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+4AIRBORNE big g Jeff M bubba53 8 posters | Author | Message |
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bubba53 Moderator
Number of posts : 12045 Age : 70 Location : statesville,nc Registration date : 2009-08-29
| Subject: A Soldier Died Today March 17th 2010, 9:58 pm | |
| He was getting old and paunchy
And his hair was falling fast,
And he sat around the Legion,
Telling stories of the past.
Of a war that he once fought in
And the deeds that he had done,
In his exploits with his buddies;
They were heroes, every one.
And 'tho sometimes to his neighbors
His tales became a joke,
All his buddies listened quietly
For they knew whereof he spoke.
But we'll hear his tales no longer,
For ol' Bob has passed away.
And the world's a little poorer,
For a soldier died today.
He won't be mourned by many,
Just his children and his wife.
For he lived an ordinary,
Very quiet sort of life.
He held a job and raised a family,
Going quietly on his way;
And the world won't note his passing,
'Tho a soldier died today.
When politicians leave this earth,
Their bodies lie in state,
While thousands note their passing,
And proclaim that they were great.
Papers tell of their life stories
From the time that they were young.
But the passing of a soldier
Goes unnoticed, and unsung.
Is the greatest contribution
To the welfare of our land,
Some jerk who breaks his promise
And cons his fellow man?
Or, the ordinary fellow
Who in times of war and strife,
Goes off to serve his country
And offers up his life?
The politician's stipend
And the style in which he lives,
Are often disproportionate,
To the service that he gives.
While the ordinary soldier,
Who offered up his all,
Is paid off with a medal
And perhaps a pension, small.
It's so easy to forget them,
And many times it is so,
That our Bobs and Jims and Johnnys,
Went to battle, but we know,
It is not the politicians
With their compromise and ploys,
Who won for us the freedom
That our country now enjoys.
Should you find yourself in danger,
With your enemies at hand,
Would you really want some cop-out,
With his ever waffling stand?
Or would you want a soldier
His home, his country, his kin,
Just a common soldier,
Who would fight until the end.
He was just a common soldier,
And his ranks are growing thin,
But his presence should remind us
We may need his like again.
For when countries are in conflict,
We find the soldier's part
Is to clean up all the troubles
That the politicians start.
If we cannot do him honor
While he's here to hear the praise,
Then at least let's give him homage
At the ending of his days.
Perhaps just a simple headline
In the paper that might say:
"OUR COUNTRY IS IN MOURNING,
A SOLDIER DIED TODAY."
Pass On The Patriotism! YOU can make a difference.
A veteran is someone who, at one point in his life,
wrote a blank check made payable to 'The United States'
for an amount "up to and including my life."
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| | | Jeff M
Number of posts : 1777 Location : Moneta Va Registration date : 2009-02-16
| Subject: Re: A Soldier Died Today March 17th 2010, 10:03 pm | |
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| | | big g
Number of posts : 3689 Age : 64 Location : Stokesdale N.C-HillTop WVA Registration date : 2010-02-04
| Subject: Re: A Soldier Died Today March 17th 2010, 10:13 pm | |
| we need to thank every soldier out there with out them we would have nothing | |
| | | AIRBORNE
Number of posts : 530 Location : Fort Lee, VA Registration date : 2009-02-11
| Subject: Re: A Soldier Died Today March 17th 2010, 10:16 pm | |
| That is a great post! Going to DC next weekend. I plan to visit Arlington and pay my respects to some fallen heroes. | |
| | | bubba53 Moderator
Number of posts : 12045 Age : 70 Location : statesville,nc Registration date : 2009-08-29
| Subject: Re: A Soldier Died Today March 17th 2010, 10:25 pm | |
| - AIRBORNE wrote:
- That is a great post! Going to DC next weekend. I plan to visit Arlington and pay my respects to some fallen heroes.
thank you for serving our country. | |
| | | AIRBORNE
Number of posts : 530 Location : Fort Lee, VA Registration date : 2009-02-11
| Subject: Re: A Soldier Died Today March 17th 2010, 10:26 pm | |
| - bubba53 wrote:
- AIRBORNE wrote:
- That is a great post! Going to DC next weekend. I plan to visit Arlington and pay my respects to some fallen heroes.
thank you for serving our country. No problem brother....just doing my part. | |
| | | Pops
Number of posts : 1259 Age : 65 Location : Baytown, TX Registration date : 2009-02-20
| Subject: Re: A Soldier Died Today March 17th 2010, 10:34 pm | |
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Number of posts : 231 Age : 61 Location : Butler Pa. Registration date : 2010-01-23
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