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

[k7jdj at aol.com]

Very nicely stated John.

Gary
Renton, WA


-----Original Message-----
From: John Maddock <agtronixjv at southcom.com.au>
To: Antique tractor email discussion group <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Mon, Jul 4, 2016 7:19 am
Subject: Re: [AT] Fwd: Happy 4th of July....(OT)

True.  Maybe I was grumpy after a night of poor sleep.

On tother hand, posters should not forget that readers of their posts are
not only Americans.  Rotary, Lions and similar organisations ban
discussion of religion & politics at their meetings for good reasons.

Lets keep it to tractors & similar stuff.

JV

9N - (1 3/4)
Inter T20 (crawler)
Dagenham Fordson (industrial)
JD D
Fordson (buzzer ignition)
Howard DH22 (rotary hoe).

None of which are runners - and unlikely to be due to constraints of time
& money. (Dammit).

MF135
MF148 MP
MF168 MP

All of which are sweet, working, tractors!




> 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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