wounded by hostile fire while returning to his defensive position. His heroic initiative and great personal valor in the face of intense enemy fire sustain and enhance the finest traditions of Naval Service."
When people thank Odenthal for his service,http://www.fessegovia.com/teinteresa.asp?nba-nba-hoodie-c-1215_1684.html, as they frequently do,http://www.fessegovia.com/teinteresa.asp?nike-nfl-jacksonville-jaguars-c-1291_1307.html, Odenthal wonders if they are truly appreciative of their countrymen's sacrifice, or just repeating a phrase. He said he knew he was "preaching to the choir" who turned out for the service.
"We know that there is sorrow and loss here,http://www.edictaservicios.com/repertorio.asp?catalog/product/Women%25E2%2580%2599s_Cleveland_Browns_Brian_Hoyer_Nike_Game_Jersey," he said, "but we also know there is sacrifice and valor. And we know that there is a greater good, and that the lives that have been saved here, and the freedom gained, has been tenfold."
" ... I ask that you always remember," Odenthal said. "God bless you all."相关的主题文章：


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