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I remember Jesse Penna today
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Jesse, another year my friend, like so many days I am thinking of you today. More acute today on Memorial Day. Looking back and thinking of those days listening to Janis and straining our voices. Will play her today and sing at the top of my lungs and in my heart I will hear you next to me. I'll never forget my brother.ย |
I was just sitting out on the back porch watching the gentle rain come down, an unusual occurrence here in "tornado alley" in the Spring. I thought of another day long ago when you and I sang along with Janis. How we loved her music. Jesse you are on my mind this Memorial Day like soย many other days as well.ย I honor your memory and I will never forget you my brother. |
Jesse ,my high school is building a Viet Nam Memorial to honor the boys of the 60's who didn't make it home. There were 22 ofย them from my high school with my class, 1966 having the highest number.They will ย have a veteran's wall. I am going to place your name and my name onย separate bricks. I know on a Summer's night if one listensย closely they will hear you andย me singing Janis at the top of our lungs...I will never forget my brother. |
I am hopeful that your buddy is up there or whereverย looking out forย you andย watching over you. Rhyno's words are soo true. My dad is 91 and was at Pearl Harbor for the clean up after 12/7/41ย -ย he still talks about it and the guys he was with. He doesn't remember what he had for breakfast - be has never forgotten those friends. Rec - live your life well for your buddy .....peaceย ย ย |
Wonderful and heart filled post. Rec, your faithful tributes are inspiring. I am about to head out the door to visit my father's grave, WW II vet. I will lay some flowers and take a picture for my 94 year old mother who is unable to go to the cemetery. Elton John's song, "Talking Old Soldiers" comes to mind this morning, a poignant lyrical portrait of an old man whose long time comrades in arms have gone on to the world to come. "I know what they're saying son There goes old man Joe again Well I may be mad at that I've seen enough to make a man go out his brains Well do they know what it is like To have a graveyard as a friend 'Cause that's where they are boy, all of them Don't seem likely I'll get friends like that again" Thank God for those who have given their "last full measure of devotion" |
I recently received an e-mail of what dead rock stars would look like today if they would have survived. There was one of Janis and I immediately thought of you Jesse. I can still see her singing Piece of My Heart and I can still see you and me singling along with her. On this special day like many other days I remember you my friend. |
my grandpa (RIP) was a WW2 vet who was in the Normandy landing. lived a grand long time, died in his late 70s with family around, and influenced all of us tremendously. i think what a fine man he was, and then i think of when he was a young man, he was serving with other fine men, but some of whom made the ultimate sacrifice for us. great men who never got the chance to have a family, a future, anything---only sacrifice. its good to spend time thinking of the men who didn't make it back. what they did, what they gave, and all for us. |
Sitting here playing Piece of My Heart for you Jesse. What a song! I miss you and wish you were here. Too many years Jesse, we were so young. I pray for all who went and those who didn't come back. I still believe we did the right thing and I know the men over there today believe the same. Somehow the music makes it all easier. I raise my glass to you and play Janis one more time. We could never hit those high notes could we? |
Great post. I remember my Dad today- and the countless other souls who died in service of this country. I'm also remembering a guy in my neighborhood when I was a kid- Jimmy Bordeaux. About 8 years older than me, Jimmy taught me to play football. Jimmy died in Vietnam in 1967, a very proud Marine. May God truly bless the families of all service men and women tonight. |