Let's hope the cable shows remember what's really important this weekend. It isn't Rosie, it isn't Paris, it isn't Anna Nicole Smith and it sure as hell isn't the second anniversary of ONE missing person when there's thousands upon thousands of other families missing their loved ones.
Fallen Soldier All Alone
Fallen Soldier Far From Home.
Trickling Down His Face A Tear,
Forgetting How It Feels To Fear
Death And All It's Fate And Glory.
Now It's Here, No Need To Worry.
Fallen Soldier All Alone
Fallen Soldier Far From Home
He's One Of Those They'll All Forget;
The Life He Lived, The Goals He Set,
The Ones He Loved, The Ones Who Wait
To See His Nearly Forgotten Face.
Fallen Soldier All Alone
Fallen Soldier Far From Home
Now Breathing's Just A Waste Of Breath
And Living's Just A Waste Of Death
As He Searches For A New Address;
A Brand New Home Free Of Loneliness.
Fallen Soldier All Alone
Fallen Soldier Far From Home
Lying Motionless On The Ground,
The Battle Raging All Around.
For Now He Is Not All Alone.
This Fallen Soldier Is Welcomed Home.
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HeliPosted:
Sun May 27, 2007 9:40 am
... and you forgot Lindsay Lohan who crashed her car days after
leaving rehab. She's now facing another DUI and this morning there's
info that she was in possession of cocaine.
Trash sells and it seems the american public demands it and hence every
time I tune in to cable news I'm barraged by numbskulls like Paris, Rosie,
Lindsay, Donald, Britney, Simon et al
Thank you Pro for re-focusing the attention where it deserves to be.
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apodixisPosted:
Sun May 27, 2007 9:41 am
Thanks for the topic and links, Prolific.
Because of the "Amazing Grace" audio over, I think this is a more moving version:
I searched but could not find a good video of the "Missing Man Formation" aerial memorial.
The missing man formation is an aerial flyover salute performed as part of a a funeral or memorial event: The aircraft fly low in a V-shape formation over the ceremony and then one executes an abrupt pull-up, while the rest of the formation continues in level flight until all aircraft are out of sight. Often the flight approaches from the south, preferably near sundown, and the one aircraft will suddenly pull up to the west, flying into the sunset. The abrupt pull up represents the soul rising to heaven, and is spectacular when done with an F-15, Tomcat or other jet aircraft that has the thrust to climb straight up.
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iwabwuPosted:
Sun May 27, 2007 10:09 am
Re: Memorial Day
prolific wrote:
Let's hope the cable shows remember what's really important this weekend. It isn't Rosie, it isn't Paris, it isn't Anna Nicole Smith and it sure as hell isn't the second anniversary of ONE missing person when there's thousands upon thousands of other families missing their loved ones.
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Memorial Day, originally called Decoration Day, is a day of remembrance for those who have died in our nation's service. There are many stories as to its actual beginnings, with over two dozen cities and towns laying claim to being the birthplace of Memorial Day. There is also evidence that organized women's groups in the South were decorating graves before the end of the Civil War: a hymn published in 1867, "Kneel Where Our Loves are Sleeping" by Nella L. Sweet carried the dedication "To The Ladies of the South who are Decorating the Graves of the Confederate Dead" (Source: Duke University's Historic American Sheet Music, 1850-1920). While Waterloo N.Y. was officially declared the birthplace of Memorial Day by President Lyndon Johnson in May 1966, it's difficult to prove conclusively the origins of the day. It is more likely that it had many separate beginnings; each of those towns and every planned or spontaneous gathering of people to honor the war dead in the 1860's tapped into the general human need to honor our dead, each contributed honorably to the growing movement that culminated in Gen Logan giving his official proclamation in 1868. It is not important who was the very first, what is important is that Memorial Day was established. Memorial Day is not about division. It is about reconciliation; it is about coming together to honor those who gave their all.
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iwabwuPosted:
Sun May 27, 2007 10:11 am
"Arlington" as recorded by Trace Adkins ~
Quote:
I never thought that this is where i'd settle down,
I thought i'd die an old man back in my hometown,
They gave me this plot of land, me and some other men, for a job well done,
there's a big white house sits on a hill just up the road,
the man inside he cried the day they brought me home,
they folded up a flag and told my mom and dad, we're proud of your son
Chorus:
And I'm proud to be on this peaceful peice of property,
I'm on sacred ground and i'm in the best of company,
I'm thankful for those things i've done,
I can rest in peice, I'm one of the chosen ones, I made it to Arlington
I remember daddy brought me here when i was eight,
we searched all day to find out where my granddad lay,
and when we finally found that cross,
he said, "son this is what it cost to keep us free" Now here i am,
a thousand stones away from him,
he reconized me on the first day i came in,
and it gave me a chill when he clicked his heels, and saluted me.
(Repeat Chorus)
and everytime i hear twenty-one guns,
i know they brought another hero home to is
we're thankful for those thankful for the things we've done,
we can rest in peace, 'cause we are the chosen ones,
we made it to arlington, yea dust to dust,
don't cry for us,w e made it to arlington
I searched but could not find a good video of the "Missing Man Formation" aerial memorial.
