Rolled up to a stop beside a big C-130 and bingo. I was on a DOD tour as a resiliency coach with the Comprehensive Soldier Fitness Program, which is what I do as a contractor for my country. You don’t have a boundary to pick and choose from. Um…ĭave: It’s one of those fascinating God jigsaw puzzles, how He puts it together. Jim: –where the fallen have been “couried” back home. Tell us about how God answered your prayer to comfort the friend of a fallen soldier whose casket was being flown, it’s even hard to say, but being flown from Baghdad. Jim: Dave, you’ve had some fantastic, unbelievable opportunities to watch God answer prayer. Here’s a short conversation I had with Dave Roever on today’s Focus on the Family. He speaks around the world at a lot of our bases to encourage these men and women to remember what’s most important in life and what they’re doing and the honor of their service. Jim: Dave now provides comfort to our men and women of the military. If you didn’t hear that conversation, we’ve got the CD or download at /broadcast. He was a Vietnam Vet and nearly lost his life in July of 1969, serving with the U.S. John: And we had the privilege of speaking with someone who was right there, who did that, Dave Roever.
Soldiers don’t think of their wants and their needs in the midst of battle. We want to provide you with stories that you can hang onto. Every person who has not only served our country, but died as a result of defending our freedoms, they deserve to be honored and to be remembered. Jim: And John, these aren’t just names on a list. We’ve got some incredible stories of loved ones who gave their lives serving our country. And it’s our hope that today on Focus on the Family with Jim Daly, you’ll be inspired to reflect about the price of freedom and to remember. John Fuller: Some moving recollections of loved ones and friends who gave their lives for our freedom.
He died in the jungles of Vietnam in 1969. He was an Army Sergeant, serving in Afghanistan. He died at Normandy on the beach.Ĭassandra: I lost my brother, Brett Bornawitz, about a year ago. Holt Staples took part in Battle of the Bulge and was killed in action. Jane: My cousin, Roy, was killed in Vietnam in August of ’68.Ĭarla: My brother, Lonnie Eric Knutsen. Richard: To give thanks to my Uncle Ike for fighting in World War II. Thank you for inspiring me to serve my country. Woman: Hugh Wallace Breckenridge, United States Marine Corps, killed in action, Iwo Jima. Melanie: My cousin, Dean McIntyre, died in the Korean war. He was killed December 3rd, 2004, during Iraqi Freedom. Today is Memorial Day, a time when we honor the sacrifice for freedom.ĭave: I would like to honor Ben Leihe. Jim Daly: I’m Jim Daly and this is Focus on the Family.
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