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The idea of a posthumous pardon to a young man Killed In Action in service to our country relates to doing the right thing even when no one is watching. If the Governor of Alabama learned about this video, agreed this young man from Alabama is worthy of a pardon (he was a moonshiner, not a murderer), and held a press conference to present the pardon to this soldier's next of kin, it would make headlines nationwide. Does a pardon cost anything? No. Is there anything to gain from a pardon? Yes. First of all, it sends a message to all living Americans who may go into harm's way that they won't be taken for granted and forgotten after they come home in a flag draped casket. Second, it lifts a burden that is worthy of being forgiven. If you believe in the afterlife, then Fay Bolding will know. Third, a pardon in this case would create a TREMENDOUS amount of goodwill for the Governor of Alabama. 99% will love her. The other 1% needs to be shipped off to Iran for a reality check. And finally, the national attention will shine a spotlight on the plight of our veteran headstones covered in filth from sea to shining sea.

From what I've heard, you are correct! I do plan to travel to Europe some day to visit the WWI and WWII cemeteries.

Well said! Back then the government was spending every dollar they could collect. Today, they just out-of-thin-air create an additional $1.5 Trillion to spend each year. Eventually, people are going to realize the U.S. dollar is worth less each time the government dilutes the buying power of a U.S. dollar. Nobody is loaning money to the Unites States, so there is no national debt owed to China or anyone else. Instead of drill baby drill, it's print baby print! I'm not sure why they hold themselves back at only $1.5 Trillion additional dollars created each year. Put on your Big Boy pants federal government and print $50 Trillion next year! Spend baby spend!

No. Its one of the few things the Federal Government actually does correctly.

A stupid law.

Wasn't he talking about the three regiments of the 29th Infantry Division? The 116th which landed on Omaha first, followed by the 115th which landed second and then the third infantry regiment of the 29th Infantry Division which was the 175th Infantry Regiment.

Oh I beg to differ. You see the government pulled my grandfather out of high school and sent him to the beaches of Normandy. There was no high school graduation for him. What they should have done was given him his stinkin high school diploma when they pulled him out of his school desk and sent him off to get his guts blown out. After a couple hundred days on the front line of a World War, two times wounded in action, a Bronze Star for valor, a man can't go back to a high school classroom with children. He was an E-7 at 19 years old leading 39 men into fire fights most every day. I got him his high school diploma from the State of Florida for his 82nd birthday. The Governor of Florida should have hand-delivered it, but he didn't. It's never too late to do the right thing. Lesser folks receive pardons in America. A man who gave his life for his country earned a pardon.

I can appreciate that the majority of Americans think we're nuts for cleaning veteran headstones. They think we are nuts, because they have no schema for why this is sacredly important. You and I know the cost of freedom up close and personal. Most do not. I research veterans using Ancestry.com, Findagrave.com, FOLD3.com, and Newspapers.com. I this case, on Ancestry.com I found a handwritten letter, written by his father, where he mentioned the location of his son's burial in France. I just follow the bread crumbs to where they lead me.

@@honoryourdna8897 Thanks for answering back Mr Zipperer.I just went to your site.Its very well done and will be sending out a donation tonight.I tried sending a message through the site but the verification picture thing kept returning and I don’t think my message went through or if they did your about to get 20 emails saying the same thing from me 🫣.Thanks again.

I featured one of my 5th great uncle's headstone in one of my videos. I went there to clean it this spring. Upon arrival at the cemetery I could see it glowing white from a distance. Someone had watched my video and cleaned it up right a few months earlier. It looked brand new!

@@honoryourdna8897 That is awesome. I can see the ones I have cleaned throughout the cemetery when I go to check on them.They look beautiful. Which cemetery are you talking about? I think you have some in GA, not 100% sure, and I can’t remember where else.

I have received several comments from Boy Scouts and parents of Boy Scouts letting me know about Eagle Scout projects! You are correct.

84% of veterans are buried in their hometown cemetery. Only 16% of veterans are buried in National Cemeteries.