The missing man formation is an aerial flyover salute performed as part of a a funeral or memorial event: The aircraft fly low in a V-shape formation over the ceremony and then one executes an abrupt pull-up, while the rest of the formation continues in level flight until all aircraft are out of sight. Often the flight approaches from the south, preferably near sundown, and the one aircraft will suddenly pull up to the west, flying into the sunset. The abrupt pull up represents the soul rising to heaven, and is spectacular when done with an F-15, Tomcat or other jet aircraft that has the thrust to climb straight up.
That is really moving, apodixis, Amazing Grace always reduces me to tears. All of these videos reduce me to tears, it feels so personal to me having a son that served in Iraq . Thank God he came home safe. So many other familes are not as fortunate and my heart just breaks for all of them.
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Also_DutchPosted:
Sun May 27, 2007 11:34 am
In Holland we have Whitsunday. The day Christians celebrate the fact that the Holy Spirit entered our souls, after Jesus descended into Heaven.
On May 4th, we had our Memorial Day.
To the Troops ou there I say: God Bless you!
To those who came home I say: God Bless you!
To the families who lost a loved one I say: God Bless you!
To those who never went I say: take care of those injured over there and take care of the families who lost their loved ones over there and God will Bless you!
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HeliPosted:
Sun May 27, 2007 12:25 pm
November 11 in Canada is Remembrance Day where we
remember and honour all those who served bravely and valiantly
in all armed conflicts around the World.
The poem In Flanders Field is synonymous with canadians'
honouring of all fallen soldiers. I reproduce it here as I find it
universal in its appeal.
In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.
We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.
Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep,
though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.
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Mimiof5Posted:
Sun May 27, 2007 2:02 pm
Heli wrote:
... and you forgot Lindsay Lohan who crashed her car days after
leaving rehab. She's now facing another DUI and this morning there's
info that she was in possession of cocaine.
Trash sells and it seems the american public demands it and hence every
time I tune in to cable news I'm barraged by numbskulls like Paris, Rosie,
Lindsay, Donald, Britney, Simon et al
Thank you Pro for re-focusing the attention where it deserves to be.
I doubt the viewers of the cable crap will get up from their LazyBoy's to take time to pay respects to a cememtery this weekend. All I can say is thank God these types are a small minority of Americans.
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FashionistaPosted:
Sun May 27, 2007 2:02 pm
May 27: Suffolk County American Legion members participate in a Memorial Day parade
through Mt. Hope Cemetery in Boston
May 26: Boy Scout Evan Seickel, 13, of Massapequa, N.Y, looks at a head stone as he places
flags for Memorial Day at Long Island National Cemetery in Farmingdale, N.Y.
May 25: Joeb Basco, 2, holds a U.S. flag to be put in the ground while walking with his
father, John, who was one of several volunteers planting flags at the base of 3,000 of the
16,500 memorial markers in the Chalmette National Cemetery, in Chalmette, La.
May 25: Howard Bigelow, commander of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2453 in Sandpoint,
Idaho, puts up a U.S. flag at Pinecrest Cemetery in Sandpoint.
May 27: A Cub Scout places a flag on a veteran's grave during a Memorial Day ceremony
in Rudolph, Wis.
Small US flags wave in the wind after being placed in front of headstones at
Arlington National Cemetery during the Flag-In Ceremony ahead of the Memorial
Day weekend May 24, 2007 in Arlington, Virginia.
Stephanie Dostie of Ft. Campbell, Ky. and her daughter Bayleigh Dostie,
7, visit the grave of her husband, Sgt. 1st Class Shawn Dostie,
after soldiers laced flags on graves in honor of upcoming Memorial
Day at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va. Thursday,
May 24, 2007. Shawn Dostie was killed in Iraq Dec. 30, 2005.
8:46 p.m. ET, 5/24/07
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postahbabePosted:
Sun May 27, 2007 3:10 pm
Re: Memorial Day
prolific wrote:
Let's hope the cable shows remember what's really important this weekend. It isn't Rosie, it isn't Paris, it isn't Anna Nicole Smith and it sure as hell isn't the second anniversary of ONE missing person when there's thousands upon thousands of other families missing their loved ones.
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FashionistaPosted:
Sun May 27, 2007 3:59 pm
An unidentified U.S. Marine salutes as participants of
the 20th annual Rolling Thunder Ride for Freedom
drive in front of the Lincoln Memorial, seen in
background, Sunday, May 27, 2007 in Washington.
(Photo: CBS)
Pictures are displayed as volunteers set up the Arlington West display of war memorial crosses
organized by Veterans for Peace (VFP) on Santa Monica Beach on May 26, 2007, in Santa Monica,
Calif. More than 3,400 American servicemembers have died in Iraq. (Photo: Getty Images/David McNew)
The USS Oscar Austin sails past the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor, May 23, 2007. The Parade
of Ships marks the beginning of Fleet Week celebrations which lead up to Memorial Day.
