G'Morning Friends...
Please...
If you are going to be going to any parades etc...
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Remove your hats.
Celebrate the flag.
Honor your veterans by getting up off your arses to see them pass.
Salute.
Cheer.
Cry.
Remember always...
And teach your children what Memorial Day is truly about...
Do anything but gather candy.
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I believe the following was written by Danielle Steel...
Just a few words for thought is all; not only for Vietnam, but for all who went before, who are there still, and all who are fighting now to keep us all safe... somehow.
And for all of those who are left only to relive this time and again; in their own minds, their own way, their own war with themselves... Believe only, They ARE in our own world.
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THE BOYS WHO FOUGHT IN NAM
Passed hand to hand,
the wishes,
the dreams,
the hopes of an entire generation...
An entire nation,
sent to war.
A score of old men,
leading our boys to die
while we watched in horror
in pain...
...and in disbelief
that we had to lose
so many of our boys...
Thier toys barely left behind.
Their eyes so young,
so bright
and so full of hope.
The fight so long,
so sad.
The pain so bad.
The wounds so deep.
Until at last
our young men sleep
in their Makers arms again.
Their names...
...carved in stone.
never to come home;
never to touch our tears again
Lest we forget...
Lest we grow old...
Our hearts must never be so cold.
We must run and hide.
We must remember...
...them...
...The boys who died.
Let it not be in vain.
Let us not forget the pain
the cries,
the agonies,
the braveries,
the heroes
and the smiles
The time that was
so long ago,
across so many miles...
In a land so bright
so green
Caught in a place
just inbetween
hope and lies
We must remember still.
We must promise that
we will always touch their hearts
While we still can
REMEMBER FRIENDS...
The boys who died,
who lived,
who cried...
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These Boys Who Fought in Nam
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Have a safe and honorable day...
XOXO
Anne