China is working on their aircraft carrier fleet. Russia is already at war. North Korea is now allied with Russia. Israel is under attack for rescuing their people held hostage. Iran is allied with Russia. The enemy is doing everything possible to remove God from the United States. Yeah, we are nearing Sodom and Gomorrah levels of wickedness.

You think the Nazis were trying save you?

What I love about acts of respect such as cleaning veteran headstones and leaving coins is that it equates to doing the right thing even when no one is watching. I remember going to Andersonville National Cemetery and seeing a specific headstone among thousands where the top was piled with stacks of various coins. The soldier died a POW like the rest of them 160 years ago, but somehow people know to leave a coin there at that headstone. Nobody there but me, but the coins informed me of what was happening when no one was watching.

The National Cemetery Administration promotes no pressure washers, no bleach, no acid, no plastic bristle brushes, no metal bristle brushes, and no powered tools. I appreciate you cleaning headstones. I am guilty of not knowing what I didn't know. The preferred way to accomplish the same speed, well actually a faster speed, is to use a battery powered sprayer to apply water first to wet the stones, then apply D/2 Biological Solution to the headstones, then walk away. They won't look clean immediately, but this process creates no risk of damaging the natural stone. Come back a couple months later and the stones will look great!

Where do you find company morning reports?

@@honoryourdna8897 currently you ( or a hired researcher) have to go to the National Archives in St Louis to access them. I have access to an index of The 29th division morning reports for 1 June 1944 through the end of the war that I used to find this info. I know they are trying to digitize all the reports and put them on line but it’s a pretty massive effort.

Thank you. We lost our home and belongings in the storm surge flood waters from Hurricane Ian on 28 SEP 2022. It took 18 months to complete our home renovation, which was an absolute nightmare traumatic experience. I am trying to put that experience behind me, so I can get back to where I was on 27 SEP 2022. Making progress! I appreciate you.

@@honoryourdna8897 Sorry to hear that nice to see back ,take care.

@@honoryourdna8897 I too am very sorry to hear that and am glad that you can now out that behind you. It was so nice for you to pop up today though. You have been missed, but I know some of us were carrying on due to you and your dedication to teaching us all about this!

I bathe with alligators in Florida rivers after midnight and ride bicycles wearing no helmet. The gloves are to keep the grime from getting under my fingernails. The cleaning agent is D/2 Biological Solution with an active ingredient known as a quaternary ammonium compound. QUATs are deadly on biological organisms but gentle on natural stone.

Much appreciated

This is a grass roots effort, so visit ByMemorialDay.com, watch all the videos on each web page, read the protocol issued by the National Cemetery Administration, and light the patriotic fire to clean veteran headstones in your local community. If someone already cleaned the veteran headstones in the first cemetery you visit, go on to the next one, and so on.

@@honoryourdna8897 thanks for the reply! I am currently going through all of the videos on your website and starting a list for supplies. Lets make this happen!

I'm editing a few new videos at this very moment. I hope to release my Band of Brothers video in the next day or two.

I rarely walk into a random cemetery to find the veteran headstones in a respectable clean condition. Most every time, the veteran headstones are in distress. Eventually, veteran headstones covered in filth will be a thing of the past.

Hopefully, someone with a connection to the Governor of Alabama will show her this video! I think she will take action once she becomes aware of the issue. Pardoning Fay Bolding would certainly create a tremendous amount of goodwill.

Lost our home in the flood waters of Hurricane Ian 21 months ago. Trying to get back to cleaning veteran headstones.

Our house flooded during Hurricane Ian on 28 SEP 2022. Recovering from a natural disaster took me out of the fight for many months, but I hope to refocus my efforts again.

Thank you for spreading the word! We have 100 living Americans for each veteran headstone, so it is simply a matter of raising awareness with 1%.

No, but that's a great idea! If you're willing to start a petition to reach the Governor of Alabama, that would be great. A woman in Wisconsin went to a townhall meeting to meet her Congressman to tell him about my proposed amendment to the United States Flag Code. That Congressman just announced a Bill for the United States House of Representatives to allow grave flags at veteran graves 365 days a year! This is a team effort.

Thank you. Recovering from a flooded house took me out of the fight for 18 months. Time to get back to work.