(Photo: Getty Images/Don Emmert)
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resignedPosted:
Sun May 27, 2007 6:16 pm
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier - Honor Guard
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Sun May 27, 2007 7:30 pm
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~kaRNPosted:
Sun May 27, 2007 8:11 pm
Beautiful thread friends! I wish you all and all of yours the best this Memorial Day !
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paxPosted:
Sun May 27, 2007 10:20 pm
To all who serve, thank you!
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apodixisPosted:
Sun May 27, 2007 11:38 pm
The National Memorial Day Concert’s most moving tribute tonight was from the “Victory at Sea” Documentary.
The most memorable part of that documentary was this video segment: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AJ2CgvBv80 about the battle between pilots who want to die and gunners who want to live.
This same battle is being fought today with the Jihadis. But it is inevitable that those who value life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness will prevail over those who have nothing to offer other than death.
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Mon May 28, 2007 11:56 am
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iwabwuPosted:
Mon May 28, 2007 3:05 pm
American Soldier by Toby Keith/Chuck Cannon
I’m just tryin’ to be a father, raise a daughter and a son
Be a lover to their mother, everythin’ to everyone
Up and at ‘em bright and early, I’m all business in my suit
Yeah I’m dressed up for success, from my head down to my boots
I don’t do it for money, there’s bills I that I can’t pay
I don’t do it for the glory, I just do it anyway
Providing for our future’s, my responsibility
Yeah I’m real good under pressure, being all that I can be
And I can’t call in sick on Mondays when the weekend’s been too strong
I just work straight through the holidays, and sometimes all night long
You can bet that I stand ready, when the wolf growls at the door
Hey I’m solid, hey I’m steady, hey I’m true down to the core.
And I will always do my duty no matter what the price
I’ve counted up the cost, I know the sacrifice
Oh and I don’t want to die for you, but if dyin’s asked of me
I’ll bear that cross with honor, cause freedom don’t come free.
I’m an American Soldier an American
Beside my brothers and my sisters, I will proudly take a stand
When liberty’s in jeopardy, I will always do what’s right
I’m out here on the front lines, sleep in peace tonight
American Soldier, I’m and American, Soldier.
An American Soldier an American
Beside my brothers and my sisters, I will proudly take a stand
When liberty’s in jeopardy, I will always do what’s right
I’m out here on the front lines, sleep in peace tonight
American Soldier, I’m and American, an American, an American, Soldier.
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iwabwuPosted:
Mon May 28, 2007 3:10 pm
Letters From Home by John Michael Montgomery
My Dear Son, it is almost June,
I hope this letter catches up to you, and finds you well
Its been dry but they’re calling for rain,
And everything's the same ol’ same in Johnsonville
Your stubborn 'ol Daddy ain’t said too much,
But I’m sure you know he sends his love,
And she goes on,
In a letter from home
I hold it up and show my buddies,
Like we ain’t scared and our boots ain’t muddy, and they all laugh,
Like there’s something funny bout’ the way I talk,
When I say: "Mama sends her best y’all"
I fold it up an' put it in my shirt,
Pick up my gun an' get back to work
An' it keeps me driving me on,
Waiting on letters from home
My Dearest Love, its almost dawn
I’ve been lying here all night long wondering where you might be
I saw your Mama and I showed her the ring
Man on the television said something so I couldn’t sleep
But I’ll be all right, I’m just missing you
An' this is me kissing you
XX’s and OO’s,
In a letter from home
I hold it up and show my buddies,
Like we ain’t scared and our boots ain’t muddy, and they all laugh,
'Cause she calls me "Honey", but they take it hard,
'Cause I don’t read the good parts
I fold it up an' put it in my shirt,
Pick up my gun an' get back to work
An' it keeps me driving me on,
Waiting on letters from home
Dear Son, I know I ain’t written,
But sittin' here tonight, alone in the kitchen, it occurs to me,
I might not have said, so I’ll say it now
Son, you make me proud
I hold it up and show my buddies,
Like we ain’t scared and our boots ain’t muddy, but no one laughs,
'Cause there ain’t nothing funny when a soldier cries
An' I just wipe me eyes
I fold it up an' put it in my shirt,
Pick up my gun an' get back to work
An' it keeps me driving me on,
Waiting on letters from home
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CherokeeKidPosted:
Mon May 28, 2007 6:29 pm
Framed between the legs of an onlooker, a group of U.S. Naval Sea Cadets perform during a Memorial Day Wreath Ceremony on the Broadway Bridge in Little Rock, Ark., Monday, May 28, 2007.
Members of the U.S. Marine Corps carry flags during a Memorial Day ceremony in New York May 28, 2007
President George W. Bush (C) arrives at the Tomb of the Unknowns to lay a wreath at Arlington National Cemetery on Memorial Day near Washington May 28, 2007
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... and you forgot Lindsay Lohan who crashed her car days after
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