[AT] Fwd: Happy 4th of July....(OT)

[Mike M]

Sorry if you're offended by national patriotism John, there are plenty 
of other OT posts that you don't feel the need to comment on.

Mike M



On 7/2/2016 7:38 PM, John Maddock wrote:
> And the reference to antique tractors is.....?
>
> JV
>
>> ….and THANK YOU to all who have served!
>> 	Dave
>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG,
>>>>> OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ,
>>>>> AND TO THE REPUBLIC,
>>>>> FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION,
>>>>> INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY
>>>>> AND JUSTICE FOR ALL!
>>>>> KEEP IT LIT!KEEP IT LIT!
>>>>>
>>>>> To all of our military personnel, where ever they may be.
>>>>> Support all of the troops defending our country!
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Here’s to our Military
>>>>> Who have always protected our country for our freedom.
>>>>> Thanks to them, because of their sacrifices, we can celebrate the 4th
>>>>> of July!
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> We must never forget who gets the credit for the freedoms we have,
>>>>> for which we should be eternally grateful.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I watched the flag pass by one day.
>>>>> It fluttered in the breeze.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> A young Marine saluted it,
>>>>> And then he stood at ease.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I looked at him in uniform;
>>>>> So young, so tall, so proud.
>>>>> With hair cut square and eyes alert,
>>>>> He'd stand out in any crowd.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> How many men like him
>>>>> Had fallen through the years.
>>>>> How many died on foreign soil;
>>>>> How many mothers' tears?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> How many pilots' planes shot down?
>>>>> How many died at sea?
>>>>> How many foxholes were soldiers' graves?
>>>>> NO, FREEDOM ISN'T FREE !
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I heard the sound of Taps one night,
>>>>> When everything was still.
>>>>> I listened to the bugler play
>>>>> And felt a sudden chill.
>>>>>
>>>>> I wondered just how many times
>>>>> That Taps had meant 'Amen.'
>>>>> When a flag had draped a coffin
>>>>> Of a brother or a friend.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I thought of all the children,
>>>>> Of the mothers and the wives,
>>>>> Of fathers, sons and husbands
>>>>> With interrupted lives.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I thought about a graveyard
>>>>> At the bottom of the sea.
>>>>> Of unmarked graves in Arlington.
>>>>> NO FREEDOM ISN'T FREE!
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Enjoy Your Freedom
>>>>> And Bless Our Troops.
>>>>>
>>>>> When you receive this,
>>>>> Please stop for a moment
>>>>> Think of our servicemen.
>>>>>
>>>>> Of all the gifts you could give a US Soldier, gratitude is the very
>>>>> best one.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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