The Left And The Right

Me | 08/12/2004 | Old Sarge

[Old Sarge]

The Left and The Right

Look at these two men, the left and the right,
Both wore the uniforms, and both joined the fight,
One fought on water, the other on land,
One stood alone, the other with his band.

The soldier was frail, his stature was small,
the Army only wanted burly men, after all,
but join up he did, and he entered our lives
with the boldest of deeds, so tell the archives.

For standing alone, through the smoke and the fire,
to stop the foe was his only desire
as he laid low his enemies in pain and in pallor,
and a grateful nation’s highest honor reads, “Valor”.

He was there all alone, no tapes or camcorders,
leading the fight for his men, not reporters,
no ribbons or medals or agenda had he,
but he stared down Death, so that you and I could be free.

Now, turn your eyes leftward, and what do you see,
looking at you across time, now who could he be?
He went off to war, this child of wealth,
not in service to me or to you, but himself.
He returned in scant months, with a record overblown,
A man on a mission, not ours, but his own.

He took his own camera, he took his own notes,
So that when he returned, he could claim all your votes.
And for thirty-odd years, no one questioned this man
but Today, you and I have our chance, if we can,
Because unto our soldiers, honors we bequeath,
but we also consider the man that’s beneath.

The man on the right was a poor boy to start,
who won fame and renown with a fearless bold heart,
who is utterly deserving of the title of Knight
should it had been bestowed upon the man on the right.

The man on the left lives a fantasy life,
with ill-gotten ribbons and a spiteful rich wife,
who uses others as tools, even his former crew,
in his lust after power over others, and you.

So let this be lesson and thought for us all,
that the low and base-born can be noblest of all,
So join with me now, in broad daylight,
shun the man on the left, and salute the man on the right.

© 08-12-04 by JSR

[Old Sarge]

With gratitude and thanks to Freeper NavVet for the inspiration! Salute, Mister!

If anyone gets a double-PING, please disallow my forgetfulness.

SARGE

[dts32041]

BFL stealing, er copying.

[Soaring Feather]

Right on Sarge!! Great work, thank you.

[flagluver]

I think this is just so sad. Both of these men are patriots in my book, because both fought for our country. While I like George Bush, Kerry saw alot more action and operated in one of the most dangerous parts of Vietnam. To deny the sacrifice he made is dishonest. To not respect the men who served under him, who love and appreciate him is sad. It is awful that partisan politics dictate how we view and judge our soldiers instead of the truth. The truth, now, only means those stories we WANT to believe because we either love or hate Kerry. The real truth is probably in between the stories of his detractors and those of his supporters. BUT, we will never really know.

[Gefreiter]

1-15 IN hoorah.

"Can Do!"

[Zavien Doombringer]

This Is awesome!

Great post!

[E.G.C.]

BTTT!!!!!!!

[truthseeker2]

Ya know...you have to really pay attention here. In my view Kerry forfeited the respect he would have gotten had he not come back home and lied about the men he left behind fighting. He forfeited the right to garner my respect when he tried to make himself out to be a bigger hero than he would have been. Kerry is a typical liberal ... they want it all and they want it both ways.

[laurenmarlowe]

Thanks Sarge!

[OldFriend]

The truth is all that matters, sorry you see it differently, you have my deepest sympathy.

[kenth]

So what do you think about Kerry denying the respect and sacrifice of all those others he labeled as murderers and baby killers when he arrived home?

[Old Sarge]

PINGing the rest of my FRiends!

I hope you enjoy!

[King Prout]

the most dangerous parts of Vietnam?

CAM RANH BAY???

the friggin' RESORT?????

[proudmilitarymrs]

What about Senator Kerry's respect for his fellow servicemen and women? Calling my father and brother baby killers and rapists, etc pretty much damned his right to be called anything but LIAR!

[StarCMC]

Very nice! Audie is one of my greatest heroes...but then I think you know that! :o) GREAT JOB!!

[SittinYonder]

Kerry's lies after returning from Vietnam were nothing less than an effort to undermine our nation and its military during a time of war. That sounds like treason to me. He now admits he "exagerated" his comments before the Senate and on television regarding Vietnam. He called honorable and brave men who returned home to an ungrateful nation war criminals. He belittled those men he now claims as his "band of brothers" in the 1970s when it was politically expedient for him to do so.

John Kerry is slime, regardless of his military record.

[SittinYonder]

July 29, 2004 - go back to DU

[StarCMC]

Politics has nothing to do with this one. Kerry gave up his place of honor when he threw his ribbons over the fence and called himself and his fellow sailors "Criminals." To consider a man with three purple hearts for essentially paper cuts as equal to a man who EARNED his Medal of Honor is ludicrous! Sorry you can't see that. Any person who serves gets a certain amount of respect. But when they themselves throw it away, it cannot be regained.

[Conspiracy Guy]

Excellent.


But it needs a line about Kerry being a doofus and a lying scumbag, IMHO! And a picture of him holding corn.