ohhhh...you are so sweet and so smart & kind

and i feel like a dumb**** trying to get this one

I just wanna stop by again to the Soldier Shrine


and light a candle of love


& respect & appreciation beyond words


for all you do and for all you are ...


i love you so much ~ Our American Soldiers



and all of our allies



and i thank you so much for your hard work


your amazing love and dedication...


the deprivation and hardship you endure daily


You never ***** ~ You never complain



your endless sacrifice that you give every day



that the majority of us


weeny wimpy civilians have no clue of



I can never ever even begin to thank you enough

AMEN!

I just want to thank all of the men and women who put their lives on the line, on a daily basis, whether it be here at home, or overseas, for everything that they do to keep us free!! God Bless you all!!!

Hi Brenda...God Bless You & your awesome Family, my Sister



Thanks & love & prayers & divine protection


for our very courageous & heroic Troops

http://www.marines.com/main/index/winning_battles/history/missions/founding_of_the_marine_co


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1775: Founding of the Marine Corps


A legacy is bornDuring the American Revolution, many important political discussions took place in the inns and taverns of Philadelphia, including the founding of the Marine Corps.

A committee of the Continental Congress met at Tun Tavern to draft a resolution calling for two battalions of Marines able to fight for independence at sea and on shore.


The resolution was approved on November 10, 1775, officially forming the Continental Marines.


As the first order of business, Samuel Nicholas became Commandant of the newly formed Marines. Tun Tavern’s owner and popular patriot, Robert Mullan, became his first captain and recruiter. They began gathering support and were ready for action by early 1776.

Each year, the Marine Corps marks November 10th with a celebration of the brave spirit which compelled these men and thousands since to defend our country as United States Marines.
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To all of our awesome War Heroes


For all of those who picked up the Mighty Torch


Those who stepped up to the Plate & who bravely answered " the Call "

I'm just tryin' to be a father
Raise a dauther and a son
Be a lover to their mother
Everything to everyone
Up and at em bright and early
I'm all busness in my suit
Ya i'm dressed up for sucsess
From my head down to my boots
I don't do it for the money
There's bills that i can't pay
I don't do it for the glory
I just do it anyway
Providing for our futures
My responsibility
Ya i'm real good on the pressure
Bein all that i can be

I can't call in sick on mondays when the weekends been too strong
I just work straight through the hollidays
Sometimes all night long
You can bet that i stand ready
When the wolf growles at the door
Hey i'm solid
Hey i'm steady
Hey i'm true down to the core

And i will always do my duty
No matter what the price
I've counted up the cost
I know the sacrafice
Oh and i don't want to die for you
But if dyin's askin me, i'll bear that cross with honor
Cause freedom don't come free

I'm an american soldier
An american
Beside my brothers and my sisters
I will proudly take a stand
When liberty's in jeapordy
I will always do what's right
I'm out here on the front line
Sleep in peace tonight
American Soldier
I'm an american soldier

Ya an american soldier
An american
Beside my brothers and my sisters
I will proudly take a stand
When liberty's in jeapordy
I will always do what's right
I'm out here on the front line
So sleep in peace tonight
American Soldier
I'm an american
An american
An american soldier

Awwwww... Our Dear Brave American Soldier


thank you soooooo much



for gracing us with your presence




for this touching & poignant poem


& for Always giving us Plenty of reasons


For our hearts to swell & overflow with Love & Pride


Great Respect ~ Honor & Thankfulness for You

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Ll4Ej-myoI&feature=related





http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8poZshcDj8g



by Terry Kelly -





"A Pittance Of Time"


* * *







They fought and some died for their homeland.
They fought and some died, now it's our land.
Look at his little child; there's no fear in her eyes.
Could he not show respect for other dads who have died?

Take two minutes, would you mind?
It's a pittance of time,
For the boys and the girls who went over.
In peace may they rest,

may we never
forget why they died.
It's a pittance of time.

God forgive me for wanting to strike him.
Give me strength so as not to be like him.
My heart pounds in my breast, fingers pressed to my lips,
My throat wants to bawl out, my tongue barely resists.

But two minutes I will bide.
It's a pittance of time,
For the boys and the girls who went over.
In peace may they rest.
May we never forget why they died.
It's a pittance of time.

