O Hero Of Mine
Posted By Miss Jocelyn Tzahala on November 11, 2009 | Category: History, In The Life Of A Country Girl, Of The Elder Days
My Great-Grandfather served this country during World War II and afterward as a volunteer fireman. Even now as he battles cancer and the effects of old age he is a trooper… with a sense of humour… and I love every bit of him. He was pretty handsome too, wasn’t he? It has been such a blessing and honour to be able to know my great-grandparents. They were and are such a cute couple. May Yahweh bless and grant shalom to the men and women who have served our country. We remember you.
Proverbs 20:29
The pride of the young is their strength; the dignity of the old is gray hair.
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Shalom, welcome to A Pondering Heart. I hope you will be challenged by what you read here and it will cause you to search deeper and deeper into the Word of YAH. My name is Jocelyn Tzahala - I am a 19yo young woman, living in Latin America, seeking to be 'set apart as YHVH is set-apart". I want my faith to resemble that Avraham because in him YHVH found a man who would trust in him with everything and act upon his Word. My hope is that my life may be a sweet fragrance unto YHVH the MOST HIGH! HalleluYAH!
It’s heartwarming when young people love and respect their elders. Happy WW
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That is a great photo of him!!
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He is my hero too Jocelyn. I love him so much, and I sure do miss seeing him.
I hope he knows that.
And yes, he was so very very handsome.
Love you. I am praising Yahweh for allowing you children to know, love and respect him and Grandma.
Love you~
Mom
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What a wonderful memorial to your great-grandfather. God bless.
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That’s really cool. I can see the resemblance between you and him.
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The patch on his shoulder is for “Old Ironsides” First Armored Division… Ask him if he was ever stationed at “The Rock” which is the nickname for Baumholder, Germany.
My husband currently wears the same one on his uniform!
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Happy WFW! As we honor our veterans today, may we never take for granted the sacrifices they made for our freedom!
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May God richly bless our veterans!
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Wonderful post by a wonderful young lady:-)
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What a wonderful story about your great grandfather. My post isn’t up yet, I’m waiting on my mother to scan in some pictures of the men in my family who served as well.
Thank you for sharing!
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You really are a dear heart. You show a great deal of respect for your elders and those who live honorably. Thanks!
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Amein to that. Happy Veterans Day and WW
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This is a great picture; I love being able to look up to the men & women in my family tree. They have so many good stories :)
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Blessings to you, and your family.
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What a great way to honor veterans–one of your own!
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Amein to that! Yes my father, grandfather, and uncle all have served and are serving our country! This is a special day to thank all of our veterans and those troops who are serving!
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thank you for sharing this — how thankful I am for men like your grandfather!! What a handsome picture! : )
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What a blessing to know your great-grandparents! May God bless your (yes, handsome) great-grandfather for his service!
Happy WFW ♥
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Lovely post, Miss J! I most know about my father-in-law who served in WWII and the Korean War. Actually, my grandfather served also, but I know very little. My dad was military, but not during wartime. It’s overwhelming what these selfless people have done for our nation. May we never forget.
Blessings!
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Wonderful tribute and photo of your great grandfather. My stepfather also served in WWII. I hope your Grandfather does not experience too much suffering in his cancer battle.
Friends of our family at church just lost their son/nephew/grandson to a roadside bomb in Afghanistan on November 5. Please say a prayer for the Aaron Aamot family. He was 22 years old. God is so good, Aaron had just been home on leave so everyone was able to see him before he went back.
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That’s very nice, Mj! Later today I plan to blog about my {veteran} grandfather and my dad’s birthday, which is today also. Did you scan that picture in? I love how good it looks! How’d you do that?
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Thank you for sharing your family’s service!!
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That is a neat picture! And neat, too, that he served in WWII :)
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What a wonderful picture – it is so important that we remember veterans and those serving in the armed forces today, past and present, on Armistice Day.
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Blessings & many thanks for this lovely photo…
Such a handsome young man – I bet he’s still a looker now too !!
My prayer is on its way to our Redeemer for him…
luv sjg
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Hi and thanks for visiting Shore’s End. I really enjoyed visiting your blog, and your tribute in today’s post is heartwarming and wonderful.
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A very handsome picture ~ and a wonderful verse ~ Praying for your great grandfather ~ God bless our troops and veterans.
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OMG, he’s very good-looking! :)
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He looks like a very kind man. I, too, know my great-grandparents, and learning from and visiting with them has been such a great blessing.
My grandmother’s brother was in the Air Force during WWII. His plane went down in the waters near the shores of Japan, and to this day we are unaware of what happened to him. Grandma has been in contact with men who were on his plane, and they say he survived the crash, but they don’t know what happened to him after that. It’s a real mystery.
I’m so thankful for my great-uncle, your great-grandfather and others who have so fearlessly and faithfully served our country!
Rebekah
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What a beautiful tribute to a wonderful man! Tell him thank you for the sacrifices he has made for this our FREE CHRISTian nation! Prayers for his health and his strength as he endures this disease!
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very well done! Thanks for sharing! :)
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What a handsome picture and a sweet tribute! My dad, who passed away a few years ago, served in the Navy in World War II and they were some of his fondest memories! I wish he was here so I could share this with him, but I rejoice that he is safely waiting for us. :)
I love your idea of putting a note about comment notifications and that you reply to them. What a great idea! I’m going to have to figure out how to do that. :)
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Jocelyn! :D
I’m back after soooo long…back to comment on YOUR blog! ;)
What an amazing picture…I love vintage war photos. So interesting when people have members in their family who have served our country. They’re in my family, too. 8)
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This was a loving tribute. And a lovely illustration of God’s love and promises.
Thanks for sharing.
Blessings,
Sherry
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Thats a great picture!
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How neat to have that heritage!!
I was blessed to be able to get to know my great-grandmother when I was younger but sadly she died when I was thirteen. My two remaining blood grandparents are now almost 70 and 77 (on two different sides of the family) and I pray that I have the vision to learn from them while I have the chance!
To the KING be all the glory!
Rebekah
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Wonderful post! Thanks for sharing.
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That is so cool!
Blessings,
Meggie
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shalom and amein..
gp moxie in montana :)
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Great picture. Great that you do honor and love your elders so much.
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Awe this is a great pic. My grandpa was in WWII. (Funny that your GREAT grandfather was in WWII and my grandfather was in it… Haha, an entire generation of space!)
I feel the same way, I have loved getting to know my grandparents, they are great people. So many kids our age lose out when they toss grandparents off as “old and crazy”. We could learn so much from our grandparents and great grandparents, as I’ve heard the WWII generation called “The greatest there ever was”.
Here is my grandpa and I think a sound clip is on there of him telling stories about WWII from my mom’s blog: http://www.cathynagle.com/super-simple-spiritual-sunday-2/
Sorry this was long winded. I love WWII and I was excited to see this pic on your blog. :) Keep up the great work!!
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I’m really going to-missing him Jocelyn.
I am so thankful you all got to know him and love him.
He was the best Grandpa. I am glad you had him as Grandpa too.
He so loved all of you. I wish he had gotten to meet Samuel. :( I will introduce him tonight. If I can make it through the tears… that is….
I know we will see him at the Resurrection, and I am looking forward to that day… COMING SOON!
Love you dear…
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*hug*
Praying that God will comfort you and your family!
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