Topic: Love & thanks ~ to our beloved Soldiers... - part 2 | |
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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 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Edited by
Rapunzel
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Sat 11/15/08 09:03 PM
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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. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() but, ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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![]() 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 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Patti Smith Indictment of George Bush
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVOGYtdKnRo |
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Edited by
Rapunzel
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Mon 11/17/08 10:20 AM
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\\\\//// ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Right Now - -somebody is thinking of you. -somebody is caring about you. -somebody misses you -somebody wants to talk to you. -somebody wants to be with you. -somebody hopes you aren't in trouble. -somebody is thankful for the support you have provided. -somebody wants to hold your hand. -somebody hopes everything turns out all right. -somebody wants you to be happy. -somebody wants you to find him/her. -somebody is celebrating your successes. -somebody wants to give you a gift. -somebody thinks that you ARE a gift. -somebody loves you. -somebody admires your strength. -somebody is thinking of you and smiling. -somebody wants to be your shoulder to cry on. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Edited by
Rapunzel
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Wed 11/19/08 10:57 AM
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Sending love and prayers to the troops!
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Edited by
Journey2008
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Tue 11/25/08 07:27 PM
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Sending love and prayers to the troops! ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Edited by
Rapunzel
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Thu 11/27/08 10:41 AM
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Barrack Obama 44th President (2009 - Present) Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek. My job is not to represent Washington to you, but to represent you to Washington. If the people cannot trust their government to do the job for which it exists - to protect them and to promote their common welfare - all else is lost. My parents shared not only an improbable love, they shared an abiding faith in the possibilities of this nation. They would give me an African name, Barack, or blessed, believing that in a tolerant America your name is no barrier to success. There are patriots who opposed the war in Iraq and there are patriots who supported the war in Iraq. We are one people, all of us pledging allegiance to the stars and stripes, all of us defending the United States of America. There is not a liberal America and a conservative America - ![]() there is the United States of America. ![]() There is not a black America and a white America and Latino America and Asian America ... ![]() ![]() ![]() Tonight, we gather to affirm the greatness of our nation - not because of the height of our skyscrapers, or the power of our military, or the size of our economy. ![]() Our pride is based on a very simple premise, summed up in a declaration made over two hundred years ago. ![]() Today we are engaged in a deadly global struggle for those who would intimidate, torture, and murder people for exercising the most basic freedoms. ![]() If we are to win this struggle and spread those freedoms, ![]() we must keep our own moral compass pointed in a true direction. ![]() We have real enemies in the world. ![]() These enemies must be found. ![]() They must be pursued and they must be defeated. ![]() Americans... ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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THANKSGIVING PRAYER FOR OUR SOLDIERS
Today we gather around the dinner table with family and friends to share good food, warm laughter, and the happy memories of Thanksgivings past. But for many families, whose loved ones serve in the Armed Forces, this year's Thanksgiving celebration will not be complete. ![]() A familiar voice will not be heard and a chair at the table will remain empty because, they have someone far from home serving our country. ![]() ![]() ![]() Today also, members of the Army, Marines, Navy, Airforce and Coastguard (men and women, Active Duty, Reserve and National Guard alike) will gather in mess halls or in tents across the globe as friends and comrades to enjoy the traditional Thanksgiving meal. ![]() ![]() ![]() So, as those of us who are blessed to be with our families celebrate and give thanks, ![]() let us remember in our kind thoughts & prayers the homes that have an empty chair at the table and also offer a special prayer of thanksgiving and ask God’s Blessings for the brave men and women of our Armed Forces, whose service and sacrifice will, we further pray, make the world a better and safer place. ![]() And a very special prayer dear God, ![]() for those homes that have an empty chair that will forever remain vacant ![]() and for those servicemen and women who have come back to us, ![]() may their sacrifice not have been in vain. ![]() THANKSGIVING PRAYER Oh God, when I have food, help me remember the hungry. When I have a home, help me remember the homeless. When I am with friends and family who love me, help me remember those who are friendless and shunned. And remembering, help me destroy my complacency, move my heart and reach out by word and deed to those who cry out for what we take for granted. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Edited by
Rapunzel
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Sat 11/29/08 10:14 AM
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Edited by
Rapunzel
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Sun 11/30/08 12:49 PM
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hey Rapunzel how you doin? sorry life just jumped up and smacked me in the face. Movin workin on gettin into school... yeah
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Edited by
Rapunzel
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Mon 12/01/08 09:00 AM
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hey Rapunzel how you doin? sorry life just jumped up and smacked me in the face. Movin workin on gettin into school... yeah ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() to have any respect or appreciation ![]() for some one else ![]() and they are very unaware of any thing ![]() other than their own little reality ![]() and they just can't see a bigger picture ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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hey Rapunzel how you doin? sorry life just jumped up and smacked me in the face. Movin workin on gettin into school... yeah ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() in your teens & early twenties ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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