On this day, 4 September 2018, Staff Sgt. Diobanjo Sanagustin, 32, of National City, California, assigned to the 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division at Fort Carson, Co.; died in a non-combat related incident while deployed to Afghanistan. We must never forget those who made the ultimate sacrifice in service to our nation.
Psalm 119:105
Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light for my path.
A comment about the text.
So often, those of us who have received the blessings of faith and the guidelines of the word of God don't fully appreciate them. Can you imagine what it would be like to try to define your worth, clarify your values, or establish your sense of purpose without a standard of truth? Imagine what it would be like to be lost without a map, without a compass, or without GPS? Remember what it was like to wake up in an unfamiliar place as a child in the pitch black darkness, totally disoriented? We don't have to worry about that now, do we? God's word — both the Scriptures and the Son — light our dark paths and show us the way home!
Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light for my path.
A comment about the text.
So often, those of us who have received the blessings of faith and the guidelines of the word of God don't fully appreciate them. Can you imagine what it would be like to try to define your worth, clarify your values, or establish your sense of purpose without a standard of truth? Imagine what it would be like to be lost without a map, without a compass, or without GPS? Remember what it was like to wake up in an unfamiliar place as a child in the pitch black darkness, totally disoriented? We don't have to worry about that now, do we? God's word — both the Scriptures and the Son — light our dark paths and show us the way home!
On this day, 5 September 2019, Sgt. 1st Class Elis A. Barreto Ortiz, 34, of Morovis, Puerto Rico, assigned to the 82nd Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina was killed when a vehicle-borne improvised explosion device detonated near his vehicle in Kabul, Afghanistan. We must never forget those who made the ultimate sacrifice in service to our nation.
On this day, 7 September 2007, Marine Lance Cpl. Lance M. Clark, 21, of Cookeville, Tenn.; assigned to 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; died in a nonhostile incident in Saqlawiyah, Iraq. We must never forget those who made the ultimate sacrifice in service to our nation.