To my Grampa, James F. Sullivan US Army, WWI (Europe)

my Dad, James F. Sullivan JR, US Army Air Corps, WWII (South Pacific)

my Uncle John (Jack) Sullivan, US Army Air Corps, WWII (Europe, N. Africa)

my Uncle Carl Strehmann, 3rd Armored Division, US Army, WWII (Europe)

my Bro-in-Law Bill Moore, US Navy, Worldwide

The Vets with whom I sit at my neighborhhod pub.
Bob, Ron P., Ralph, Charlie, Gibby, Vince, Warren, Ron W., Kerri, Mary, Jay, Bobbie, Charlie C., Snake Doc, Mike.

All my compadres in the Divisions I had the HONOR to serve in:

2nd Armored Division, Ft. Hood, Texas 1983-85

5th Infantry Division, Ft. Polk, Louisiana 1986-88

3rd Armored Division, Coleman Kaserne, Gelnhausen, Germany, and Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Iraq 1988-91 (Desert Storm)

24th Infantry Division, Ft. Stewart, Georgia 1991-92

My Brothers and Sisters, I Salute you all.

John Sullivan
Former Sergeant
US Army
1982-85, 1986-92

Thank you soo very much ...
I am honored & humbled at such a sweet message & compliment ...
but Our Soldiers deserve all the accolades
For I am here to mirror back to them
the love and gifts that they have so nobly given for me

I feel that I have been called by God
to appreciate them & to pray for them

It isn't trendy or popular to thank our Troops
and to remember our Fallen Heroes

so many people are caught up in everything else

but i realize that without our troops standing between us and the enemy
our lives would be nothing of what we know it to be...
i have never been a follower of fashion or trends ...
& i refuse to give in to complacency
I step up to the plate where it is needed
and I believe that it is an extreme honor & a mighty priviledge
to thank our troops and let them know how much they mean to us
and something that may seem so trivial
has monumental effects on those who are in the Service
& on those who have come home from the war
& to those who are active now in the war Or being deployed
& to those who have loved ones still in the War...
and to those who were in the war and who have lost family & friends
Including my Dad who was being deployed at the tender age of 19
on December 2nd, 1943 ...
the very day that his brave 25 year old Merchant Marine Brother was killed
along with many thousands of other troops in a battle
at Bari Italy as serious & as tragic as Pearl Harbor...

I have done some research to find all that i can
about the events that happened
on that very sad dark day in the Adriatic Sea...

and I have been sending packets of info to my Daddy
& to my Mother for she remembers a lot of WWII also

I feel the need to express thanks & appreciation to our Soldiers past & present
whenever I can for we may not have tomorrow

Their amazing service and dedication & hard work
is & was for their loyalty & patriotism
to Our Country & for Freedom
& their love for Family and Friends
and we cannot ever thank them enough

& they can most definitely feel the love
and concern we have or don't have for them

I walked by a group of people including two soldiers
the other day at the airport & i said thank you
as i passed by and they stopped me

and they said they appreciate my gratitude
and the Mother of one of the young men named Nigel
asked me to go over & talk to her son who was on the phone
& having a tough time about leaving ...
What an honor & privilege that was...
to be sent by a grieving Mother whose own dear Son
is going off to Boot Camp & one day off to a very brutal war...

How Sad !
How difficult and yet they choose to go anyway
I was very honored to be able to meet a couple of soldiers
face to face & to really thank them in person & to hug them ...

To see the pain & fear & such strength & determination too in those young eyes already ...

is soo sad & it chokes me up
every time i think of them & see them in my mind's eye

His other Soldier Friend was named Grant
and he was back home after five years in the Military.

The look in his eyes was different than Nigel's
for he had accomplished much in the last five years

Grant had been through a lot of heavy stuff no doubt
and he was very happy & relieved to be home safe...

My prayers are with 23 year old Grant as he re~adjusts to civilian life


Let Him meet only good people who love him & appreciate him

and for the very young Brave Soldier Nigel as he begins his scary tour of duty



Give Him Uncommon Strength & Amazing Fortitude & Much Wisdom


Oh Lord Our God...

Carry Him through the rough stuff without injury


Let no weapon formed against him prosper ...


nor against his comrades ever


In Jesus' Holy Precious Name ...


and in the name of all things good,


righteous, beautiful, holy and just


I pray ...


Amen...

Oh, My Dear Brother John <<<<< Elwood Sully >>>>> I love you Sweetheart


I Thank you & All of your friends and All of your Family Soo very much

Lee Greenwood- God Bless the USA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q65KZIqay4E

Darryl Worley
I just came back from a War
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KwpO8Q1u4Ss
Have you Forgotten- 9/11 Tribute
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_-x9kMPauc&feature=related
If Something should happen
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTUvH7GpFVQ&feature=related

Montgomery Gentry
Something to be Proud Of- Military Version
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O37FL_7L52I&feature=related

Toby Keith
Courtesy of the Red White & Blue
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSWuA-RttGU&feature=related

Lonestar
I'm already There
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrgwxLff4Io&feature=related

Collin Raye
A Soldier's Prayer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-1y-F3kT7Q&feature=related

Tim McGraw
If you're reading this (A Soldier's last letter Home-very sad)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LeGEz_ns5I0&feature=related

Unknown Artist
If I die Tomorrow
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDh5eoiRJlk&feature=related

Jo Dee Messina
Heaven was Needing a Hero
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQb6APMj5Qk&feature=related
You were JUST Here...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XR3e1193JkI&feature=related




God Bless the Troops of America, and our Allies. May He keep them Safe, and bring them home. May he keep their aim true, their hearts brave, and their loved ones loving them.

I was thinking about you & these comments dear Metal Wing

& forgive me please, for I forgot your actual name

I wanted to say that i didn't mean to downplay your graciousness

I am very happy & thankful that you & others acknowledge my efforts & intentions ...

and even though i try to be as focused & as selfless as possible

when it comes to these prayer & praise threads for the Troops

it is very comforting & nice

to be acknowledged & appreciated...



No man or woman is an island...

& we all really do need each other very much

yes ...it is always a good time to honor our Military Men & Women,

all of our Soldiers deployed now & Our Veterans and Fallen Heroes

Your Love, Honor, & Respect is greatly appreciated here Dear Lee ...

Amen....


Elwood Sully ...




God Bless Our Military now


& keep Our Mighty Troops Safe Always


Please bring them home safe & sound soon


let Peace & Love reign all across the Universe

It is time to honor the fallen soldiers

Lord, this is Sully.
You know I haven't spoken to you in a few weeks,
but I need to ask a favor from you.

Two of my co-workers, Jorge, and Adam-
Otherwise known as Sergeant First Class Jorge Avila,
and Captain Adam Prosser - both US Army-
are serving America right now in the Middle East.

Could you keep an eye on them for me?
If it's time for you to call someone Home...
Call me.

Jorge has young kids at home
that he hasn't seen in almost a year,
and Adam has a new bride that I'm sure
misses his annoying laugh.

Lord ~ Your scriptures tell us that where two or more


are gathered together in prayer & in Your Holy Name



<<< Jesus >>>


There you are ..Right In the Very Midst of us...


So I stand by My Brother John in Prayer this day Our Dear Lord...


for your Beloved Servants & In Service to their Country Jorge & Adam & their Families


& i send up prayers & love for all of their comrades & Families too ...

God Bless the troops and keep them safe...
God bless the families that have lost their loved ones that were in the service past or present...