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10-23-2006, 09:42 AM
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Take a man and put him alone Put him twelve thousand miles from home Empty his heart of all but his blood Make him live in sweat in mud This is the life I have to live This the soul to the devil I give You have your parties and drink your beer While young men are dying over here Plant your signs on the White House lawn "Lets all get out of Vietnam" Use your signs and have your fun then you refuse to use a gun There's nothing else for you to do Then I'm supposed to die for you There is one thing that you don't know and that?s where I think you should go I'm already here and it's too late I've traded all my love just for hate I'll hate you till the day I die You made me hear my buddy cry I saw his leg and his blood shed then I heard them say "This one's dead" It was a large price for him to pay to let you live another day He had the guts to fight and die to keep the freedom you live by By his dying your life he buys but who gives a damn if a Marine dies ~Author Unknown Found in the pocket of a dead Marine ? Quang Tri Providence,Vietnam 7 JUNE 1969 
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10-23-2006, 11:15 AM
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10-23-2006, 12:05 PM
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Nice poem. Thanks for sharing it with me.
Raggedy
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10-25-2006, 12:02 PM
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It's a heart breaker and too much soul - tough read.
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Boats O Almighty Lord God, who neither slumberest nor sleepest; Protect and assist, we beseech thee, all those who at home or abroad, by land, by sea, or in the air, are serving this country, that they, being armed with thy defence, may be preserved evermore in all perils; and being filled with wisdom and girded with strength, may do their duty to thy honour and glory; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. "IN GOD WE TRUST"
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10-25-2006, 01:58 PM
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Boats
I agree with you, it is a heart breaker. But when I saw that the young man that wrote it died, even though I didn't know him I wanted to share his thoughts on his behalf. Raggedy Ann
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10-25-2006, 05:24 PM
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Nice poem RA
BTW ....... The letter m in marine should always be capitalized when referring the the USMC
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506th Infantry "Stands Alone"  It is well that war is so terrible, or we should get too fond of it. General Robert E. Lee
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10-26-2006, 09:32 AM
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Geez now we gotta worry about our puncation, spelling, grammar, and diction.
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 If your going to suceed your going to have to know how to deal with failure. (Joe Torre).
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10-27-2006, 03:43 AM
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506th Infantry "Stands Alone" It is well that war is so terrible, or we should get too fond of it. General Robert E. Lee
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10-27-2006, 07:52 AM
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Next time I will know. I fixed the original post so now the young man gets the respect he deserves. Thanks for the info.
Raggedy Ann
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