"THE ONLY ONE STANDIN"
September 8,1997
NOVEMBER 2008
THIS
IS
MY
FLAG
God Bless the Vetrans & Service Personel
And I have a graphic that tells the story..
It is the VETERAN,
not the preacher,
who has given us freedom of religion.
It is the VETERAN,
not the reporter,
who has given us freedom of the press.
It is the VETERAN,
not the poet,
who has given us freedom of speech.
It is the VETERAN,
not the campus organizer,
who has given us freedom to assemble.
It is the VETERAN,
not the lawyer,
who has given us the right to a fair trial.
It is the VETERAN,
not the politician,
Who has given us the right to vote.
It is the VETERAN,
who salutes the Flag.
It is the VETERAN,
who serves under the Flag.
ETERNAL REST GRANT THEM O LORD,
AND LET PERPETUAL LIGHT SHINE UPON THEM.
I don't know if you saw this in the news but it
really impressed me.
Funny,
our US Senate/House
took 2 days off
as they couldn't work
because of the expected storm.
On the ABC evening news,
it was reported tonight that,
because of the
dangers from Hurricane Isabelle
( September,
2003)
approaching Washington DC,
the military members assigned the
duty of guarding
the
Tomb of the Unknown
Soldier
were given permission
to suspend the
assignment.
They respectfully declined the offer,
"No way, Sir!"
Soaked to the skin,
marching in the pelting rain
of
a tropical storm,
they
said that
guarding the Tomb
was not just an
assignment,
it was the highest
honor
that can be afforded
to a serviceperson.
The tomb has been patrolled continuously,
24/7,
since 1930.
I don't usually suggest that many emails be
forwarded,
but I'd be
EXTREMELY PROUD
if this one reached as many as possible.
We can be very proud of our
young men and women
in the service
no matter
where they serve.
God Bless them.
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