tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post5724781417109380360..comments2024-03-24T21:42:48.278-04:00Comments on Another Old Movie Blog: Peace Be With YouJacqueline T. Lynchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11047941886908178350noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post-53694974482065635332013-01-05T11:32:38.586-05:002013-01-05T11:32:38.586-05:00Jacqueline,
A very moving post. I agree that thing...Jacqueline,<br />A very moving post. I agree that things must change. It's heartbreaking that losing so many children is what it takes to motivate some. <br /><br />Cry Havoc is on a lot of peoples minds lately. Deserving! : )<br /><br />Wishing you all the best in 2013. I've really enjoyed your thoughtful posts this past year and I look forward to what you have in store for us this year.<br /><br />PagePagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15063277863578004836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post-69779054213629171282013-01-02T19:08:19.548-05:002013-01-02T19:08:19.548-05:00My Dad was in the Army Air Corps in the Japanese t...My Dad was in the Army Air Corps in the Japanese theatre. He did some island-hopping too. Makes you wonder if our fathers ever were at the same place at the same time. My Dad sounds like yours, very much. We knew some bad things had happened, but he would never tell us anything but funny stories. Once he let slip that his best friend had been killed on a bomb run -- but he turned and looked at me, and then started teasing me, tickling me, just to change the subject. <br /><br />God bless our Dads, Jacqueline, and all the other Dads who went through hell. I'm sure they did not do it so a Sandy Hook could happen! We all need to deserve what they gave us, and our culture is sadly lacking in that respect. <br /><br />See you when you return -- I hope 2013 brings good things.ClassicBeckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03591715859057540467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post-89050821395684659222012-12-30T18:32:29.388-05:002012-12-30T18:32:29.388-05:00Wonderful wonderful post, Jacqueline. Your father ...Wonderful wonderful post, Jacqueline. Your father sounds like a kind, dear man. A real man. Thanks for writing about him (I am always curious to read about fathers and such since I didn't have a close relationship with mine)My father fought in Europe and never spoke about his experiences ever. At least not to me or my brother. <br /><br />The events in Newtown were a horror that somehow must be endured. <br /><br />NO ONE NEEDS A SUB-MACHINE GUN to hunt or to protect their family.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post-16546183780677140452012-12-24T09:47:31.493-05:002012-12-24T09:47:31.493-05:00What a wonderful (and inspiring) story about your ...What a wonderful (and inspiring) story about your courageous father! We take our togetherness for granted. <br />Just a word, if you'll permit me, on men and their choice to bear arms. You are absolutely right-- guns should never be used to inflate a sense of macho-manhood. However I think we need to understand that that is not the only reason why men (and women) choose to purchase guns. My dad never used or even thought about owning a gun until several months ago. He's a white-collar businessman who has never been hunting and isn't planning to. He is not the macho type. At the same time, though, my dad is concerned for his family's safety. We live in a town renowned for its soaring crime rate and as reluctant as my dad was to purchase (and spend the time learning to use) a gun, he knew he could never stand idly by while someone broke the law at the expense of his family. My dad does not enjoy having a gun, but at least he can go to sleep knowing that he can protect us if he needs to. <br /><br />So, please understand (as I hope you already do) that guns are not all the man-toys the media describes. Employing that generalization is unfair to the men who mourn the purchase of their first gun and hope and pray never to have cause to use it.LucieWickfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17734638254779469066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post-72943765153235229572012-12-24T09:00:38.952-05:002012-12-24T09:00:38.952-05:00Jacqueline - this is a beautiful post and moved me...Jacqueline - this is a beautiful post and moved me to tears. It has been a very hard year for us (especially in the northeast)and I pray 2013 is a better one and that we can somehow learn from the tragedy. And now - in the spirit of loving a good gift - I'm on my way to get a free e-book!! Thanks a bunch and have a peaceful and healing holiday.FlickChickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17351624749230610755noreply@blogger.com