Posted on 05/24/2004 11:25:03 PM PDT by JustAmy
Over here
Thanks
I second that emotion.
Great
Outstanding. Must read poetry and graphics.
Billie, I love that graphic.
Thanks! It's a nice lineup, don't you think? :)
It approaches a rant and I almost rewrote it. But I decided I had to say it. Billie's wonderful graphic was the trigger.
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You've laid out a pretty intense start for a rainy Memorial Day. We had to take our flag in last night for fear it would be torn to shreds by the high wind. She went back up this morning.
I love that graphic, too - it was another one that Amy sent me to 'dress up' with a vignette and the text. I just love the man, the dog, the colors, and the look in his eyes.
Great poem.
Thanks for posting
He reminds me of my great grandfather who fought in Europe in WWI. He lived well into his eighties and was a Patriot through and through. His memory is the general feeling but I chose to write about WWII since we still have many Vets around who have lived to see that we also have a fight within that must be fought. We must give them back the America that they gave us.
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OldSarge is deployed, and he only sent me his poem last night.
Thanks, visualops - that one was posted on an earlier thread, and thought it should be reposted today with the others. :)
I need to leave for now. Will try to get back later. :)
Read: John 19:1-8
When we were still without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly. Romans 5:6
Bible In One Year: 2 Chronicles 13-14; John 12:1-26
Prime Minister Winston Churchill was honoring members of the Royal Air Force who had defended Britain during World War II. Recounting their brave service, he declared, "Never in the history of mankind have so many owed so much to so few."
A similar sentiment appears on a memorial plaque in Bastogne, Belgium, where raged the famous Battle of the Bulge, one of the bloodiest conflicts of the Second World War. The inscription, in honor of the US 101st Airborne Division, reads: "Seldom has so much American blood been shed in the course of a single action. Oh, Lord, help us to remember!"
Those are fitting and well-deserved tributes to the courageous men and women who sacrificed so much for their country.
As I think about them, I also remember the One whose selfless sacrifice resulted in benefits for people of all nations. Jesus Christ, the sinless One, died on a cross and shed His blood to pay the penalty for our sins. In so doing, He guaranteed our freedomfreedom from the penalty, power, and someday even the presence of sin. Of Jesus it can be said: Never in the history of mankind have so many owed so much to one Man. Yes, His was the greatest sacrifice.
Lord, help us to remember! Richard De Haan
Have you ever read it?
Vincent Van Gogh's relatives were:
His dizzy aunt
Verti Gogh
The brother who ate prunes
Gotta Gogh
The brother who worked at a convenience store
Stopn Gogh
The grandfather from Yugoslavia
U Gogh
The brother who bleached his clothes white
Hue Gogh
The cousin from Illinois
Chica Gogh
His magician uncle
Where-diddy Gogh
His Mexican cousin
Amee Gogh
The Mexican cousin's American half-brother
Gring Gogh
The nephew who drove a stage coach
Wells-far Gogh
The constipated uncle
Cant Gogh
The ballroom-dancing aunt
Tang Gogh
The bird lover uncle
Flamin Gogh
His nephew psychoanalyst
E Gogh
The fruit-loving cousin
Man Gogh
An aunt who taught positive thinking
Wayto Gogh
The little bouncy nephew
Poe Gogh
A sister who loved disco
Go Gogh
And his niece who travels the country in a van
Winnie Bay Gogh
Well, there you Gogh!
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