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cathybohannan
Member

since 2000-07-31

Posts 140
Paintsville,KY

0 posted 2000-08-13 01:53 PM

People are finding it true today,
Women in the service are here to stay.
They are the same as you and me,
Many spent hours on their knees.

Things were differnt in the past,
Changes are being made at last.
People are finding this is true,
Women are Veterans too.

Women are fighting for the USA,
In lands across the ways.
They are laying down their lives,
Paying the ultimate sacrifice.

Family and friends they leave behind,
They are constantly on their minds.
As you stare at the red,white, and blue,
Please remember WOMEN ARE VETERANS TOO.

Cathy Bohannan

Cathy Marie Bohannan

Paula Finn
Member Ascendant

since 2000-06-17

Posts 5546
missouri

1 posted 2000-08-13 02:03 PM

Cathy...sweetly penned...women in the military do tend to be forgotten yet they have always been there one way or the other

Sunnyone
Member Ascendant

since 2000-07-06

Posts 5334
Staffordshire, England

2 posted 2000-08-13 02:04 PM

Hi cathybohannan....

        Now, I really, really appreciate
     this poem and I'll tell you why. I
     play music and a lot of my jobs are
     in American Legion Halls, and VFW's.
     There are as many women members in
     those clubs as there are men, and
     they fought just as hard and lost
     just as much as the men.
        I applaud you for writing this,
     as these women are still in need of
     recognition....especially the ones
     who served in Viet Nam, and there
     were many!
               Great writing here!!

Today is a gift....
That is why they call it
'the Present'!

cathybohannan
Member

since 2000-07-31

Posts 140
Paintsville,KY

3 posted 2000-08-13 02:17 PM

Paula,thanks I agree with you as a woman
veteran I know that women veterans have got
lost in the shuffle of things.

Sunny1--I know that all veterans appreciate
your time that you spend with them. As a
veteran myself, I know that at times,I enjoyed all that volunteers like you do.

Cathy Marie Bohannan

jwesley
Member Rara Avis

since 2000-04-30

Posts 7563
Spring, Texas

4 posted 2000-08-13 02:27 PM

Applause to you Cathy. Women, in this country anyway, are thought to be less than capable. I don't believe that. Nicely written piece.

jwesley

Mark Bohannan
Member Rara Avis

since 2000-06-21

Posts 7269
In the winds of Cherokee song

5 posted 2000-08-13 02:30 PM

Cathy-I applaud you on your posting this and I know how much it means to you as you ARE one of those veterans. I agree with you 1000% and you know I do....ALL veterans should be recognized and it is a shame that what the women of this country have done throughout history has not been recognized by many at all and most often overlooked all together. You and all women of our military and non military support groups have my undieing gratitude and I will forever stand beside you on this. Love you.....and oh yeahhhhh...sweetly put in your poem.

cathybohannan
Member

since 2000-07-31

Posts 140
Paintsville,KY

6 posted 2000-08-13 02:36 PM

Jwesley, thanks for the reply. I am proud to
to a veteran.

Mark,go to your e-mail for a important
message.

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