OBITUARY: Honor due a hero from two nations!

We tend to fall short when it comes to honoring our war veterans ... during all wars; and I'm as guilty as the next. But Medal of Honor winners have always held a special attention for me. Since I currently pastor in Mexico, I was caught by the following report from The Arizona Republic.

Silvestre Herrera, 91, a Mexico-born recipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor, died Monday at his Glendale home, authorities said.

Herrera, who rose in courage and earned a place in history, also wore Mexico's highest honor for valor on the field of battle, making him the only person to earn both.

In 1945, Herrera, an Army private from Arizona, was awarded the Medal of Honor for saving his platoon from machine-gun fire near Mertzwiller, France, not far from the German border.

The private first class with the 36th Infantry Division took out one emplacement, then charged through a minefield toward a second, losing both feet to explosions. The entire eight man German crew threw down its weapons and surrendered.

Visit the Army's "full list" of WWII (g-l) here to see Herrera's official citation.

What people dont see in the photo at the top-left of this post is President Truman congratulating Herrera for his heroism; what is also not seen is the wheelchair this Mexican-American hero had been confined to as a result of his heroism.

Medal of Honor, Silvestre Herrera

TAMMY FAYE: Well ... Not Much to Say!

I sure hope she can Praise the Lord in "spirit and truth" now!

She was lying through her teeth then; she won't be able to now; but out of respect for the dead I'll not say more!

Well, maybe just to tell you my wife met Tammy once, when she was still a Baker. She came home one day covered with a plethora of colors ... I asked, "What in the world happened to you?" She said, "I ran in to Tammy Faye at the mall!"

These people were so embarrassing! But a person's passing is serious business! Lord I do pray Tammy was, is, and always will be one of Yours!

EDITOR: WorldMag Blog has an interesting post of this; check it out! Just now read another view than mine at Pen of the Wayfarer ... one I cannot voice due to hardness of heart and the razorblades in my mouth.

Apostates, Christianity, Deaths, Heretics,
PTL, Religion, Tammy Faye Baker

FALWELL DEAD: A Great Saint of God Passes - 1933-2007

Love him or hate him he made an impact of his nation and its culture ... not to mention he is receiving his "Well done, My good and faithful servant; enter now into your rest!"

We visited Thomas Road and Lynchburg about 15 years ago and never regretted the visit. He had a friend in the pulpit that morning but he was there with his flock.

[Photo courtesy of FoxNews.com]

My wife and I don't care what people say about the man or the Christian, he was not at all like what the media portrayed him as ... even when misquoted and misunderstood, Jerry was a gracious and great man of God. In fact he was Aflame for God.

Washington Post has a video tribute here.

Israel Net Daily opens with this quote from Jerry:

"The Jews are returning to their land of unbelief. They are spiritually blind and desperately in need of their Messiah and Savior"

Oh how he wished they would listen to him.

The Deseret News chose to remind us of this:

"With Falwell's high profile came frequent criticism, even from fellow ministers. The Rev. Billy Graham once rebuked him for political sermonizing on "non-moral issues.""

USA Today gets it part right:

"When Falwell created the Moral Majority a quarter-century ago, many Christian fundamentalists eschewed the world of politics. But the controversial Southern Baptist minister from Lynchburg, Va., launched a political force that would help elect two presidents and install a Republican-controlled Congress."

Falwell was not a Southern Baptist 25 years ago; but the rest is true.

The Captain's Quarters has some good stuff, as does Pajamas Media.

Read More; and still more NPR, NYT, and Reuters.

Christianity, Jerry Falwell