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THE FINAL
INSPECTION
The Marine stood and faced God,
Which must always come to pass.
He hoped his shoes were shining,
Just as brightly as his brass.
"Step forward now, Marine,
How shall I deal with you?
Have you always turned the other cheek?
To My Principles have you been true?"
The soldier squared his shoulders and said,
"No, Lord, I guess I ain't.
Because those of us who carry guns,
Can't always be a saint.
I've had to work most Sundays,
And at times my talk was tough.
And sometimes I've been violent,
Because the world is awfully rough.
But, I never took a penny,
That wasn't mine to keep...
Though I worked a lot of overtime,
When the bills got just too steep.
And I never passed a cry for help,
Though at times I shook with fear.
And sometimes, God, forgive me,
I've wept unmanly tears.
I know I don't deserve a place,
Among the people here.
They never wanted me around,
Except to calm their fear.
If you've a place for me here, Lord,
It needn't be so grand.
I never expected or had too much,
But if you don't, I'll understand.
There was a silence all around the throne,
Where the saints had often trod.
As the Marine waited quietly,
For the judgment of his God.
"Step forward now, you Marine,
You've borne your burdens well.
Walk peacefully on Heaven's streets,
You've done your time in Hell."
It's the Soldier, not the reporter
Who has given us the freedom of the press.
It's the Soldier, not the poet,
Who has given us the freedom of speech.
It's the Soldier, not the politicians
That ensures our right to Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness.
It's the Soldier who salutes the flag,
Who serves beneath the flag,
And whose coffin is draped by the flag
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"The willingness with which our young people are likely to serve in any war, no matter how justified, shall be directly proportional to how they perceive veterans of early wars were treated and appreciated by our nation."
George Washington
DO NOT WISH TO BE ANYTHING BUT WHAT YOU ARE, AND TRY TO BE THAT PERFECTLY.
(Please pray for our Patriot Armed Forces standing in harm's way around the world in defense of our liberty, and for the families awaiting their safe return.)
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I went to this gentleman's pages.He amazed me.hugs
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a still shot from "Brokeback Mountain".'
a still shot from "Brokeback Mountain".'
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Now isnt this a Hoot, Only in France.
. It's a picture of the French Army Sniper Field Expedient Bench Rest.
This was sent along with the photo: As one astute observer noted, 'you gotta love da Frenchies; only they could come up with a field expedient bench rest that looks like a still shot from "Brokeback Mountain".'
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So Help Me God
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So Help Me God
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SHALL WE HIRE A MONUMENT ENGRAVER TO GO TO ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY AND
ADD THE MISSING WORDS ?
A MESSAGE FROM AN APPALLED OBSERVER:
Today I went to visit the new World War II Memorial in Washington, DC. I got an unexpected history lesson. Because I'm a baby boomer, I was one of the youngest in the crowd. Most were the age of my parents, veterans of "the greatest war," with their families. It was a beautiful day, and people were smiling and happy to be there. Hundreds of us milled around the memorial, reading the inspiring words of Eisenhower and Truman that are engraved there.
On the Pacific side of the memorial, a group of us gathered to read the words President Roosevelt used to announce the attack on Pearl Harbor:
Yesterday, December 7, 1941-- a date which will live in infamy--the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked.
One elderly woman read the words aloud:
With confidence in our armed forces, with the unbounding determination of our people, we will gain the inevitable triumph.
But as she read, she suddenly turned angry. "Wait a minute," she said, "they left out the end of the quote. They left out the most important part. Roosevelt ended the message with "so help us God.'" Her husband said, "You are probably right. We're not supposed to say things like that now."
"I know I'm right," she insisted. "I remember the speech." The two looked
dismayed, shook their heads sadly and walked away.
Listening to their conversation, I thought to myself, "Well, it has been over 50 years. She's probably forgotten." But she had not forgotten. She was right.
I went home and pulled out the book my book club is reading --- "Flags of Our Fathers" by James Bradley. It's all about the battle at Iwo Jima. I haven't gotten too far in the book. It's tough to read because it's a graphic description of the WWII battles in the Pacific.
But, right there it was on page 58. Roosevelt's speech to the nation ends in "so help us God."
The people who edited out that part of the speech when they engraved it on the memorial could have fooled me. I was born after the war. But they couldn't fool the people who were there. Roosevelt's words are engraved in their hearts.
Now I ask:
WHO GAVE THEM THE RIGHT TO CHANGE THE WORDS OF HISTORY??
Send this around to your friends People need to know before everyone forgets. People today are trying to change the history of America by leaving God out of it, but the truth is, God has been a part of this nation, since the beginning. He still wants to be... and He always will be!
If you! agree, pass this on. If not, MAY GOD BLESS YOU!
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Date: Sat, 22 Jul 2006 23:11:23 -0700
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THANK YOU ROD&CAROL FOR SHARING,I WILL PASS THIS FWD
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I really hate this. I'm fed up with the athiests and their views. Our country was founded on God, on Christianity, not the "absence of it." And that's what athiests are...absent from it. I think they should all go to a deserted island and live and leave us alone.
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u right!every country was founded on God, on Christianity, not the "absence of it" and many great island-country are being in God.US, AU, UK...because when you stand on the beach, you will understand that : MAN IS SMALL AND HAVE NO WAY TO STAND WITHOUT "God, Christianity".
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The only person standing ... is the man in a wheelchair
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The only person standing ... is the man in a wheelchair
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Keep it moving, please, even if you've seen it before.
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It is the VETERAN , not the preacher,
who has given us freedom of religion.
It is the VETERAN , not the reporter,
who has given us freedom of the press.
It is the VETERAN , not the poet,
who has given us freedom of speech.
It is the VETERAN , not the campus organizer,
who has given us freedom to assemble.
It is the VETERAN , not the lawyer,
who has given us the right to a fair trial.
It is the VETERAN , not the politician,
Who has given us the right to vote.
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It is the VETERAN ,
who salutes the Flag,
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It is the veteran ,
who serves under the Flag,
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I don't know if you saw this in the news but it really impressed me. Funny, our US Senate/House took 2 days off as they couldn't work because of the expected storm.
On the ABC evening news, it was reported tonight that, because of the dangers from Hurricane Isabelle approaching Washington DC, the military members assigned the duty of guarding the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier were given permission to suspend the assignment.
They respectfully declined the offer, "No way, Sir!"
Soaked to the skin, marching in the pelting rain of a tropical storm, they said that guarding the Tomb was not just an assignment; it was the highest honor that can be afforded to a serviceperson.
The tomb has been patrolled continuously, 24/7, since 1930.
I don't usually suggest that many emails be forwarded, but I'd be EXTREMELY proud if this one reached as many as possible. We can be very proud of our young men and women in the service no matter where they serve.
God Bless them all!!!
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This is a wonderful piece, worth reading, worth repeating, and bless you for passing it on.
Friday July 21, 2006 - 07:14am (EDT)
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good post
i stood up in front of my computer
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im accepted to be a member of Group[2ND-INF-DIV-KOREA-INDIAN-HEAD].this may be wrong but i just cut and paste this from groups e-mail.you have to find-out more with my "Sourse" because i can not read all of them...a blessed Sun,all my friends:-)
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Không hiểu sao em chỉ xem được mỗi cái ảnh đầu tiên.
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Uh,chiu kho coi http://blog.360.yahoo.com/blog-pPLVV3Y5f6cIU0PpsZ6AaQiP?p=23 coi thu co dc k.chuc e vui:-)
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ummm interesting ty for sharing
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