If I should die, think only this of me:
That there's some corner of a foreign field
That is forever England. There shall be
In that rich earth a richer dust concealed;
A dust whom England bore, shaped, made aware,
Gave, once, her flowers to love, her ways to roam,
A body of England's, breathing English air,
Washed by the rivers, blest by suns of home.
And think, this heart, all evil shed away,
A pulse in the Eternal mind, no less
Gives somewhere back the thoughts by England given,
Her sights and sounds, dreams happy as her day;
And laughter, learnt of friends; and gentleness,
In hearts at peace, under an English heaven.
every moving thing ,elevators, the subway, all vehicles , every individual in New York City came to a complete halt at 11 A.M. for a moment of silence .
Poppies offered by the American Legion were worn by most everyone ,signifying the tremendous loss of life by the US Expedionary Force and of the Allies at Flanders field.
Patriotism reigned."The Fighting Irish",for example , were Americans without a hyphen. "Black Jack " Pershing was a hero,as the leader of more than a million of American men sent "overseas" , drove back the enemy from the Argonne Forest and beyond.
Of these million men, one-third suffered death, gas attacks or wounds both mental and physical..
[Patriots like Bill Clinton come to mind...He loathed the military.From the context of his speech at Georgetown,it is apparent that he loathes the United States as well.
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ofMagog, Retired
United States Regular Army