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POW/MIA RECOGNITION DAY
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POW/MIA RECOGNITION DAY |
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Abe Senior Member
since 2003-05-28
Posts 694Looks like Vero Beach, FL until the end! 
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POW/MIA RECOGNITION DAY (The third Friday of September) As time goes on remains are found And another finds his way back home After years spent lost on foreign shores Feeling forgotten and left all alone. But they will never be forgotten By the Country they went off to serve We will search until all are returned To loved ones, the least they all deserve. There are new ways to identify DNA can tell, just who they may be Those lost in those past conflicts A Hero home, their final destiny. War is so terrible and horrific Worse for the POW and the MIA All of those unaccounted for Compounds the price they chose to pay. Each year, we should all remember Those we lost in the fog of War Better yet, take a moment every day While we appreciate what they fought for. POW/MIA Recognition Day Dedicated to honor their memory For the time or life they gave To keep this, "The Land of the Free". Del "Abe" Jones 09.13.2007 some older pieces > POW/MIA So manyfates are left unknown And so many rumors that abound So many families ask the question "When will, the answers be found?" So many years have come and gone Sometimes, hope is hard to keep There’s some who feel there’s none And in some, it’s buried deep. The pain, is in not knowing How, to put loved ones’ to rest When there is no way to prove They have passed, the final test. But, no matter what the answers We can’t let this cause alone Until, each and every one of them Is found, and brought back home POW/MIA STORIES It's hard to find, the stories That, they won't talk about It's hard, to realize the things That they had, to go, without. How can they let the feelings (Even, they don't understand) Show to, any other people In this, Freedom's Land. We can’t know, the hardships Unless, we were there Especially, when they came back home To those who didn't, seem, to care. Unless you had, lived through it Watching, Comrades that had died Why should they, talk about it to us Of, the tears, inside, they've cried? Even, if they chose to tell us What difference, would it make Would it be worth the chance That they, would have to take. Why should they bare their soul That's already been, stripped, clean Because, even with, a picture of it We couldn't see, what they have seen. Sometimes, all we have to do Is, to look into their eyes And think that we might see or hear Their, mournful, pain-filled cries. That POW who came home Who lived, through that Hell Can't tell the stories, of the MIA Whonever had, a chance to tell! So, we may never, ever, know Of, the horrors, they have, known And, if we think about it It's probably best, that they aren't shown! But there is, always an end To every, never-ending story Althoughsometimes, they’re never told In, all their Truth and Glory. So if you ask about it And if you ever wonder why They won’t talk of that nightmare Maybe now, you might know, Why? POW/MIA For as long as we have Wars And we send our Young to fight We’ll have Those who are Missing And the POWs plight. All People of this Nation Have this Duty to fulfill. We must keep Them in our thoughts And, We must have the Will To bring every One home And do all we can to find All those POW/MIAs And leave NO Souls behind. POW/MIA ISSUE Ten years of "BITS 'N' PIECES" By some People who still care In a search for clues and answers About Those We left "over there". Trying to get the military And all those politicians To take actions to find Them With calls, letters and petitions. It's a sad State of Affairs When the families and friends Must lead the Battle in the Search In this War that never ends. All those loved ones still Missing Who went to War for me and you Deserve much more from our Country Than just the efforts of those few. "The National Alliance of Families" Carries that Banner for us all To bring home those Forgotten Who answered our Nation's Call. Please visit their pages And give them a helping hand For if "One Missing" was "One" close to you Maybe then, you'd understand. ©Copyright 05 September 2004 by Del "Abe" Jones "The National Alliance of Families" http://www.nationalalliance.org/home1 Del "Abe" Jones Mankind's greatest accomplishment is not the revolution of technology, it is the evolution of creativity. |
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Gentle Spirit Member Patricius
since 2000-10-09
Posts 13989 |
Thank you sir, for sharing this. Fine tribute, exemplary writing. |
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aziza Member Elite
since 2006-07-09
Posts 2995Lumpy Oatmeal makes me Crazy! |
Abe, I will not forget and these poems need to be moved to the top periodically. Thank you for posting all of them. Thank you Alison |
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Midnitesun
since 2001-05-18
Posts 28647Gaia |
quote: This parallels what I saw on the faces of many holocaust survivors when I lived in Israel, but also, the blank stares of war and terrorism survivors of South America and Africa. War always destroys far more people than it 'rescues' and sets us up for never-ending continued cycles of vengeance. With all the natural disasters we face, one would think humans would learn how to avoid creating these horrific unnecessary disasters. Thank you Abe, for always remembering those who lost their voice. |
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JamesMichael Member Empyrean
since 1999-11-16
Posts 33336Kapolei, Hawaii, USA |
Fine writing for those that can no longer write of their experiences...James |
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JL Member Ascendant
since 2004-04-01
Posts 6128Texas, USA |
"War is so terrible and horrific Worse for the POW and the MIA All of those unaccounted for Compounds the price they chose to pay. Each year, we should all remember Those we lost in the fog of War Better yet, take a moment every day While we appreciate what they fought for." ""Let every nation know, whether, it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe, in order to assure the survival of liberty."" ~ John F. Kennedy Liberty and Freedom. Enjoyed your write. JL  Blessed are those who are generous, because they feed the poor. |
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Marge Tindal
since 1999-11-06
Posts 42384Florida's Foreverly Shores |
Abe~ My friend ... you ALWAYS give us writings that cause us to remember things that we SHOULD remember~ Thank you~ *Huglets*  ~*Marge*~ ~*The sound of a kiss is not as strong as that of a cannon, but it's echo endures much longer*~ |
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