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Another POW/MIA comes Home |
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Abe Senior Member
since 2003-05-28
Posts 694Looks like Vero Beach, FL until the end! 
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One More Came Home http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/06/07/us.vietnam.war.remains/index.html?hpt=hp_t2 Almost seventeen thousand missing And who knows, how many Family/Friends Have that pain, that hole inside From that Lost one, which never ends. I very often think about it How very lucky, that I was Not, to do the rich ones bidding For that cause, that never was. I thought about going back When, those who ran, had the guts It’s those like me & those who went Who were the only crazy, nuts. To die for, “God and Country” Is really, wearing kinda thin Especially when we make “them” rich In those wars, we’ll never win. We’ve been at it since our dawn At war, killing, someone or other And we even had that time With Brother, killing, Brother. Oh yes, there were those times When, we had no other choice But when there is no point to it Where’s the Peacekeepers voice? Sometimes, I am so ashamed To be a lowly, Human being (?) When, I look all around me And see, all that, I am seeing! In the name of some “god”? For “country”, that doesn’t care? A young life, for a few dollars That’s how, we pay “their” fare! But, guess we will never change We’ll support, “their” hate and greed And Human sacrifice, our offering Will, never, fill, “their” need! Del “Abe” Jones 06.08.2011 Del "Abe" Jones Mankind's greatest accomplishment is not the revolution of technology, it is the evolution of creativity. copyright 1984 More poet |
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Duck1946 Member
since 2011-05-16
Posts 84Nebraska |
Well said, brother. A truth noone wants to face. About July 2 I will be decorating the graves again, for the service that will be provided. Only a few will come. Perhaps the rest will be reading the newspaper fourth of July sales advertising to see where the bargins are. |
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Abe Senior Member
since 2003-05-28
Posts 694Looks like Vero Beach, FL until the end! |
hey duck, right on! even some of the Vets don't remember. At the VFW last nite and some didn't realize it was Flag Day. Guess I should have reminded here, too. A Flag’s Birthday On the Fourth we Celebrate The Birth of our Nation But a Teacher in Wisconsin Gave the Flag its Occasion. In Eighteen eighty-five He had his students Celebrate The Birthday of our Flag Which was one hundred and eight. As more People over years Observed the Fourteenth as “Flag Day” In Nineteen sixteen Woodrow Wilson Proclaimed it so, in May. Then in nineteen forty-nine An act of Congress was declared Signed by President Truman That since, we all have shared. “National Flag Day” was born From those sewn Strips of rag And we should Honor it every day Old Glory, our Grand Flag. 06-14-2005 Old Glory More than two hundred years ago Betsy Ross sewed strips of rag - From those bits of colored cloth Was shaped "Old Glory", our grand flag. Stripes of red and white For the thirteen colonies - White stars against the blue Began waving in the breeze. It's gone through minor changes - With stars added, as we grew - It's flown proudly o'er our land And in some other countries, too. That symbol of our freedom - Should be protected, at all cost - But now our reverence for it Seems, to be getting lost. There are some things so sacred To our great American way That, those who desecrate it Should, have a price, to pay. Even though each buys his own That flag belongs to us all - It's owned by all the people And we should never let it fall. The Good Ol' Days They said, "It's alright to burn it." "You can throw it to the ground." "You can wear it on your back. That symbol of the freedom bound. It's been through catastrophes - Flown high in wartimes' strife - Men swore they would protect it And did so with their life. What makes them so supreme - The high court of this land To tell us when those Stars and Stripes Should fall; when they should stand. What right do they think they have To let our flag be set ablaze - Once, it was loved and respected - Back there, in the good ol' days. Old Glory In 2001 Those "Stars And Stripes" gained new meaning In the year two thousand and one It flew prouder over our Country Where a new war had begun. On September eleventh "They" tried to bring it down Along with those "Two Towers" That came crashing to the ground. But, the American people caught it And held it high for all to see This is still, "The Home Of The Brave" And, "The Land Of The Free". Those people who do evil Will shudder at the sight As "Old Glory" catches them In all it's power and might. We might not always do justice Under it's waving grace But, it's meaning to Freedom Will always stand it's place. It's always been a symbol And hope, for people in this world It sends a very special message Each time, it is unfurled. the "Stars And Stripes" will wave Those