To: 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub
Amen to that! But I want the job DONE so they don't have to go back!
127 posted on
09/16/2003 11:49:44 AM PDT by
StarCMC
(God protect the 969th in Iraq and their Captain, my brother...God protect them all!)
To: StarCMC
I Am the Flag of the
Of AmericaI am the flag of the United States of America. My name is Old Glory. I fly atop the world's tallest buildings. I stand watch in America's halls of justice. I fly majestically over institutions of learning. I stand guard with power in the world. Look up and see me.
I stand for peace, honor, truth and justice. I stand for freedom. I am confident. I am arrogant. I am proud.
When I am flown with my fellow banners, My head is a little higher, My colors a little truer.
I bow to no one! I am recognized all over the world. I am worshipped - I am saluted. I am loved - I am revered. I am respected - and I am feared.
I have fought in every battle
of every war
for more than 200 years.
I was flown at Valley Forge, Gettysburg, Shiloh and Appamatox. I was there at San Juan Hill,
the trenches of France, in the Argonne Forest,
Anzio, Rome and the beaches of Normandy.
Guam, Okinawa, Korea and
KheSan, Saigon, Vietnam know me. I was there.
I led my troops, I was dirty, battleworn and tired, But my soldiers cheered me and I was proud.
I have been burned, torn and trampled on the
streets of countries I have helped set free. It does not hurt for I am invincible. I have been soiled upon, burned, torn and
trampled in the streets of my country. And when it's done by those
Whom I've served in battle - it hurts. But I shall overcome - for I am strong.
I have slipped the bonds of Earth
and stood watch over the uncharted frontiers of space from my vantage point on the moon. I have borne silent witness to all of America's finest hours.
But my finest hours are yet to come.
When I am torn into strips and used as bandages for my wounded comrades on the battlefield,
When I am flown at half-mast to honor my soldier, Or when I lie in the trembling arms of a grieving parent at the grave of their fallen son or daughter,I am proud.Please forward this message to all who still love and respect me that I may fly proudly for another two hundred years.
134 posted on
09/16/2003 12:20:03 PM PDT by
StarCMC
(God protect the 969th in Iraq and their Captain, my brother...God protect them all!)
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