Amy's Place .. Poetry and Potpourri ..May 25, 2004 thru June 4, 2004

5-25-04 | JustAmy, St.Louie1, MamaBear and Billie

[JustAmy]

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[SAMWolf]

Dear Unknown Soldier

I am writing this letter to you, dear soldier, to ask for your forgiveness.

As we each take a moment of silence on Memorial Day we will remember the millions of brave and gallant soldiers who fought for our freedom and we will thank them for their courage and their sacrifice.

We will attempt to imagine what their sacrifice must have been like -- the days in the trenches, the constant ring of gunshots, the blast of bombs and buzz of fighter planes. We will consider life on the frontline caked in mud and blood, watching soldiers fall around us. We will try to comprehend the death and destruction in a constant ring of hell. We attempt to imagine the barbaric realities of war, the starving prisoners, the homeless, parentless children, the wounded and dying young men and women. And we will try to understand the pain of knowing we may never see our children or our families again.

You, Unknown Soldier, can help me to understand for your sacrifice was a huge one.

Your bravery and courage has gone without its medal and without a grave to bear its cross. You selflessly gave your namesake to preserve a way of life and now you stand valiantly amongst the poppies as a statue of honor, courage and of freedom.

We will never fully understand your suffering, your heartache and will never even know your identity. You could have been a father, a brother, a son, a grandfather, a nephew -- you could have even been me.

But, dear soldier, I write to tell you that you do have an identity and perhaps one of the most honorable. You represent each and every soldier gone before and those who came after. You represent freedom and peace for me and my neighbors. You represent a life of honor, courage and bravery.

And so, as I pause in two minutes of silent tribute I will no longer call you Unknown Soldier, for you have a name -- thousands of them. You are using each one of ours.

Lest we forget. . .Renowned Soldier.

Cindy Ballance

[Diver Dave]

Afternoon/Evenin' y'all.

Our flag has taken a bit of a beating from the winds as it is proudly displayed each day.
And my sign has weathered the sun and rain at many a Support Our Troops rallies.
Together today they spread the message of God Bless those who gave all.

[Victoria Delsoul]

Great post, Sam. Thanks so much.

[Victoria Delsoul]

Our flag has taken a bit of a beating from the winds as it is proudly displayed each day.
And my sign has weathered the sun and rain at many a Support Our Troops rallies.
Together today they spread the message of God Bless those who gave all.

Amen!

Love the graphic.

[SAMWolf]

Thanks Victoria. Saw that letter a few months back while researching a thread and hung onto it for today.

[Victoria Delsoul]

Excellent idea, Sam. You're so thoughtful, thanks.

[Conspiracy Guy]

God bless him!

[Terabitten]

Moving, Victoria, very moving.

Oh,and by the way, this is the officially promised "reply to ping" lol :)

[Victoria Delsoul]

"reply to ping" lol :)

LOL!!! I'm laughing my head off!

Hiya TS, good to see you.

[Terabitten]

Nice seeing you too, Victoria. Thanks for the music last night! I love the Eagles.

[Victoria Delsoul]

Oh well, let me find some more ;-)

[Victoria Delsoul]

Life in the fast lane

[Terabitten]

Great song. When I learned to play that riff, I thought I was the coolest guitar player on the planet.

One question, though... what's up with that goofy bridge portion? It just *so* doesn't go with the rest of the song. If I ever meet Don Henley I want to ask him about that....

Life in the fast lane, surely make you lose your mind....

[Victoria Delsoul]

Heartache Tonight..

[Victoria Delsoul]

One question, though... what's up with that goofy bridge portion?

LOL! I don't know. You sure ask Don Henley about that.

[Terabitten]

C'mon, admit it- you've thought the same thing lol...

[Victoria Delsoul]

I did, but I don't like to admit it, LOL!

[Victoria Delsoul]

Don Henley, Dirty laundry…

[Terabitten]

Don Henley's still my songwriting hero. The post-Eagles stuff he did, especially "Heart of the Matter" and "Boys of Summer" are just phenomenal.

[Victoria Delsoul]

How about you singing another song. I'd love to hear you singing again.