(I'm think the formatting is going to work out
on this one without the photographs.)
To all the USA citizens & friends:
Have a happy 4th everyone!
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG,
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
and
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 U.S. Soldier, prayer is the very best one.
Only two defining forces have ever offered to die for you
Jesus Christ and the American GI
One died for your soul, the other for your freedom
You might want to pass this on ... as many seem to forget both of them.
> (I'm think the formatting is going to work out
> on this one without the photographs.)
> To all the USA citizens & friends:
> Have a happy 4th everyone!
> I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG,
> 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
> and
> 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 U.S. Soldier, prayer is the very best one.
> Only two defining forces have ever offered to die for you
> Jesus Christ and the American GI
> One died for your soul, the other for your freedom
> You might want to pass this on ... as many seem to forget both of them.
> On Jul 4, 9:26 pm, "a425couple" <a425cou...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>> (I'm think the formatting is going to work out
>> on this one without the photographs.)
>> To all the USA citizens & friends:
>> Have a happy 4th everyone!
>> I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG,
>> 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
>> and
>> 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 U.S. Soldier, prayer is the very best one.
>> Only two defining forces have ever offered to die for you
>> Jesus Christ and the American GI
>> One died for your soul, the other for your freedom
>> You might want to pass this on ... as many seem to forget both of them.
> Amen and right back at you!
Happy 4th of July. and I like to synthetise the poem above into the immortal words of Franklin:
"The price of liberty is eternal vigilance"
Best regards and wishes from Italy,
dott. Piergiorgio.
> Il 05/07/2012 06:53, David E. Powell ha scritto:
> > On Jul 4, 9:26 pm, "a425couple" <a425cou...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> >> (I'm think the formatting is going to work out
> >> on this one without the photographs.)
> >> To all the USA citizens & friends:
> >> Have a happy 4th everyone!
> >> I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG,
> >> 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
> >> and
> >> 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 U.S. Soldier, prayer is the very best one.
> >> Only two defining forces have ever offered to die for you
> >> Jesus Christ and the American GI
> >> One died for your soul, the other for your freedom
> >> You might want to pass this on ... as many seem to forget both of them.
> > Amen and right back at you!
> Happy 4th of July. and I like to synthetise the poem above into the
> immortal words of Franklin:
> "The price of liberty is eternal vigilance"
> Best regards and wishes from Italy,
> dott. Piergiorgio.
On Jul 5, 2:26 am, "a425couple" <a425cou...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Only two defining forces have ever offered to die for you
> Jesus Christ and the American GI
> One died for your soul, the other for your freedom
> You might want to pass this on ... as many seem to forget both of them.
>>Only two defining forces have ever offered to die for you
>> Jesus Christ and the American GI
>> One died for your soul, the other for your freedom
>> You might want to pass this on ... as many seem to forget both of them.
> I think I may be about to puke.
> --
> Halmyre
"a425" is one of our regular nut jobs...pay no attention.
;-)
> On Jul 5, 2:26 am, "a425couple" <a425cou...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>> Only two defining forces have ever offered to die for you
>> Jesus Christ and the American GI
>> One died for your soul, the other for your freedom
>> You might want to pass this on ... as many seem to forget both of them.
"Halmyre" <flashgordonreced...@yahoo.com> wrote in message...
- "a425couple" <a425cou...@hotmail.com> wrote:
-> You might want to pass this on ... as many seem to forget both of them.
- I think I may be about to puke.
Well, a fellow Marine, former co-worker & fellow retiree sent the 'electronic' version of this and it's photos to me. I felt some might appreciate the words in it.
Seems that you did not. Oh Well,, life goes on. (btw, did you really have to read it to the end to realize you were felling ill?)
dott.Piergiorgio wrote:
> Il 05/07/2012 06:53, David E. Powell ha scritto:
>> On Jul 4, 9:26 pm, "a425couple" <a425cou...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>> (I'm think the formatting is going to work out
>>> on this one without the photographs.)
>>> To all the USA citizens & friends:
>>> Have a happy 4th everyone!
>>> I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG,
>>> 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
>>> and
>>> 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 U.S. Soldier, prayer is the very
>>> best one.
>>> Only two defining forces have ever offered to die for you
>>> Jesus Christ and the American GI
>>> One died for your soul, the other for your freedom
>>> You might want to pass this on ... as many seem to forget both of
>>> them.
>> Amen and right back at you!
> Happy 4th of July. and I like to synthetise the poem above into the > immortal words of Franklin:
> "The price of liberty is eternal vigilance"
> Best regards and wishes from Italy,
> dott. Piergiorgio.
Your illustrious ancestors said it first, of course: Vigilia pretium libertatis.
They also said 'Nothing is said which has not been said before.'
