tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post7649702721956372186..comments2023-12-27T16:41:07.438-05:00Comments on Suldog: Thank You To A Gentle ManSuldoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07778845367184916684noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-10472266767693516142011-12-07T14:32:51.682-05:002011-12-07T14:32:51.682-05:00I observed your blog using google and I must say, ...I observed your blog using google and I must say, this is most likely one of the greatest nicely ready articles I have come across in a long time. I've bookmarked your site for more posts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-41114752125342278132011-12-06T15:25:02.562-05:002011-12-06T15:25:02.562-05:00I have wanted to post something like this on my si...I have wanted to post something like this on my site and you have given me an idea. Cheers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-15118372042879623702011-11-27T20:39:37.457-05:002011-11-27T20:39:37.457-05:00I have had the honor and privilege of being Bill M...I have had the honor and privilege of being Bill MacDonald's daughter for the past 51 years. And just as Jim says, my father has never wanted any recognition or accolades for his service to our country. Because of my amazing stepmom's insistence, he received the bronze star and a few other well deserved awards. But time and time again, he was turned down for the purple heart.You see my father was wounded with shrapnel on the battlefield. Rather than leave his unit, he chose to stay and fight with his brothers. Unfortunately, we have been told over and over again there is no record of him being wounded, therefore he is not eligible for the purple heart. Let me tell you from my own experience. There is no one braver than my father. He takes pride in his country, his god, and he conducts himself with dignity and grace.In a world where so many people take for granted being born in the greatest country on earth, my father truly honors and appreciates what he has, and has instilled in my the same. My father doesnt need a purple heart to prove to me how brave and courageous he is. It's something I have always known, and will be forever grateful for. I love you DadDiannenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-90876578696393912902011-11-13T23:06:32.690-05:002011-11-13T23:06:32.690-05:00Nice post and hope it happens!Nice post and hope it happens!Reenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17813380986631007962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-78734672903481145792011-11-13T06:03:25.109-05:002011-11-13T06:03:25.109-05:00I too hope he gets his medal...soon!!!
My heart fi...I too hope he gets his medal...soon!!!<br />My heart filled thanks to all who served and those who have fallen in this service,<br />Including my dad and my uncles!!<br />Hugs<br />SueAnnSueannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05299288406218968621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-59924433463564810482011-11-13T00:00:55.010-05:002011-11-13T00:00:55.010-05:00I sure hope he gets his Purple Heart. And I thank ...I sure hope he gets his Purple Heart. And I thank him from the bottom of my own heart.Hilaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12787493532006658679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-21136243228211031962011-11-12T19:15:06.555-05:002011-11-12T19:15:06.555-05:00To Mr. McDonald....
"Thank you: isn't cl...To Mr. McDonald....<br />"Thank you: isn't close to adequate to express what I feel as I read your story. <br />But I do. I thank you from the bottom of my heart. Your service is so much a part of our history and your service to our country leaves me awestruck at what you and your fellow comrades went through on the battlefield(s.)<br />Thank you so very much.<br />Love,<br />JackieJackiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214796594702277709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-90061268922634435542011-11-12T16:21:24.797-05:002011-11-12T16:21:24.797-05:00This wasn't a re-run for me! Thanks for re-pos...This wasn't a re-run for me! Thanks for re-posting it.<br />And thanks for your comment on my blog...I have relayed your message to my Dad, and he was very touched. <br />You're the best.<br />xoxoxo, cdClare Dunnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11422392312516321935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-60577454217167089532011-11-12T12:11:29.236-05:002011-11-12T12:11:29.236-05:00God bless all those veterans who served, and I hop...God bless all those veterans who served, and I hope your Uncle Bill will get the medal he deserves.Michelle H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10117937124348728578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-2007779159683421872011-11-12T10:42:40.084-05:002011-11-12T10:42:40.084-05:00Whether you write a brand new post or do a rerun h...Whether you write a brand new post or do a rerun here, it matters not because it's always a good read!Jenihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16425701332785470116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-35912878700222725882011-11-11T21:47:41.683-05:002011-11-11T21:47:41.683-05:00Back now. Good for your mom for pushing this! Bil...Back now. Good for your mom for pushing this! Bill deserves his medals and a whole lot of respect. Please thank him for Randy and I as well.silly rabbithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01313221194740196751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-86113017956237085942011-11-11T21:39:21.832-05:002011-11-11T21:39:21.832-05:00I have not read Bill's story yet... on my way ...I have not read Bill's story yet... on my way to do so. I know you read my post and know that Papa lost a lung to mustard gas. He also did not speak much about his war days. I know he was in a hospital in France for over 6 months. If he got a medal he never said. Certainly never bragged. Of course he had no trouble joking about the ladies in France!<br />I am thankful for your Bill and the rest of your family's service.silly rabbithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01313221194740196751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-10629157145367842472011-11-11T18:59:29.353-05:002011-11-11T18:59:29.353-05:00Thank you for posting this. I rely on people like ...Thank you for posting this. I rely on people like you to be more eloquent than I am. You didn't disappoint me.<br /><br />My oldest little brother has been in uniform for a long time. Due to retire in a few years. <br /><br />I only wish he hadn't been in harm's way and been shot at more than once, but am grateful that he's safe and currently state side.<br /><br />He, and all his brothers and sisters in uniforms are heroes, and I think we should remember them EVERY day.Amihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08353667980806676067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-90727030236487764752011-11-11T14:36:30.082-05:002011-11-11T14:36:30.082-05:00The shame of it all is how poorly and ingratefully...The shame of it all is how poorly and ingratefully vets, especially wounded ones, get treated when they get home. Many are homeless now. Others went to Walter Reed (which was a cesspool before it got exposed). Politicians can't seem to wait to send the boys in, and then forget them when they get home.notactuallygodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08012309932420090710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-60055313910038889872011-11-11T14:05:45.255-05:002011-11-11T14:05:45.255-05:00Thanks, Buck.
