henryclay
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Post by henryclay on May 29, 2011 23:46:41 GMT -5
Flags and Roses Are All We Have
I see one just over there,
Comes another call,
Yes, that's old Joe, you remember him?
His name's up on The Wall.
He's been here since sixty eight,
Not near as long as some.
He was just two weeks from the Freedom Bird,
When he caught one saving Tom.
Where is Tom? Oh here he is,
Not very far form Joe.
It's easier now for both of them,
They're close, not far to go
And here's a friend from the coffee crowd,
we'd gather once a week.
He'd laugh at just about anything.
Of his pains we didn't speak.
He'd lost a foot, and part of his hand,
In Europe in forty five.
He fought for this land, way over there.
Came home hurt and just alive.
We gather on the other side,
By the pond, down in the back
We want to visit the new ones there,
From Afghanistan or Iraq
The grass shows off it's verdant green
Against the marble stones.
As we pause to honor each man's grave,
And talk in humbled tones.
So many stones, and little bronze plaques;
Separate bits of history, each.
Flags and roses are all we have.
Do you think they heard the speech?
We choke up every now and then,
When we see a particular name
For there lies another one of us,
But after all, that's why we came.
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b2r
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Post by b2r on May 30, 2011 12:05:35 GMT -5
Memorial Day - Arlington (Trace Adkins)
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❤ mollymouser ❤
Senior Associate
Sarcasm is my Superpower
Crazy Cat Lady
Joined: Dec 18, 2010 16:09:58 GMT -5
Posts: 12,861 
Today's Mood: Gen X ... so I'm sarcastic and annoyed
Location: Central California
Favorite Drink: Diet Mountain Dew
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Post by ❤ mollymouser ❤ on May 30, 2011 15:55:39 GMT -5
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Post by BeenThere...DoneThat... on May 30, 2011 18:55:07 GMT -5
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Post by privateinvestor on May 31, 2011 11:34:09 GMT -5
>
>Nothing in the media about these guys we just lost recently in the Afghan because no one seems to care:*>
> *Justin Allen, 23,*
> *Brett Linley, 29,*
> *Matthew Weikert, 29,*
> *Justus Bartett, 27,*
> *Dave Santos, 21,*
> *Chase Stanley, 21,*
> *Jesse Reed, 26,*
> *Matthew Johnson, 21,*
> *Zachary Fisher, 24,*
> *Brandon King, 23,*
> *Christopher Goeke, 23,*
> *Sheldon Tate, 27,*
> *All are Marines that gave their lives for YOU this week!*
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> >
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Post by lakhota on Jun 1, 2011 20:43:57 GMT -5
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