Read the letters and poems of the heroes at home.
They have casualties, battles, and fears of their own.
There's a price to be paid if you go, if you stay.
Freedom's fought for and won in numerous ways.

Take two minutes, would you mind?
It's a pittance of time,
For the boys and the girls all over.
May we never forget, our young become vets.
At the end of the line,
It's a pittance of time.

It takes courage to fight in your own war.
It takes courage to fight someone else's war.
Our peacekeepers tell of their own living hell.
They bring hope to foreign lands that hate mongers can't kill.

Take two minutes, would you mind?
It's a pittance of time,
For the boys and the girls who go over.
In peacetime our best still don battle dress
And lay their lives on the line.
It's a pittance of time

In peace may they rest,
Lest we forget

Tribute to Soldiers of Iraq & Afghanistan & Veterans Part I


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0DULdNdOkQ&feature=related

Tribute to Soldiers of Iraq & Afghanistan & War Vets Part II





http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcaVzsAlqHc&feature=related

Invictus

Out of the night that covers me,
Black as the Pit from pole to pole,
I thank whatever gods may be
For my unconquerable soul.

In the fell clutch of circumstance
I have not winced nor cried aloud.
Under the bludgeonings of chance
My head is bloody, but unbowed.

Beyond this place of wrath and tears
Looms but the Horror of the shade,
And yet the menace of the years
Finds, and shall find, me unafraid.

It matters not how strait the gate,
How charged with punishments the scroll,
I am the master of my fate:
I am the captain of my soul.

written by William Ernest Henley

A Veteran's Spouse
By Jeanne M. Gallagher

A Veteran's spouse is a gem so rare,
A patriot true, none can compare.

She keeps the fires burning at home
While her brave soldier the world does roam.

The pride she shows, the fear she keeps,
And allows only darkness to see tears she weeps.

Who can count the many careers
She has given up throughout the years

To follow her soldier from station to station
So he could serve this free and great nation?

She receives no ribbons, no medals gold,
For she has pledged to have and to hold

Her husband, her soldier, her hero strong,
As he stands ready to right the wrong.

So, let us honor her as a patriot true
For she also serves the Red, White, and Blue.

The Lay of My Land
By Rainy Ostrom

You can talk about the countries
all across the sea,

But you'll never find one half so grand
as the one that belongs to me.

We have mountain peaks and canyons deep
and geysers that steam and spew.

We have glorious gobs of wildflowers
of bright and tender hue.

Tiny, trickling, gurgling, brooks,
clear lakes, calm as you please.

Waterfalls that thunder and roar
and wild and raging seas.

Crisp red and orange of autumn trees
tundra with ice and frost.

Hawaiian shores with tropical breeze,
warm swamps with hanging moss.

I've seen high deserts and dry deserts
with sagebrush, and sun.

I've seen mesas and cliffs and jutting rocks
all across this land.

Petrified forests and rain forests
and forests of aspen and birch.

Fields of grain and prairies of grass,
beauty wherever you search.

Go on and talk about your countries
all across the sea,

But you'll never find one half so grand
as the one that belongs to me.


thanks for keeping us free ,God Bless The Troops!!

Nice .....


Jackie ...you are on a roll today ~ my Dear....


you go Girl Love it love it love it

That is so true for those of us


who have Boyfriends over there, too

Morning Vanessa.Feeling kinda lonely this morning and it got me thinking about the troops so instead of feeling sorry for myself(being in relatively way better conditions then they are}
I decided to send some tributes out to our soldiers.My sisters husband is a Submariner in the Navy and though stateside now ,has served proudly for 18 yrs in the NAVY.My Dad is a Vietnam vet and I know what my Mom went thru when he went to war and what my sister has gone thru when my brother-in-law goes to sea for 6 months.My ex boyfriend and still good friend is a Vietnam vet who served two tours(marines and army) and won a silver star for valor.He was a medic.He suffers from PTSD but is a wonderful soul.So my heart goes out to all who have loved ones and to all those who are serving across the globe.Also to the little ones who miss their parents while their away.

HI Vanessa,

Just dropping in to say Hello to everyone who contributs to this topic! God bless all you talented people.

God bless the troops, keep them safe and keep their families strong

This is very beautiful. .such love & dedication


I can only imagine what they go through too ...