As much as I tried to find an online version of the Naval hymn “Eternal Father Strong to Save” that compared to the men’s voices singing “Mansions of the Lord” there was nothing.
So please accept this musical version. Also, as it was brought to my attention, notice how the four stanzas are constructed: Father, Son and Holy Spirit, the Trinity, from John1 and Genesis 1
Lyrics:

O Christ! Whose voice the waters heard
And hushed their raging at Thy Word,
Who walked on the foaming deep,
And calm amidst its rage didst sleep;
Oh, hear us when we cry to Thee,
For those in peril on the sea!

Most Holy Spirit! Who didst brood
Upon the chaos dark and rude,
And bid its angry tumult cease,
And give, for wild confusion, peace;
Oh, hear us when we cry to Thee,
For those in peril on the sea!

O Trinity of love and power!
Our family shield in danger’s hour;
From rock and tempest, fire and foe,
Protect us wheresoever we go;
Thus evermore shall rise to Thee
Glad hymns of praise from land and sea.

This is from a website called “Froggy Ruminations“. He is talking about the funeral of a Navy SEAL Petty Officer James E. Shu. Petty Officer Shu was KIA in Afghanistan. The picture is accompanied by a description of the last ceremony for a SEAL’s funeral:
“Upon the dismissal of the assembly by the funeral director, the men of SDV Team ONE solemnly formed a single file and approached James’ immaculate wood coffin. One by one, each man removed his Trident from the breast of his uniform and pounded it into the gleaming wooden lid of his coffin. Dozens of golden Tridents were left shimmering in the sun to accompany James on his journey…forever.”
Iraq is not the only place where our finest are in harms way for us.

“We sleep safe in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm.” attributed to George Orwell

No politics for the rest of the three day weekend. It’s time to remember those who stood, and died on the wall for us.
This morning I went online to find the best audio of the song “In the Mansions of the Lord” from the movie “We Were Soldiers”. The best I found is directly from the soundtrack from the movie and included the Scottish lament “Sgt. MacKenzie” . As this is Memorial Day weekend, I thought that fallen soldier piece should also be included. Also, a friendly warning: have kleenex close at hand.
Here and here are two links and this one explaining “Sgt. MacKenzie” who died protecting a wounded comrade in WWI. Below are the lyrics to both pieces:

Who would ever think that I, Amendment X, would ever even consider the remotest possiblity of a shadow of the farthest conception that I, Amendment X, would ever even post something saying that I agree with Ralph Nader?
Well kids, today is that day. Not for all the same reasons, but Ralph and I agree that Timmy needs to veto, not sign the Carl Pohlad Enrichment Act.

This is a picture of the man who carried Farah, Major Mark Bieger and his wife.
Here is what Michael Yon says of Major Bieger:
Mark was awarded a Silver Star, but seeing him in action, and hearing from his men, it’s clear he deserves a constellation of Silver Stars. The name Mark Bieger evokes respect.

I’ve heard Michael Yon on Hugh Hewitt. I don’t remember visiting his web site until the below post. I went to a link on his site about Operation Iraqi Children . A very worthwhile cause. See what the American soldiers do with the packages from OIC .
Further down in the article, there was a reference to the tragic murder bombing at the U.S. dining facility. Here is what the immediate response was from the press:
Days later, when a homicide bomber detonated his explosives inside the base dining facility, the charge was so powerful it killed 22 people. The blast had such force that a soldier told me one victim’s teeth were found embedded in the chest of another dead body. Because there had been much fighting in Mosul, there were many journalists on hand to report the bad news. Some journalists rushed to take photos and videos of wounded soldiers and civilians as they writhed in desperate need of help. Such singularity of purpose in other circumstances might be admired, but that day left a bitter taste that lingered for months.
The “press”.

Lady Logician blogs quite regularly about the evil called radical Islam, which is really another term for cowardly servants of satan.And she is so correct when she blogs here and here .
And murder bombers show no respect for any innocent life. Even kids. Especially kids. But, the American soldier has always shown incredible compassion for kids. Always.
This is a hard picture to look at. But, it and the story that goes with it shows the incredible difference between us and the the bacon boy servants of evil called radical Islam and their pig dog god.
I love kids. I do volunteer work with kids. I’m always way over my legal limit of fun with kids.
Her name is Farah.
She didn’t make it.
My eyes hurt from fighting tears over this picture.

I love it, absolutely love it when the laws passed by any legislative body come back to take huge chunks out of their nether regions! And that they also bleed profusely while whining incessantly.
Seems that members of Congress are shocked and screaming about the FBI investigating all of them because of violations of the BCRA (Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act, aka McCain/Feingold). Seems that they’re afraid that campaign contributions are defined as bribery. Well, welcome to the restraint of political speech, Congress Puke.
Thanks to Captain Ed on this.
I remember SO well the Monica Lewinski scandal where all the lefty pukes kept lying “It’s just about sex”. No, it was first of all about the Special Prosecutor statute that the lefty pukes enacted in the wake of Watergate and that the Republicans recommended that the last Democratic Congress let lapse in 1994. But, no. The lefty pukes extended the law for another five years. And the result was that Paula Jones filed a sexual harassment lawsuit under the sexual harassment laws that the lefty pukes and their radical feminist puke allies passed. And as we all know, in a sexual harassment lawsuit, the defendant’s history is relevant and open. And so, Zippergate Slick Willy was hoisted on the petard that the lefties have inflicted on so many others.
Hooray!

Listening to Rush, he makes an on target comment: the Republican Senators that voted for this travesty of a immigration bill are NOT up for election this year (and this bill has a condition in it from Sen. Chris “Dumbass” Dodd that says we must consult with Mexico and take into consideration what effect our laws will have on the other side of the border!). There are a number of Senators that ARE up for re-election that voted against the bill, Sen.Bob “Grand Kleegle” Byrd being the most notable 2006 up for re-election senator.
Norm Coleman voted for this disaster! He sided with Senators Mark Dayton, Barbara Boxer, Teddy “Dunk-a-matic” Kennedy , Schumer,Clinton to name a few.
And the Senate “immigration” bill is worse than it seems. Much, much worse. And BTW, it has nothing at all to do with immigration, it has everything to do with spineless Senators excusing criminal behavior and action.
Hey Norm! Counting on the fact that we’ll forget this vote? See ya’ in a year or so, buddy.