Posted on 08/18/2011 1:33:02 PM PDT by wac3rd
I said, Grandpa what’s this picture here It’s all black and white and ain’t real clear Is that you there, he said, yeah I was eleven Times were tough back in thirty-five That’s me and Uncle Joe just tryin’ to survive A cotton farm in the Great Depression
And if it looks like we were scared to death Like a couple of kids just trying to save each other You should have seen it in color
This one here was taken overseas In the middle of hell in nineteen forty-three In the winter time you can almost see my breath That was my tail gunner ole’ Johnny McGee He was a high school teacher from New Orleans And he had my back right through the day we left
And if it looks like we were scared to death Like a couple of kids just trying to save each other You should have seen it in color
A picture’s worth a thousand words But you can’t see what those shades of gray keep covered You should have seen it in color
This one is my favorite one This is me and grandma in the summer sun All dressed up the day we said our vows You can’t tell it here but it was hot that June That rose was red and her eyes were blue And just look at that smile I was so proud
That’s the story of my life Right there in black and white
And if it looks like we were scared to death Like a couple of kids just trying to save each other You should have seen it in color
A picture’s worth a thousand words But you can’t see what those shades of gray keep covered You should have seen it in color
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In all the budget, Martha's Vineyard, Stock Market, Illegal Amnesty mess...I wanted to share this song that reminds me of America as I thought it was and those brave men who died for our freedoms in World War II.
They are a dying breed as they are all in their 80's, 90's or older now, but this is a great song.
Take a listen.
My elderly parents recently attended a concert of his in Wisconsin Dells.They left after about 45 minutes.
They said the crowd was drunk and unruly and the atmosphere and music was very unAmerican. They type of people attending the concert were definitely not the cream of the crop. They were disgusted. Disgusted enough to call the venue and complain.
I hadn’t heard of him before so I looked up his bio. Sad to say he was a US Marine for 8 years.
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