colors, "red, white, and blue" As long, as there are Freedom lovers Or all life on Earth, is through. Del "Abe" Jones Flag Day, 2008 Once again Old Glory has its time We’ll wave it and put it on display At least, those of us who own one And not all do, I’m so sad to say. There are some that don’t salute it And some want to share its place With flags of some other country And I think, that’s a damned disgrace. Political correctness, out of control Our Federal Courts, I think, are wrong Flag Day And Independence Day “They’re fighting now about our Flag Some say that, “It’s alright to burn it!” But our History’s reached another page And the time has quickly come to turn it. We have people marching in the streets Who wave flags from some foreign land They want the same Rights as you and I Like that’s what, our Forefathers planned? Some want a two language Nation To speak English, and “that other one” They want to steal all our identities And probably will, before they’re done. We are being sold to the lowest bidder Our jobs are being outsourced “over there” They don’t have to Fight, they’ll just buy us And it seems, nobody seems to care! We spend billions in foreign aid “To make the World, a better place!” (?) They take all those dollars greedily And then, they’ll slap us in the face. We went from having money in the bank To the worst deficit in our history While the rich keep getting richer At the cost of those like you and me. We have seniors, the poor and young Who don’t have the basic Human needs Like food and shelter and healthcare And that plants some very bitter seeds. It seems we care more about others Than trying to take care of our own Especially those who hold our purse strings Most who, hard times they’ve never known. Twenty-five hundred Warriors killed With more added each and every day And thousands more hurt and maimed While some say, “The price we must pay!” But those who send them off to War Are not the ones who pay that cost It’s not their loved ones sent away Who might not return, who are lost. We were misled or led astray But that’s a whole other story The real truth, while in waging Wars There is never any Truth or Glory. We People must all be appeased And made to think we’re doing good That in the end it will all be worth it And would be a nice change if it would. But the killing of our fellow Man Has always been the Human way Always fueled by greed and power No matter, what else they may say. Those who penned our Constitution Are probably turning in disgust As our Rights are disappearing And it’s wrong (?), “In God We Trust!” Our Independence is being hijacked By a Government that has gone wild Who say they know what’s best for us And treat us all, like some stepchild. That, “By And For The People!” Is the way it was always meant to be But the way things have been going Takes from, this “Land Of The Free!” Even when we try to speak our mind Most of them will turn a deaf ear Say, “No, we know what’s good for you!” Or, “That’s not what we want to hear!” Someday, with a day of reckoning We will all wonder, “What went wrong? When we used to be the Greatest Nation And were Free, and Proud, and Strong!” Flag Day, 2008 Once again Old Glory has its time We’ll wave it and put it on display At least, those of us who own one And not all do, I’m so sad to say. There are some that don’t salute it And some want to share its place With flags of some other country And I think, that’s a damned disgrace. Political correctness, out of control Our Federal Courts, I think, are wrong When they say, anyone can burn it And We, the People, must just go along. Some had to change the old “Pledge” And add, the “under God” to it It was just fine, the way it was But now, those words give some, a fit. It’s for the pride of our Country For, those Stars and Stripes which wave For all Americans. of all faiths And too, for all of those who Gave. Once it was loved, and/or respected In most places, ‘round this Earth Now there’s some, question its meaning And just how much, Freedom is worth. Our prestige around the World Has dropped to an all-time low And more people want to burn it Yes, even here at home, you know. There’s hope, that we can overcome And, that all, will once more see We really are, “Home of the Brave And, “The Land of the Free”! So, take our Star Spangled Banner And wave it proudly and hold it high Tell all, it stands for, Freedom and Rights For if we don’t, worse times draw nigh. Del “Abe” Jones 06.13.2008 A Poet A poet knows not day or night And not always wrong from right But without the poet’s written word Think of all we mightn’t heard. Del "Abe" Jones “Mankind's greatest accomplishment is not the revolution of technology, it is the evolution of creativity.” © 1984 Del “Abe” Jones More poetry here http://iwvpa.net/jonesd/index.php and here http://www.scribd.com/documents You can read my latest book, "Of Native American" here http://www.bookrix.com/showbooks.html?showbookonly=del.abe.jones_1265223173.3449680805&mrsph=book Email abeabe692@gmail.com |
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