MEMORIAL DAY--Thread Six--"The Betrayal of the American Soldier

redrock repost | 05/30/04 | redrock

[Kathy in Alaska]

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.

[Molly Pitcher]

Never forget that others have given so much that we may be free

[jackv]

Thanks, Kathy! In remembrance, with gratitude and love!

[Mama_Bear]

........I wonder if others here are outraged as I was to see Rep. Murtha on the Memorial Day concert last night. He was sitting next to the wounded Iraq war vet and his wife.

I didn't see it, but you bet, I am outraged. Not surprised though. Liberals like Murtha have no shame when it comes to posturing, pandering, and using any and every photo opportunity that suits their purpose. We find it outrageous, they see it as how you play the political game. They sink to new moral lows every day. Yes, it is disgusting and outrageous.

[Kathy in Alaska]

When I first saw him, I thought I must be seeing things, that it wasn’t possible that he would show up at a Memorial Day concert to show respect both for our fallen heroes, and the wounded....

Outraged...you bet!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thanks, Arrowhead, for the tribute to our heroes.

[Arrowhead1952]

I wanted to head to a Veterans’ Memorial today, but the weather here is very unsettled today. There was a shower a few minutes ago, and everything is saturated. Quite a number of road closings due to high water.

[blackie]

Lest We Forget!!

[Mama_Bear]

[XR7]

Flanders Fields, October 1914

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thanks, Diogenesis, for the remembrances.

[XR7]

Written by Lt. Colonel John McCrae, who died January 28, 1918 while on active duty in France

In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved, and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders Fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders Fields.
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[Kathy in Alaska]

Thanks, blackie...we WILL NOT forget!

[blackie]

Amen to that!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thanks, XR7, for your remembrances.

[sweetiepiezer]

BTTT!!!!!!!!!

God Bless our Veterans,
God Bless our troops.

[AZamericonnie]

~Thanks To A Hero Today~

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thank you.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thanks, AZ, for your tribute for our fallen heroes.