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Prayer for Memorial Day – May 31, 2021

May 31, 2021 by Jack Emmott Leave a Comment

Jack H. Emmott, Sr. – Machine Gun Instructor, U.S Army 1918

My Grandfather served in the First World War.  He learned the skills to operate a machine gun at Camp Logan, what is now Memorial Park.  Fortunately, he missed the train to Galveston to board the ship to fight on the Killing Fields of Europe.  After missing the train, he came home to his mother, Catherine Mary Emmott. He cried to her about not being at the railroad station on time.  Grandfather, “Paw Paw”, told me his entire unit died in battle.  The average life expectancy of a machine gunner in battle was two minutes.  Paw Paw was assigned to be a trainer in the School of Fire in Georgia. He taught brave soldiers the art by day and rode by horseback at night with Teddy Roosevelt’s nephew to fish on the Savannah River.

I treasure the WWI machine gun bullet box he gave me.

I have pride in his service to our country.

I am thankful for all the brave men and women who sacrificed their lives and who served to preserve our precious liberties.

Lord, May You please bless all Americans who have served or sacrificed their lives in the military to preserve and protect America from evil.  In the giving of their lives we have received the gifts of peace, opportunity and freedom to learn, grow, earn and love.  May Your angels illumine their paths with the light of Christ.  May your unfailing love heal their wounds and comfort the hearts of family and friends left behind.   Amen

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Jack H. Emmott is a Senior Counsel of Gray, Reed & McGraw, LLP, a 145-lawyer full-service firm in Houston, Dallas and Waco, Texas, a Board-Certified Family Law and Master Credentialed Collaborative Law Professional Divorce Attorney, Mediator, Author, Entrepreneur and Inspirational Speaker.  For more information about Jack or his latest book, Bending Angels: Living Messengers of God’s Love, go to the Bending Angel website.

Filed Under: Weekly Prayers Tagged With: Camp Logan, Catherine Mary Emmott, Jack Emmott, Jack H. Emmott Sr., Memorial Park, Prayer for Memorial Day, School of Fire

Prayer for Memorial Day – May 27, 2019

May 26, 2019 by Jack Emmott Leave a Comment

Jack H. Emmott, Sr. – Machine Gun Instructor, U.S Army 1918

My Grandfather served in the First World War.  He learned the skills to operate a machine gun at Camp Logan, what is now Memorial Park.  Fortunately, he missed the train to Galveston to board the ship to fight on the Killing Fields of Europe.  After missing the train, he came home to his mother, Catherine Mary Emmott. He cried to her about not being at the railroad station on time.  Grandfather, “Paw Paw”, told me his entire unit died in battle.  The average life expectancy of a machine gunner in battle was two minutes.  Paw Paw was assigned to be a trainer in the School of Fire in Georgia. He taught brave soldiers the art by day and rode by horseback at night with Teddy Roosevelt’s nephew to fish on the Savannah River.

I treasure the WWI machine gun bullet box he gave me.

I have pride in his service to our country.

I am thankful for all the brave men and women who sacrificed their lives and who served to preserve our precious liberties.

Lord, May You please bless all Americans who have served or sacrificed their lives in the military to preserve and protect America from evil.  In the giving of their lives we have received the gifts of peace, opportunity and freedom to learn, grow, earn and love.  May Your angels illumine their paths with the light of Christ.  May your unfailing love heal their wounds and comfort the hearts of family and friends left behind.   Amen

If you like this prayer, please share.

If you want to purchase for yourself or a friend a copy of Bending Angels: Living Messengers of God’s Love or Prayerful Passages: Asking God’s Help in Reconciliation, Separation or Divorce, please click on here to go to Amazon.

Jack H. Emmott is a Senior Counsel of Gray, Reed & McGraw, LLP, a 145-lawyer full-service firm in Houston, Dallas and Waco, Texas, a Board-Certified Family Law and Master Credentialed Collaborative Law Professional Divorce Attorney, Mediator, Author, Entrepreneur and Inspirational Speaker.  For more information about Jack or his latest book, Bending Angels: Living Messengers of God’s Love, go to the Bending Angel website.

Filed Under: Weekly Prayers Tagged With: Camp Logan, Catherine Mary Emmott, Jack Emmott, Jack H. Emmott Sr., Memorial Park, Prayer for Memorial Day, School of Fire

Memorial Day Prayer – May 29, 2017

May 27, 2017 by Jack Emmott Leave a Comment

Jack H. Emmott, Sr. – Machine Gun Instructor, U.S Army 1918

My Grandfather served in the First World War.  He learned the skills to operate a machine gun at Camp Logan, what is now Memorial Park.  Fortunately, he missed the train to Galveston to board the ship to fight on the Killing Fields of Europe.  After missing the train, he came home to his mother, Catherine Mary Emmott. He cried to her about not being at the railroad station on time.  Grandfather, “Paw Paw”, told me his entire unit died in battle.  The average life expectancy of a machine gunner in battle was two minutes.  Paw Paw was assigned to be a trainer in the School of Fire in Georgia. He taught brave soldiers the art by day and rode by horseback at night with Teddy Roosevelt’s nephew to fish on the Savannah River.

I treasure the WWI machine gun bullet box he gave me.

I have pride in his service to our country.

I am thankful for all the brave men and women who sacrificed their lives and who served to preserve our precious liberties.

Lord, May You please bless all Americans who have served or sacrificed their lives in the military to preserve and protect America from evil.  In the giving of their lives we have received the gifts of peace, opportunity and freedom to learn, grow, earn and love.  May Your angels illumine their paths with the light of Christ.  May your unfailing love heal their wounds and comfort the hearts of family and friends left behind.   Amen

If you like this prayer, please share.

Jack H. Emmott is a Senior Counsel of Gray, Reed & McGraw, LLP, a 120 lawyer full service firm in Houston, Texas, a Board-Certified Family Law  and Master Credentialed Collaborative Law Professional Divorce Attorney, Mediator, Author, Entrepreneur and Inspirational Speaker.  For more information about Jack or his latest book, Bending Angels: Living Messengers of God’s Love, go to BendingAngel.com.

 

 

 

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