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Eternal Father, strong to save,
Whose arm hath bound the restless wave,
Who bidst the mighty ocean deep
It's own appointed limits keep:
O hear us when we cry to Thee,
For those in peril on the sea.

(Music by United States Navy Band)

George M. Jackson, Jr.
August 9th, 1925 - August 27th, 2010

Mr. George Marshall Jackson, Jr., age 85, of Griffin, passed away on Friday, August 27, 2010 at his residence. Mr. Jackson was born on August 9, 1925 in Atlanta, GA to the late George M. Jackson, Sr. and the late Annie Gowan Jackson. Mr. Jackson was a Veteran of the United States Navy having served during World War II. He worked for many years in the hotel management field. Survivors include his son; David Jackson of Marietta, GA; step-children and their spouses, Ed and Gail McKay of Douglasville, GA, Lyndell and David Ethier of Griffin, Mike McKay of Griffin, John McKay of Griffin; 8 grandchildren; 10 great grandchildren; nephews, Michael Jackson of Smyrna, GA, and Earl Jackson of Florida. Memorial services for Mr. George M. Jackson, Jr. will be conducted on Saturday, September 11, 2010 at 2:00pm in the Chapel of Conner-Westbury Funeral Home. Reverend Jack Landrum will officiate. Friends may visit the family following the service.

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Rest in peace, your jobs are done.

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"Taps"
Composed By Major General Daniel Butterfield
Army of the Potomac, Civil War

"Fading light dims the sight,
And a star gems the sky, gleaming bright.
From afar drawing nigh -- Falls the night.

"Day is done, gone the sun,
From the lake, from the hills, from the sky.
All is well, safely rest, God is nigh.

"Then good night, peaceful night,
Till the light of the dawn shineth bright,
God is near, do not fear -- Friend, good night."

"TAPS is the most beautiful bugle call. Played slowly and softly, it has a smooth, tender and touching character. The bugle call was written during the Peninsula Campaign of the Civil War by General Butterfield, with an assist from his bugler, Oliver W. Norton, in 1862.

"TAPS" went on from its origin as an alternative to "Lights Out" to become not only a signal that day was done, but also to say good-bye to a fallen comrade.

"TAPS" is customarily played at funerals at Arlington national Cemetery as well as at ceremonies at the Tomb of the Unknowns there.

Its composer is buried in the Post Cemetery at the United States Military Academy at West Point (even though he did not graduate from the Academy).

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