Comments on: Raising The Flag on Iwo Jima http://connierenda.com/blog/2010/04/22/raising-the-flag-on-iwo-jima/ Actor/Singer Wed, 28 Mar 2012 02:09:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Connie Renda http://connierenda.com/blog/2010/04/22/raising-the-flag-on-iwo-jima/comment-page-1/#comment-131 Connie Renda Tue, 27 Mar 2012 15:27:54 +0000 http://connierenda.com/blog/?p=80#comment-131 Thanks! He is in good hands in York, Pa with my family! 86 years old and still painting! Amazing, right? Thanks for reaching out! Glad you enjoy his painting! Connie Thanks! He is in good hands in York, Pa with my family! 86 years old and still painting! Amazing, right? Thanks for reaching out! Glad you enjoy his painting!
Connie

]]> By: Jacob Kingsbury http://connierenda.com/blog/2010/04/22/raising-the-flag-on-iwo-jima/comment-page-1/#comment-127 Jacob Kingsbury Mon, 23 Jan 2012 23:22:42 +0000 http://connierenda.com/blog/?p=80#comment-127 that painting is such a great painting i couldnt even think of me drawing something I hope your grandfather is in gods hands J that painting is such a great painting i couldnt even think of me drawing something
I hope your grandfather is in gods hands

J

]]> By: Gladts Amherdt http://connierenda.com/blog/2010/04/22/raising-the-flag-on-iwo-jima/comment-page-1/#comment-114 Gladts Amherdt Thu, 11 Aug 2011 16:57:17 +0000 http://connierenda.com/blog/?p=80#comment-114 We would like to purchase this image. Could you please tell us how to order it or where to get it. Thank you, Gladys We would like to purchase this image. Could you please tell us how to order it or where to get it. Thank you, Gladys

]]> By: Zia Maria http://connierenda.com/blog/2010/04/22/raising-the-flag-on-iwo-jima/comment-page-1/#comment-73 Zia Maria Mon, 05 Jul 2010 23:38:12 +0000 http://connierenda.com/blog/?p=80#comment-73 Connie... What a great tribute to grandpa. He is such a kind and gentle soul who never says, no, to anyone. He lives a simple life and is a wonderful example to all people of a dedicated man to God, family and his country...oh, and his customer--he always liked cutting hair and discussing politics with them and his war stories. I always remember the time I asked him if we were rich. He said, oh my, yes--we have a roof over our heads and a meal on the table every night...this is being rich. I never forgot those words. Somehow they always keep me in a good perspective of understanding just exactly what life is about. He was and still is a dedicated marine and would fight, again, for his country if they called him to do so. The painting is a declaration of this and his pride shows through the colors and the movement of the soldiers one seems to feel when they look at it. Let's not forget what a dedicated husband he is in caring for grandma. I have never witnessed a 60+ years of keeping a promise "for sickness and in health" marriage vowel. He is truly a wonderful person and by his actions has shown many good things to his children, grandchildren and lucky great-grand children. Thank you for posting this about your grandpa...I am proud of you for bringing it to all our minds...certainly to mine. I am proud of him and happy to be his daughter. Love you, Zia Maria Connie…

What a great tribute to grandpa. He is such a kind and gentle soul who never says, no, to anyone. He lives a simple life and is a wonderful example to all people of a dedicated man to God, family and his country…oh, and his customer–he always liked cutting hair and discussing politics with them and his war stories.

I always remember the time I asked him if we were rich. He said, oh my, yes–we have a roof over our heads and a meal on the table every night…this is being rich. I never forgot those words.

Somehow they always keep me in a good perspective of understanding just exactly what life is about.

He was and still is a dedicated marine and would fight, again, for his country if they called him to do so. The painting is a declaration of this and his pride shows through the colors and the movement of the soldiers one seems to feel when they look at it.

Let’s not forget what a dedicated husband he is in caring for grandma. I have never witnessed a 60+ years of keeping a promise “for sickness and in health” marriage vowel.

He is truly a wonderful person and by his actions has shown many good things to his children, grandchildren and lucky great-grand children.

Thank you for posting this about your grandpa…I am proud of you for bringing it to all our minds…certainly to mine. I am proud of him and happy to be his daughter.

Love you,
Zia Maria

]]> By: Dan Pushman http://connierenda.com/blog/2010/04/22/raising-the-flag-on-iwo-jima/comment-page-1/#comment-72 Dan Pushman Fri, 02 Jul 2010 04:48:30 +0000 http://connierenda.com/blog/?p=80#comment-72 Your Grandfather's painting of the Iwo Jima flag raising is inspirational on this Fourth of July weekend. I sleep better knowing the Marines are on the job defending our nation. Men like the flag raisers and your grandfather are heroes. So are all the youngsters serving our country today. My fathers younger brother was a gunner on a TBM in VMTB-232. He was at Okinawa too. On April 29th he was lost along with his pilot and an Army observer while attacking the Japanese lines. Your Grandfather’s painting of the Iwo Jima flag raising is inspirational on this Fourth of July weekend. I sleep better knowing the Marines are on the job defending our nation. Men like the flag raisers and your grandfather are heroes. So are all the youngsters serving our country today.

My fathers younger brother was a gunner on a TBM in VMTB-232. He was at Okinawa too. On April 29th he was lost along with his pilot and an Army observer while attacking the Japanese lines.

]]> By: christina http://connierenda.com/blog/2010/04/22/raising-the-flag-on-iwo-jima/comment-page-1/#comment-42 christina Sat, 24 Apr 2010 18:36:03 +0000 http://connierenda.com/blog/?p=80#comment-42 This made me cry...we are so lucky to have him in our lives! Love you Con! This made me cry…we are so lucky to have him in our lives! Love you Con!

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