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Abe
Senior Member

since 2003-05-28

Posts 694
Looks like Vero Beach, FL until the end!

0 posted 2004-01-16 06:08 PM

Today show story about female fire fighter in CA who bought dog tags in Viet Nam while on vacation and is repatriating them with owners and loved ones.

JUST, DOG TAGS?

Just some metal tags with numbers
And names, (some hard to read)
Held hostage in a foreign land
And just, begging to be freed.

Maybe it was "Old Glory"
Captured, locked up in that case
That made those other items
Seem, so much out of place.

Each "dog tag" has a story
From when each Soldier wore
Part of a life or death behind it
From that "Asian War".

She had found that "something"
She knew, that she could do
To help Honor all those Troops
Whose praise was overdue.

Those "tags" have come back Home
Where they rightly, should be
Back to the original owners
And some to, surviving family.

Just one more wrong righted
By one who took the time to care
To say, "Thank you for the sacrifice,
That you made, over there."

Del "Abe" Jones

[This message has been edited by Abe (01-17-2004 05:11 PM).]

garysgirl

Member Laureate

since 2002-09-29

Posts 19237
Florida, USA

1 posted 2004-01-16 06:45 PM

Abe, what a wonderful thing for the lady to
do, and you wrote about it beautifully. I'm
glad to see that you are feeling better and
are able to post again.

Ethel

devina
Member Elite

since 1999-10-28

Posts 3539
Cali

2 posted 2004-01-16 10:02 PM

What a lovely tribute!! enjoyed.

Open arms can be the most fragile in the world...

iliana
Member Patricius

since 2003-12-05

Posts 13434
USA

3 posted 2004-01-16 10:05 PM

Abe, this will be greatly appreciated! I would like to keep it in my library and send it to a VN War vet I know. Thanks.

Mistletoe Angel

Member Empyrean

since 2000-12-17

Posts 32816
Portland, Oregon

4 posted 2004-01-17 04:39 PM

(big angel hugs) God Bless You, sweet friend, you bring great justice to this headline and may all these families of Vietnam be blessed by God always! (sigh) This is wonderful, sweet friend, we all love you so much! You have such a beautiful heart, sweet Abe, thank you for sharing!

May love and light always shine upon you!

Love,
Noah Eaton

"You'll find something that's enough to keep you
But if the bright lights don't receive you
You should turn yourself around and come back home" MB20

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