Memorial Day - 2007
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From: AZ
Originally Posted by SpringerPop
The clip always brings a tear...Pop
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Originally Posted by amiller93
Amen Brothers, Way to much is being edited out of history class nowadays.
This reminded me of this website...podcasts about our history...I have the ipod loaded with these and I'll be listening to them (some of them again) on my upcoming 1100 mile blitz across the desert.
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From: Millersburg, OR
I miss you bro... A firefighter paramedic before he joined the army and became a medic. He went in to help another soldier who was killed from an IED... then the second IED got him...
I just wished my paint job on my truck would of been done by this weekend... almost 6 weeks total...
Here is a preview of the hood... There is much more to come...
Still some more touch up work to it...but no clearcoat on it yet... pic does not do it justice.. The tailgate is the best so far... but I will wait to show that...
Last edited by Layson; May 24, 2007 at 08:58 PM.
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From: Middle Tennessee
Dare I add "de opresso liber". Damn right I will. Let's just be sure that we remember what memorial day is for. It's not just about grilling and drinking, though I will be doing that. 
It's about those that paid the ultimate price. There is another day for those who served their time and supported our country but this one day is about remembering those that paid the price none of us want to pay. Yeah, all us vets were willing to pay it but didn't want to if we could help it. When the bell rang, we were there.
Well, that is my interpretation anyway. I will toast to all my lost brothers. So on this holiday weekend, I say enjoy it like all those that died would have, I just say that we should take at least a moment and remember why it is a holiday, then honor it by making the most of it however you do it.
It's about those that paid the ultimate price. There is another day for those who served their time and supported our country but this one day is about remembering those that paid the price none of us want to pay. Yeah, all us vets were willing to pay it but didn't want to if we could help it. When the bell rang, we were there.
Well, that is my interpretation anyway. I will toast to all my lost brothers. So on this holiday weekend, I say enjoy it like all those that died would have, I just say that we should take at least a moment and remember why it is a holiday, then honor it by making the most of it however you do it.
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Thank you to all the soldiers in action and no longer in action, it is much to easy to forget what has been done and what is being done so that we can all be living a great life hear in America. Thank you very much...
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The Sheepdogs
Most humans truly are like sheep
Wanting nothing more than peace to keep
To graze, grow fat and raise their young,
Sweet taste of clover on the tongue.
Their lives serene upon Life’s farm,
They sense no threat nor fear no harm.
On verdant meadows, they forage free
With naught to fear, with naught to flee.
They pay their sheepdogs little heed
For there is no threat; there is no need.
To the flock, sheepdog’s are mysteries,
Roaming watchful round the peripheries.
These fang-toothed creatures bark, they roar
With the fetid reek of the carnivore,
Too like the wolf of legends told,
To be amongst our docile fold.
Who needs sheepdogs? What good are they?
They have no use, not in this day.
Lock them away, out of our sight
We have no need of their fierce might.
But sudden in their midst a beast
Has come to kill, has come to feast
The wolves attack; they give no warning
Upon that calm September morning
They slash and kill with frenzied glee
Their passive helpless enemy
Who had no clue the wolves were there
Far roaming from their Eastern lair.
Then from the carnage, from the rout,
Comes the cry, “Turn the sheepdogs out!”
Thus is our nature but too our plight
To keep our dogs on leashes tight
And live a life of illusive bliss
Hearing not the beast, his growl, his hiss.
Until he has us by the throat,
We pay no heed; we take no note.
Not until he strikes us at our core
Will we unleash the Dogs of War
Only having felt the wolf pack’s wrath
Do we loose the sheepdogs on its path.
And the wolves will learn what we’ve shown before;
We love our sheep, we Dogs of War.
Russ Vaughn
2d Bn, 327th Parachute Infantry Regiment
101st Airborne Division
Vietnam 65-66
Most humans truly are like sheep
Wanting nothing more than peace to keep
To graze, grow fat and raise their young,
Sweet taste of clover on the tongue.
Their lives serene upon Life’s farm,
They sense no threat nor fear no harm.
On verdant meadows, they forage free
With naught to fear, with naught to flee.
They pay their sheepdogs little heed
For there is no threat; there is no need.
To the flock, sheepdog’s are mysteries,
Roaming watchful round the peripheries.
These fang-toothed creatures bark, they roar
With the fetid reek of the carnivore,
Too like the wolf of legends told,
To be amongst our docile fold.
Who needs sheepdogs? What good are they?
They have no use, not in this day.
Lock them away, out of our sight
We have no need of their fierce might.
But sudden in their midst a beast
Has come to kill, has come to feast
The wolves attack; they give no warning
Upon that calm September morning
They slash and kill with frenzied glee
Their passive helpless enemy
Who had no clue the wolves were there
Far roaming from their Eastern lair.
Then from the carnage, from the rout,
Comes the cry, “Turn the sheepdogs out!”
Thus is our nature but too our plight
To keep our dogs on leashes tight
And live a life of illusive bliss
Hearing not the beast, his growl, his hiss.
Until he has us by the throat,
We pay no heed; we take no note.
Not until he strikes us at our core
Will we unleash the Dogs of War
Only having felt the wolf pack’s wrath
Do we loose the sheepdogs on its path.
And the wolves will learn what we’ve shown before;
We love our sheep, we Dogs of War.
Russ Vaughn
2d Bn, 327th Parachute Infantry Regiment
101st Airborne Division
Vietnam 65-66
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On Memorial Day I thank every Veteran I know by a hand shake and a word of thanks and I make sure that my children 8yrs,& 13yrs know why. I want to thank evey Veteran that reads this post .
Thank You
Thank You
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Ever wonder why after only 250 years of existance the U.S. leads the world in technology invention, the ability to feed people all over the world, the desire to help those in need when countries and governments that have been around for thousands of years struggle to keep people from leaving, don't allow citizens to express free thoughts and watch people die from starvation. Its because of this, "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness." The Decloration of Independence. This is what makes the U.S. a great country, but it doesn't come cheap. Thank you to all who willingly protect our freedoms!!
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From: Mount Vernon, Washington
Most veterans ask for nothing for their service, but I'll tell you what warms my heart. It's how most people recognize the job we are/were asked to do and did/do with pride. I love to see with the military vets today that they are thanked and treated with respect. It wasn't that way when I came home during Viet Nam War. We were spit on and called baby killers which silently hurt like hell. You would never know how bad it hurt us, because we stood proud and tall and still do to this day. When you see a person in uniform, please take 10 seconds from your busy day and shake his/her hand and JUST SAY THANK YOU. It's not corny, it patriotic and you have no idea how much that means to a soldier. I just retired from the police force after 22 years and plan on some rest this Memorial Day, but I'll be attending the ceremonies just the same. They deserve the recognition. GOD BLESS AMERICA. US Army 1969-1975
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