Posted on 05/29/2005 6:13:07 PM PDT by redrock
You put on the uniform.....and you do so of your own Free will.
You put on the uniform ...be it that of the Army...or Navy...or Air Force...or Marine...or Coast Guard.
And you do so with the understanding of some very simple promises.
YOU promise to uphold the Constitution....
YOU promise to help defend your Nation ...your family...in every which way that you are asked.
YOU promise to put up with doing duty in the coldest places...and the hottest. YOU promise to put up with bad food sometimes. YOU promise to follow orders (as long as they are lawful)..even tho those orders may put you in danger...in 'Harm's Way'.
YOU promise to put your life on the line...even unto death.
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And the Nation promises that they will provide you with shelter....with uniforms.....with food...with even a little money.
And the Nation promises that they will make sure that you are taken care of if you are wounded....or are permanently disabled.
And the Nation PROMISES that they will Remember you should you die...should you pay the ultimate price...should you be brought home to your family in a box.
....and tomorrow is the day....the very day...that will decide if the Nation has told the truth or it has lied.
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It's a simple thing.....Memorial Day.
Just ONE day...set aside for a real reason....to Remember those who have died....been brought home in a box....to fulfill THEIR promise.
Just ONE day....set aside for a REAL reason.To Honour those who have fallen in the defense of Freedom.To Honour those who have fallen in the defense of their Nation and their Families...your Families.
It is NOT a day for barbecue.....
It is NOT a day for 'Memorial Day Sales'.....
It is NOT a day for extra overtime......
It IS a day to Remember...and say 'Thank You'.
It IS a day to Remember...that YOUR Freedom is paid for in the blood of America's sons...it is paid for in the returning of Fathers to their children in a box.
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Tomorrow is Memorial Day.
Perhaps the real measure of our success as a Nation (and how long we will last ) is how well we Honour those who have provided this Freedom.
Tomorrow is Memorial Day.
Or, perhaps, tomorrow is the day of Betrayal.
Thank You.
...and,perhaps, take a little more time and visit the local V.A. Hospital...or even a local rest home. Take a little time and let those there know....that you appreciate what they did for you.
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What's with your title, Redrock? What is it with the multiple posts and betrayal?
Tommorrow...the promise of Remembering will be fullfilled...or not. In my book...if someone makes you a promise..and then doesn't come thru...it's a betrayal.
..as for the 'multiple posts'....I can only guess you are asking (maybe complaining) about all the threads I write for MEMORIAL DAY.
I've been doing it for around 5 years on FR....and I have a lot of people (including one very good phone-call from a V.A. Hospital this morning)...who have asked that I not quit doing it.
Hopefully you'll read a couple and meet some really nice Americans.
redrock
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"We Can Be Heroes.....Just For One Day"
MEMORIAL DAY 2005--Thread # 1
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1408120/posts
"Just Another Drunk Indian..."
MEMORIAL DAY--Thread # 2
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1408698/posts
"Chocolate Chip Cookies"
MEMORIAL DAY 2005--Thread # 3
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1409491/posts
"Hey...Do Ya Wanna Hear a Polish Joke???"
MEMORIAL DAY 2005--Thread # 4
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1410220/posts
"Remember...What We Owe.."
MEMORIAL DAY 2005--Thread # 5
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1410906/posts
"The World's FASTEST Greaser"
MEMORIAL DAY 2005---Thread # 6
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1412710/posts
"The Betrayal of the American Soldier"
MEMORIAL DAY 2005---Thread # 7
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1412945/posts
redrock annual Memorial Day threads PING
Bingo
Memorial Day is every day.
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Perhaps the real measure of our success as a Nation (and how long we will last ) is how well we Honour those who have provided this Freedom.
Tomorrow is Memorial Day.
Or, perhaps, tomorrow is the day of Betrayal.
BUMP!
See my poem to Memorial Day: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1412899/posts
redrock
EVERY DAY is Memorial Day.
But....we can afford one day (24 hours at most) to just say "Thank You"...and do so verbally...to them.
redrock
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