Posted on 11/04/2006 9:15:05 AM PST by AliVeritas
God Bless my Beloved Air Force..great win, guys! And God Bless the magnificent Army...great sign!
LOL! No, it's not me, but My husband would love for himself, haha! You just gave me a good idea for a Christmas present!
NOW... if I'd have said SSAA, that would mean Soprano I, Soprano II, Alto I, Alto II, or SSA which would be Sop I, Sop II, Alto. I also sang in the Womens Glee Club as well, which was voiced like that (either 3- or 4-part womens voices in the music).
I usually sang either Sop II or Alto I, but I've also sung Sop I. Alto II is just too low for me - not a natural part for my range.
Cool! Did you get any response to those? What a handsome guy you are! :-)
Here are the words to that song:
A PITTANCE OF TIME
Written by Terry Kelly
They fought and some died for their homeland
They fought and some died now it's our land
Look at his little child, there's no fear in her eyes
Could he not show respect for other dads who have died?
Take two minutes, would you mind?
It's a pittance of time
For the boys and the girls who went over
In peace may they rest, may we never forget why they died.
It's a pittance of time
God forgive me for wanting to strike him
Give me strength so as not to be like him
My heart pounds in my breast, fingers pressed to my lips
My throat wants to bawl out, my tongue barely resists
But two minutes I will bide
It's a pittance of time
For the boys and the girls who went over
In peace may they rest, may we never forget why they died.
It's a pittance of time
Read the letters and poems of the heroes at home
They have casualties, battles, and fears of their own
There's a price to be paid if you go, if you stay
Peace is fought for and won in numerous ways
Take two minutes would you mind?
It's a pittance of time
For the boys and the girls all over
May we never forget our young become vets
At the end of the line it's a pittance of time
It takes courage to fight in your own war
It takes courage to fight someone else's war
Our peacekeepers tell of their own living hell
They bring hope to foreign lands that the hatemongers can't kill.
Take two minutes, would you mind?
It's a pittance of time
For the boys and the girls who go over
In peacetime our best still don battle dress
And lay their lives on the line.
It's a pittance of time
In Peace may they rest, lest we forget why they died.
Take a pittance of time
©2001 All rights reserved
LOL
I bet CNN is waiting on this picture....I also have some swamp land for sale! LOL!
Why thank you.
That's really a pic of me from a little over three years ago at a Fort Collins FReep event. The sign said something different back then. I just photoshopped the stickers to the sign in the pic.
The hair works great for infiltration.
May God Bless our servicemen.
Well, after all, he IS a magnificent bastard.
Ooooh.... great thinking!
But... does this mean I have to go "skanky" to my FReeps? You know... like 'hippie woman' - no bra, stringy greasy hair, no makeup...? ;-)
Here's the story behind the photo:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/bloggers/1733394/posts?page=1
bttt
You have a FANTASTIC profile page. Would you please add me to your ping list?
And speaking of football... I grew up in Chicago. How about those Bears?! :)
My brother was also stationed at Minot from around 71-74. We always took our family vacation wherever he was, so we visited there 3 times. Drove out by car in the "family truckster, but my sister's boyfriend flew out to join us one summer, and he loved the sign he saw...."WHYNOT, MINOT?"
The winters sure were brutal there, I remember my brother and sister in law talking about digging out when the snow was as deep as the top of their door!
FREEZIN'S THE REASON!! Yes, I lived through the blizards and the windchill's of anywhere between -65F to -115F. Summers were mostly fairly mild (especially compared to California) but did hit the 90's to low 100's occasionally. Flat terrain, few trees, lousy fishing; not much to do up there really. But, the people were warm and wonderful, and I met my bride of 26 years there. So, my time there was well worth it.
That banner should also be displayed at the upcoming Army-Navy game as well.
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