giving credit to avoid plagiarism.
http://www.monroecc.edu/depts/library…

Thank you, I will be more than glad to, and normally do, if it is known. Thank you for sharing.

I just now tried to edit the post, but, it wouldn’t let me, however, you have posted it here, so that should be sufficient.

And to Xeno, thank you for your reply, there is always “good and bad” everywhere you turn. We applaud the good, and I pray for the bad :)

giving credit to avoid plagiarism.
http://www.monroecc.edu/depts/library…

Thank you, I will be more than glad to, and normally do, if it is known. Thank you for sharing.

The God stuff? Well, everyone who knows how to read should know by now that the heavy God influence started in the 50s, and as it’s part of the culture now, it really doesn’t bother me. It’s obnoxious, given the hypocrisy when you consider the very first Amendment, but it’s not exactly a problem we need to consentrate on at the moment. We have bigger ones.

Really, my problem is that, yes, we’ve lost a lot of soldiers. But they DID volunteer in most cases. Is it sad that they died? Obviously. Am I belittling them?
Of course not. I simply think that if we’re going to talk about the military, then the good and the bad need to come out. Good men and women have fought in places and for causes that may or may not have been necessary, and many of them have died. But what of the millions we’ve killed? Civilians and soldiers alike. Men, women, and children. And we’re supposed to be proud of this?

Personally, I think that the best thing to remember on our nation’s birthday is the day itself, what those men meant for that day, and how far we’ve strayed from that path.

We should fix the problems our founders set out to avoid, not celebrate them.

“Stand beside her, and guide her, through the night with the light from above.”
(irving berlin)

giving credit to avoid plagiarism.
http://www.monroecc.edu/depts/library…

OF THE UNITED
STATES OF AMERICA ,

AND TO THE REPUBLIC, FOR
WHICH IT STANDS,

ONE
NATION UNDER GOD,

INDIVISIBLE, WITH
LIBERTY

AND JUSTICE FOR ALL!

For All of our other military personnel, where
ever they may Be
Please Support all of the troops defending our Country.

And God
Bless our Military who are protecting our Country for our
Freedom.

Thanks To them, and their sacrifices we can celebrate the 4th of July

We must never forget who
Gets the credit for the freedoms we have, of which we
should be Eternally grateful.

I watched the flag
Pass by one day,
It fluttered in the breeze.

A young Marine
Saluted it,
And then he stood at ease..

I looked at
Him in uniform
So young, so tall, so proud,
With hair cut square
And eyes alert
He’d stand out in any crowd.

I thought how many men Like him
Had fallen through the years.
How many died on foreign Soil
How many mothers’ tears?

How many pilots’ planes Shot down?
How many died at sea
How many foxholes were soldiers’ Graves ?
No, freedom isn’t free

I heard the sound of Taps One night,
When everything was still,
I listened to the bugler Play
And felt a sudden chill.

I wondered just how many times

That Taps had meant ‘Amen,’

When a flag had draped a Coffin.
Of a brother or a friend.

I thought of all the Children,
Of the mothers and the wives,
Of fathers, sons and
Husbands With interrupted lives.

I Thought about a graveyard
At the bottom of the sea

Of unmarked graves in
Arlington .
No, freedom isn’t free.

Enjoy Your Freedom
& God Bless Our Troops

When
You receive this, please stop for a moment
And
Say a
Prayer for our servicemen.
Of all the gifts you could give
A US Soldier, Prayer is the very best
One.

God’s Peace
MaryM

________________________________

=