Although I'm not expecting him ...Thanks, Buck.<br /><br />Although I'm not expecting him to go anywhere soon, that is my big fear, that Bill will not be around for the accolade by the time they decide he deserves it. As I've said, he really, truly doesn't care one way or the other. He knows what he did, hasn't any desire to glorify himself. It would mean an awful lot to his daughters (my step-sisters) and My Mom, though.<br /><br />And, while getting this ready for re-posting, I especially was taken by your comment from last year on this.<br /><br /><i>Bill is not unlike ALL of the guys in the Greatest Generation I've ever known. My father never spoke of his time in the Big One (B-17s over Der Vaterland), either, until the very last time we were together... and he knew he was dying. Then the stories came. I don't have words to describe the experience.<br /><br />My hat's off to Bill and all the other guys who took fire. There's service, and then there's service.</i> <br /><br />Very good.Suldoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07778845367184916684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-2005163765272129662011-11-11T13:40:17.188-05:002011-11-11T13:40:17.188-05:00Jim: I was gonna suggest Monte Cassino; there was...Jim: I was gonna suggest Monte Cassino; there was a lot of controversy surrounding the bombings (plural) of the abbey there.<br /><br />One hopes Bill will finally get what's due him before he leaves this earth. I salute him.Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-34350278988730896362011-11-11T13:11:17.285-05:002011-11-11T13:11:17.285-05:00Broad - My Mom says that she thinks it was Monteca...Broad - My Mom says that she thinks it was Montecassino. At least, that's what he has mentioned to her as a place he was. <br /><br />Barbara - They still have not been able to locate any official paperwork detailing his wounds. Since those papers were lost in a fire long ago, it is doubtful they will be found. I know Bill doesn't care about the award, but the rest of us sure do.Suldoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07778845367184916684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-54555628916366769562011-11-11T12:59:02.731-05:002011-11-11T12:59:02.731-05:00Thank you for sharing that story and thank you to ...Thank you for sharing that story and thank you to Mr. Bill and all the veterans for their service to our country.cubehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13788126579896276199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-54199191939520671092011-11-11T12:58:31.326-05:002011-11-11T12:58:31.326-05:00'tis a day for reposts, among other things. A...'tis a day for reposts, among other things. Ah, well... this one is worth retelling.<br /><br />And what amazes me, if you think about it, is not so much how unusual this story is, but how common, if you know what I mean.<br /><br />My thanks to Bill for his service, and to you for the story and the link.Crickethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07584174478393760131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-62099647553034624332011-11-11T12:54:36.025-05:002011-11-11T12:54:36.025-05:00I remember his story. Thank you to him and the oth...I remember his story. Thank you to him and the others who have sacrificed so much. (What's the hold up on his Purple Heart?)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-49569986696549540872011-11-11T12:51:10.926-05:002011-11-11T12:51:10.926-05:00Wow.
Thanks, Bill. . .
And thanks, Sully, for te...Wow.<br /><br />Thanks, Bill. . .<br /><br />And thanks, Sully, for telling us his story. . .Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12044041773404411751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-51290139652569361342011-11-11T12:45:12.906-05:002011-11-11T12:45:12.906-05:00Broad: I will try to get an answer about that.Broad: I will try to get an answer about that.Suldoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07778845367184916684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-59700438619785115922011-11-11T12:16:48.164-05:002011-11-11T12:16:48.164-05:00We owe them so much. Thank you is not enough, but...We owe them so much. Thank you is not enough, but it's all i have right now.<br /><br />Even if you never tell him your readers said it, know that i am grateful to him and all who served and are still serving.messymimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10649529601786689712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-57755531133541329732011-11-11T11:51:50.893-05:002011-11-11T11:51:50.893-05:00Do you happen to know where this monastery in Nort...Do you happen to know where this monastery in Northern Italy was? Not far from Lucca in Tuscany there is a monastery, now in ruins from the war. An American unit took it from the Germans and many were killed. I've been up there a couple of times -- it's a dizzying ride up and up to the site overlooking the village of Ponte de Mariano. God bless your Uncle and your Aunt. My father too was reticent about talking about his experiences. He was at the Battle of the Bulge and crossed the Bridge at Ramagan before it collapsed. I know about this because when the movie was shown on television, he wanted to see it. It break my heart when I think of what soldiers must endure...The Broadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04976467218216864644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-64620571630050158512011-11-11T11:44:51.685-05:002011-11-11T11:44:51.685-05:00Thank you for this post. And thanks to all of our...Thank you for this post. And thanks to all of our Veterans.Kathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14339665205284492242noreply@blogger.com