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General => Off Topic => Topic started by: Cerveza on November 11, 2008, 08:09:25 AM
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It is the Soldier, not the minister
Who has given us freedom of religion.
It is the Soldier, not the reporter
Who has given us freedom of the press.
It is the Soldier, not the poet
Who has given us freedom of speech.
It is the Soldier, not the campus organizer
Who has given us freedom to protest.
It is the Soldier, not the lawyer
Who has given us the right to a fair trial.
It is the Soldier, not the politician
Who has given us the right to vote.
It is the Soldier who salutes the flag,
Who serves beneath the flag,
And whose coffin is draped by the flag,
Who allows the protester to burn the flag.
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Well said, and entirely true. It's amazing how often we forget what powers enable us to live with such privilege.
Thanks for that.
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I love the military!!! Thank you everyone!
SGT Tidus ;) just a small hint at who i really as a RL person :)
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I was going to post something up yesterday but decided to wait... just to see if anything at all got posted.
Nothing.
Not a line in the shoutbox, not a post on the boards.
I guess it's easy to forget... sitting comfortably and enjoying the freedoms that have been giving.
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Very true. Thanks for the gentle reminder. It's so easy to take for granted the good life we all live. There are many good people out there making sure we all can live the way we do. For me, I don't need a day to reflect because I thank my lucky stars EVERY DAY.
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Thanks for posting it up Cerv!! Here is also something I read and liked:
A veteran is someone who, at some point in their life, wrote a blank check payable to the United States of America for an amount up to, and including, their life. That is beyond honor, and there are way too many people in this country who no longer remember this fact.
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Just a thought from my heart. But thank you everyone that has served in any type of armed forces to protect the things I cheerish in my life (My wife, children and the freedom to worship my lord and savior). AMEN.
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It is the Soldier, not the minister
Who has given us freedom of religion.
It is the Soldier, not the reporter
Who has given us freedom of the press.
It is the Soldier, not the poet
Who has given us freedom of speech.
It is the Soldier, not the campus organizer
Who has given us freedom to protest.
It is the Soldier, not the lawyer
Who has given us the right to a fair trial.
It is the Soldier, not the politician
Who has given us the right to vote.
It is the Soldier who salutes the flag,
Who serves beneath the flag,
And whose coffin is draped by the flag,
Who allows the protester to burn the flag.
Nice cerveza, i like that.
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I hope that people can empathize with what a soldier has to deal with.
On any given night, more than 200,000 veterans are homeless, and 1.5 million veterans are considered at risk for homelessness. Because of lack of work, support networks and substandard housing, veterans without homes have served in every war with surviving populations--World War II, the Korean War, the Cold War, Vietnam, Grenada, Panama, Lebanon, the 1991 Gulf War, Afghanistan and Iraq.
Vietnam veterans have long comprised the largest portion of the homeless veteran population, but veterans of the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have become homeless much sooner than veterans of the Vietnam War did. PTSD and traumatic brain injury (TBI) can cause severe psychiatric symptoms from mood disorders to depression, aggressive and dangerous behaviors, substance abuse and alcoholism. In addition to psychiatric, neurological and physical injury, multiple deployments, the high cost of housing, reduced job opportunities, and low wages endanger family stability, employability and maintaining a steady residence.
Over a half million Iraq and Afghanistan veterans are patients in the VA system. Thousands more wait as much as a year for VA treatment for serious ailments including traumatic brain injury. Forty-eight percent (243,685) are mental health patients and 28 percent (143,530) are being treated for PTSD. A recent internal VA memo revealed systematic gaming of the VA application process, whereby bureaucrats at facilities seek to improve access data by denying treatment.
Every day, five U.S. soldiers attempt suicide, a 500 percent increase since 2001. Every day 18 U.S. veterans attempt suicide, more than four times the national average. Of the 30,000 suicides each year in the U.S., 20 percent are committed by veterans, though veterans make up only 7.6 percent of the population. Female veteran suicide is rising at a rate higher than male veteran suicides.
They deserve much more then just one day a year.
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I served during Vietnam and my youngest son is a Captain in the Army - currently in Germany. For me the GI bill paid for my PhD.
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That picture of the widow weeping on the grave really gets me. I hope my wife never does that...for two reasons, I guess...
Thanks for the sentiments.
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~ When eating fruit from the tree of freedom, remember the men that helped plant the seeds. ~
This is a remake of a chinese proverb that I always liked. :)