UPDATE: Many are reading this post about my good friend Roger Carey of my hometown in Windom, Minnesota! Roger worked with my Dad at the Windom Schools and gave me rides on his Honda! Roger was killed in the Vietnam War. 58,220 American soldiers died in that war. Too many have forgotten. Many suffer from various illnesses to this day because of the Vietnam War. Agent Orange killed many and many of our Veterans are disabled by that poison. I have added a few links to update this tribute to Roger that I first wrote on 2015
Today I searched for a picture of one of my best friends ever, Roger G. Roger pictured on right, worked with my Dad, Wally Moede, pictured on left, at the Windom schools. Roger really looked up to my Dad. Roger became one of my best friends ever. He was born on November 18, 1947, so he was 9 years older than me. Roger would give me rides on his Honda motorcycle, it was the Honda 50 with the white seat. In 1966 (the year Roger graduated) Windom went to the state basketball tournament at Williams Arena and I did not have a ticket, but the officials let me sit on Rogers lap to watch the game! Roger and my dad became such good friends, Roger knew my Dad had been at Sgt. in the Marines in WWII, it is one of the reasons Roger enlisted into the Marines upon graduating. Sadly, he was killed in action on October 14th, 1967 at Quang Tri. Several years ago a man contacted me after seeing me write about Roger in “Dewey’s Daily Cup” This man was writing about the men killed in Vietnam and included my comments about Roger in the book, I have the transcript in a box somewhere! I remember Roger telling my Dad that he went into the Marines to serve our Country and to provide his family with a paycheck. Roger gave his life for you an me. My hero, my best friend Roger G. Carey of Windom, Minnesota! Praise God I will see Roger again!
I want to share with you a new link I found about Roger’s service in Vietnam: More Here
History of the Vietnam War, You should know this, the extreme sacrifices our loved ones gave to us.
From ‘Got Questions’
Matthew 5:9 is part of Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount in which He says, “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called the children of God.” The Greek word translated “peacemaker” is used in only one other place in the New Testament, in a slightly different form. Colossians 1:20 says, “For it was the Father’s good pleasure for all the fullness to dwell in Him, and through Him to reconcile all things to Himself, having made peace through the blood of His cross.”
Jesus laid down His life to make peace between God and sinners, and when we can carry that message of peace to others, we are peacemakers. God delights in those who reconcile others to Himself—those who bring the gospel are “beautiful” (Isaiah 52:7). God “reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation” (2 Corinthians 5:18). Those who bring reconciliation to broken relationships are carrying on the work of Jesus, the Prince of Peace. Those who give of themselves as Jesus did in order that others may know God are called “blessed.” There is no real peace apart from a relationship with God (Romans 5:1). What may masquerade as worldly peace is merely a temporary lull in chaos (John 14:27). True peace is found only in a restored relationship with God. “‘There is no peace,’ says the LORD, ‘for the wicked’” (Isaiah 48:22).
Only children of God can bring the peace of knowing God to others. A person must have a real relationship with God before he or she can help someone else know God. Those who witness for Christ, share their faith with their friends, and serve others in the name of Christ are the ambassadors for peace this verse identifies (see also Matthew 10:41-42). Those who bring the wonderful message of God’s peace to the world are “peacemakers,” and Jesus calls them the “children of God.”
I thank Linda of the Cottonwood County Historical Society, Dave Fjeld of the Windom Citizen and Pastor Paul Holt in my search for a picture of Roger. The picture of Roger is from the Windom High School Year Book.
God Bless the memory of Roger G. Carey!
PS: Some of you may remember Roger’s sister, Linda, she worked at the old Hi-Way cafe. I cannot find any close family of Roger’s. If you know of any close family please contact me. I also beleive that Roger’s Dad worked as a custodian at the Courthouse?
Just got this message on the FGGAM Contact Forum from Joanne Vold Kaiser: Dewey, I am on the Lakeview Cemetery Board. We are in the process of placing street signs in the streets of the cemetery in memory of the 5 vets from Cottonwood County killed in Viet Nam.
They are Roger, Tom Piper, Vernon Tschetter, Lawrence Gosen from Bingham Lake and John Harder from Mt. Lake.
We hope to have them done this spring or summer of ’16.
On a side note, my mother Effie Midtbruget Vold, was your dad’s teacher in the Hill School where Highland is now. Always loved to see your dad – smiling all the time.
Joanne
Thank you Joanne! God Bless you!