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posted on 11/11/2007&nbs-08:00;@&nbs-08:00;11:11&nbs-08:00;pm

Remember What Veteran's Day Means!!!
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Remember What Veteran's Day Means!!!

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,
whose coffin is draped with the flag,
who gives the protester the freedom he abuses to burn the flag.

ETERNAL REST GRANT THEM O LORD, AND LET PERPETUAL LIGHT SHINE UPON THEM.

We can be very proud of our young men and women in the service no matter where they serve.

God Bless them all.

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posted on 11/10/2007&nbs-08:00;@&nbs-08:00;01:11&nbs-08:00;pm

11th Hour of the 11th Day of th 11th Month
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At the 11th hour on the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918, the Great War ends. Germany, bereft of manpower, supplies, and food, signs an armistice agreement with the Allies. The war left 9 million soldiers dead and 21 million wounded, with Germany, Russia, Austria-Hungary, France, and Great Britain each losing nearly a million or more lives. In addition, some 6 million civilians died from disease, starvation, or exposure.

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Today it is a solomn day, a day where we remember soldiers from around the world, who have given their lives in various conflicts around the world. The poppy symbolizes peace and rememberance, as it freely grew in the terrible fields of flanders, as remember by one of the greatest ever war poems In Flanders Fields By: Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae, MD (1872-1918) Canadian Army IN FLANDERS FIELDS the poppies blow Between the crosses row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid the guns below. We are the Dead. Short days ago We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, Loved and were loved, and now we lie In Flanders fields. Take up our quarrel with the foe: To you from failing hands we throw The torch; be yours to hold it high. If ye break faith with us who die We shall not sleep, though poppies grow In Flanders fields. As the eleventh hours approaches, take a minute to remember the millions of soldiers who have given their lives so we can have our freedom today They shall not grow old as we who are left grow old. Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning, WE WILL REMEMBER THEM. 'FOR YOUR TOMORROW WE GAVE OUR TODAY' If anybody wants to make this a sticky it will be appreciated

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