FReeper Canteen ~ Hall of Heroes: Thomas R Norris ~ May 16, 2011

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[oldteen]

That makes for a rewarding summer.

I hope she lands whatever she is looking for when she's ready for the Rat Race! :)

[unique]

Saw this on the web, thought the group may like it.....

THE FINAL INSPECTION

The Soldier stood and faced God,
Which must always come to pass.
He hoped his shoes were shining,
Just as brightly as his brass..

‘Step forward now,Soldier ,
How shall I deal with you?
Have you always turned the other cheek?
To My Church have you been true?’

The soldier squared his shoulders and said,
‘No, Lord, I guess I ain’t.
Because those of us who carry guns,
Can’t always be a saint.

I’ve had to work most Sundays,
And at times my talk was tough.
And sometimes I’ve been violent,
Because the world is awfully rough.

But, I never took a penny,
That wasn’t mine to keep...
Though I worked a lot of overtime,
When the bills got just too steep.

And I never passed a cry for help,
Though at times I shook with fear..
And sometimes, God, forgive me,
I’ve wept unmanly tears.

I know I don’t deserve a place,
Among the people here.
They never wanted me around,
Except to calm their fears

If you’ve a place for me here, Lord,
It needn’t be so grand.
I never expected or had too much,
But if you don’t, I’ll understand.

There was a silence all around the throne,
Where the saints had often trod.
As the Soldier waited quietly,
For the judgment of his God.

‘Step forward now, you Soldier,
You’ve borne your burdens well.
Walk peacefully on Heaven’s streets,
You’ve done your time in Hell.’

Author Unknown~

[yorkie]

Thank you so much for this.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thanks, u, for the cool new woohoos...((HUGS))

Hope you got to cruise over the weekend.

[Arrowhead1952]

Good afternoon Lady Jag and (((HUGS))) to you. We are in the mid 80s today, so I have been doing some outside work.

[Old Sarge]

Good Afternoon, Sarmajor!

[Old Sarge]

Hello, Ma! Nice afternoon down here, how ‘bout you?

[Arrowhead1952]

Back at you Old Sarge. We had the mandatory DADT briefing this weekend. It was scheduled for a 2 - 3 hours. Then, just before it was over, out come the coolers of water and cups for a pee test. Now, if you are going to a briefing that long, what is the last thing you do? Go pee. Dumbass commander and 1SG.

[Arrowhead1952]

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[Kathy in Alaska]

Just peeked in on my iPad....Mary Frances Mitchell is beautiful!! You must be so proud of her on her graduation.

And you got her all packed and she’s home with her stuff. How did your knee hold up? I assume sons were hard at work toting as needed. d:o)

[Kathy in Alaska]

You sure had an interesting weather weekend, beachy...((HUGS))

Hope the rest of your Monday went well. We are functioning at a Keystone Kops level here, and probably for the next few weeks.

[ConorMacNessa]

Thank you very much, Kathy - we are indeed very proud of her. I brought number two son along to do the heavy lifting - about all I did was arrange stuff in the van and drive. We had lots of rain both on the road and while loading but it went pretty well all in all.

Lamh Foistenach Abu!

[Old Sarge]

LMAO!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Boy, beachy....you had a wild weather weekend.

Hope the rest of your Monday was good. ((HUGS))

[Kathy in Alaska]

Congratulations to your nephew, beachy, on his college graduation.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Vacation? Vacation?? Are we going to do anything exciting, or just hang out?

I’m hoping to take a week off in July and do nothing unless I feel like it.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Lady J....guess what? I followed a black jag X something convertible for a couple miles tonight. The license plate was LDY JAG....

[Kathy in Alaska]

The Final Inspection...

‘Step forward now, you Soldier,
You’ve borne your burdens well.
Walk peacefully on Heaven’s streets,
You’ve done your time in Hell.’

Thanks, u...((HUGS))