tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13163430.post1120293194119764015..comments2023-10-18T08:14:35.207-04:00Comments on Thistle Cove Farm: HerosThistle Cove Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15722295191884810953noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13163430.post-64048865427010190492010-02-21T04:30:28.810-05:002010-02-21T04:30:28.810-05:00Captain Bill Overstreet's true strength is his...Captain Bill Overstreet's true strength is his gentleness. No one is more thoughtful or generous than he. I count Bill as one of my most remarkable friends. His only wish is that his comrade Captain Eddie Simpson be remembered from the Second World War.<br /> Eddie gave his life in a ground action defending the Free French as they fled the Germans. <br />He died in the middle of a road with no cover manning a captured machine gun with a small number of Maquis. Eddie's friends would not learn of the details of his death until the year 1959. <br /> To honor Captain Simpson, Bill established a scholarship in his memory. This act is typical of Bill. The manner of Eddie's death is to be remembered by a grateful nation and his wartime friends. <br /><br /> Eddie is the hero behind this hero. The finest men produced by their generation both in war and in peace. This medal speaks for them all. For all fighter pilots are team members. The WE and not the me.Chaplain CPT Jeff Clemens, U.S. Armynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13163430.post-70390665589864888072010-02-08T16:32:35.739-05:002010-02-08T16:32:35.739-05:00wow what a brave pilot flying under the Eiffel Tow...wow what a brave pilot flying under the Eiffel Tower lets hope future generations never forget what those old soldiers and the soldiers now are doing for themLorrainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06798465942659503011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13163430.post-69033392959343053052010-02-06T22:07:36.523-05:002010-02-06T22:07:36.523-05:00What a wonderful tribute!What a wonderful tribute!The Rustic Victorianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11061053386942991282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13163430.post-71107346143160518492010-02-05T03:31:12.508-05:002010-02-05T03:31:12.508-05:00Sandra, you absolutely MUST send a copy of this po...Sandra, you absolutely MUST send a copy of this post to the respectable and honorable governor, senator and congressmen you mentioned, or at least e-mail them this post in such a way they will be compelled to read it and just maybe feel a little shame.<br /><br />And what a post honoring our heroes. You're right, we don't read much about heroes like that anymore, I have a suspicion they still exist but are too politically incorrect now a days( especially if they are Christians). Thank-you for this post.KathyB.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13076933273610590290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13163430.post-42620134239191289322010-02-04T11:45:24.886-05:002010-02-04T11:45:24.886-05:00What a marvelous story! You are blessed to have me...What a marvelous story! You are blessed to have met Mr. Overstreet. It does seem like there are precious few heroes in this generation. I think it's because we are taught self-preservation and to play it safe. There's precious little opportunity to be a bona fide hero when you're always looking out for yourself and you're more concerned with being safe then free.<br /><br />My grandfather served with the Army Air Corps in WWII and the Korean War. My father was with the Air Force during Vietnam. While I didn't serve (although I almost did), I am always brought to tears when I see service men and women. They remind me of freedom and of my Papaw and Dad and what it means to stand tall for something bigger than yourself.<br /><br />Wonderful post,<br />JenJenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06683486631901017529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13163430.post-73441864742316750282010-02-04T11:34:03.896-05:002010-02-04T11:34:03.896-05:00Fabulous post Sandra. You are so right that these...Fabulous post Sandra. You are so right that these gentlemen will soon be a memory. My father was a corpsman in the South Pacific in the Navy during WWII and was called back for Korea. It's amazing to think of what these boys saw and went through but yet they never asked for a thing...then you think of a lot of Viet Nam vets...what a difference.Katherine Roberts Aucoinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15454975337867383578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13163430.post-38088970367033003922010-02-04T08:57:40.988-05:002010-02-04T08:57:40.988-05:00what a wonderful friend you are! are great people ...what a wonderful friend you are! are great people just the best. love your story. glad you are safe and sound.Life is good!https://www.blogger.com/profile/18014974313679428356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13163430.post-71455181360101551122010-02-03T18:25:00.480-05:002010-02-03T18:25:00.480-05:00What a great story! I volunteered for a couple of ...What a great story! I volunteered for a couple of years as a State Ombudsman working with seniors in licensed private homes. I've always enjoyed listening to stories about their experiences and felt sad that unfortunately many of today's youth will never experience some of the lessons learned that have given many of the elderly much self worth in their life.Carol.............https://www.blogger.com/profile/00830052294446316415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13163430.post-54359767825888935552010-02-03T18:06:39.715-05:002010-02-03T18:06:39.715-05:00Thank you for sharing. So many of these true hero...Thank you for sharing. So many of these true heros have gone unappreciated and perhaps taken for granted.Deborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12590378072665947116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13163430.post-7986608386186383942010-02-03T14:50:45.928-05:002010-02-03T14:50:45.928-05:00A beautiful story...I feel the new generations wil...A beautiful story...I feel the new generations will miss opportunities like this as they see them as a bunch of old people. I find older people so interesting, they have so much knowledge and experience. Maybe because my son was in Iraq I feel like you, these men are great heros. I don't take them for granted. Because of them we are free.Wobegon Cottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02976785705453516383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13163430.post-8334917278848821412010-02-03T10:11:53.757-05:002010-02-03T10:11:53.757-05:00Wonderful story! I'm glad I read it, and thank...Wonderful story! I'm glad I read it, and thank you for sharing it. My 88 y/o father in law is a WW II veteran. He was there for the bombing of Pearl Harbor, as well as the "a-bomb" tests in Bikini Islands. There aren't many of those old heroes left. -TammyFlat Creek Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13628767205698280033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13163430.post-69313519986433444532010-02-03T09:54:49.146-05:002010-02-03T09:54:49.146-05:00What a great story and such an honor to meet him!What a great story and such an honor to meet him!Vicki Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06929340703066037054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13163430.post-4461053792603407872010-02-03T09:52:22.393-05:002010-02-03T09:52:22.393-05:00I'm glad that you were there for your friend a...I'm glad that you were there for your friend and her father, despite what the weather was doing. <br />What an interesting man you met. You are right... a real hero. <br />The elderly gentleman who lives across the street from me is hero too... His plane was shot down, he was captured and sent to POW camp ... Ate sawdust to stay alive, because they were not given much food.GardenOfDaisieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03110646840082802721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13163430.post-83950106498028408372010-02-03T08:56:51.370-05:002010-02-03T08:56:51.370-05:00Fabulous story, Sandra. Thanks for sharing. I ag...Fabulous story, Sandra. Thanks for sharing. I agree that their generation is one of the most interesting.Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14082295990536140884noreply@blogger.com