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Iwant2kssuallovr
62 / female
Bendover, Florida, US
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Veteran's Day!
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| November 10, 2012, 17:08 |
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Iwant2kssuallovr
62 / female
Bendover, Florida, US
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Re: Veteran's Day!
The Marines
Captain Samuel Nicholas formed two battalions of Continental Marines on 10 November 1775 in Philadelphia as naval infantry. Since then, the mission of the Marine Corps has evolved with changing military doctrine and American foreign policy. The Marine Corps has served in every American armed conflict and attained prominence in the 20th century when its theories and practices of amphibious warfare proved prescient and ultimately formed the cornerstone of the Pacific campaign of World War II. By the mid-20th century, the Marine Corps had become the dominant theorist and practitioner of amphibious warfare. Its ability to rapidly respond on short notice to expeditionary crises gives it a strong role in the implementation and execution of American foreign policy.
Semper Fidelis !!
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| November 10, 2012, 17:10 |
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perveman
111 / male
Tucson, Arizona, US
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Re: Veteran's Day!
A big thank you to all you vets, who fought to keep us free.
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| November 10, 2012, 17:50 |
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sybianwatcher1
49 / male
Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada
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Re: Veteran's Day!
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 THE 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..
Major John McRae; Canadian Artillery , ..WW 1 ...May 1915 K.I.A. the next day
This is the reason every Canadian wears, the red poppy over their heart the month of November..... Lest we forget...
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| November 10, 2012, 21:48 |
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marcopolo2010
78 / couple
lynnwood, Washington, US
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Re: Veteran's Day!
never in history .... have so many owed so much to so few.
winston churchill
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| November 11, 2012, 02:45 |
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Iwant2kssuallovr
62 / female
Bendover, Florida, US
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Re: Veteran's Day!
Prayer for Remembrance Day
For those who were killed in battle,
For those who gave up their lives to save others
For those who fought because they were forced to,
For those who died standing up for a just cause
For those who said war was wrong,
For those who tried to make the peace
For those who prayed when others had no time to pray
For those creatures who needlessly die
For those trees that needlessly are slaughtered
For all of mankind
Let us quietly pray:
May your God hold them in peace
May Love flow over the Earth and cleanse us all
This day and for always.
Marianne Griffin
11am 11 November 2004
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| November 12, 2012, 05:00 |
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Iwant2kssuallovr
62 / female
Bendover, Florida, US
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Re: Veteran's Day!
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| November 12, 2012, 05:06 |
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Iwant2kssuallovr
62 / female
Bendover, Florida, US
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Re: Veteran's Day!
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| November 12, 2012, 05:12 |
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sybianwatcher1
49 / male
Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada
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Re: Re: Veteran's Day!
QUOTE (Iwant2kssuallovr @ November 12, 2012, 05:00)Prayer for Remembrance Day
For those who were killed in battle,
For those who gave up their lives to save others
For those who fought because they were forced to,
For those who died standing up for a just cause
For those who said war was wrong,
For those who tried to make the peace
For those who prayed when others had no time to pray
For those creatures who needlessly die
For those trees that needlessly are slaughtered
For all of mankind
Let us quietly pray:
May your God hold them in peace
May Love flow over the Earth and cleanse us all
This day and for always.
Marianne Griffin
11am 11 November 2004
Amen.....
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| November 12, 2012, 06:27 |
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Iwant2kssuallovr
62 / female
Bendover, Florida, US
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Re: Veteran's Day!
There Will Be Peace
There will be peace:
when attitudes change;
when self-interest is seen as part of common interest;
when old wrongs, old scores, old mistakes
are deleted from the account;
when the aim becomes co-operation and mutual benefit
rather than revenge or seizing maximum personal or group gain;
when justice and equality before the law
become the basis of government;
when basic freedoms exist;
when leaders - political, religious, educational - and the police and media
wholeheartedly embrace the concepts of justice, equality, freedom, tolerance, and reconciliation as a basis for renewal;
when parents teach their children new ways to think about people.
There will be peace:
when enemies become fellow human beings.
David Roberts
1999.
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| November 12, 2012, 07:47 |
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Iwant2kssuallovr
62 / female
Bendover, Florida, US
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Re: Veteran's Day!
A Wish
Maybe it is pointless
To wish for lasting peace
For all mankind to lay down arms
For all fighting to cease
I could despair of seeing
Peace throughout the land
No longer hearing talk of war
Blood mixed with desert sand
We do not have the tolerance
For cultures not our own
Seeds fly on an ill wind
From beds where they are sown
Hope lies in a child's heart
Not yet turned to stone
A mind free of prejudice
A child not alone
If all children of the world
Held each others hand
They could do what we could not
Make a Brotherhood of Man.
Maxine Kendall
Burlington, Ontario, Canada. Maxine Kendall was born in the UK
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| November 12, 2012, 07:48 |
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Iwant2kssuallovr
62 / female
Bendover, Florida, US
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Re: Veteran's Day!
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| November 12, 2012, 07:51 |
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Re: Veteran's Day!
Free's been kinda quiet here, figured he'd have posted a little somthin' here.
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| November 12, 2012, 23:19 |
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perveman
111 / male
Tucson, Arizona, US
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Re: Veteran's Day!
I called him a week ago, bot evidintly he has a lot goimg on. Lets change it agian hug a soldier day. My late gf was Air Force.
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| November 13, 2012, 00:38 |
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Re: Veteran's Day!
Yeah, the last week to 10 days have been really stupid for me. Incredibly unusual problems at work and also, problems with my car. And when I have had a few free moments, I've got a couple new tunes Ive been working on.
First, I want to thank Kiss for posting this. I can still remember the look on the face of a Marine when I walked up to him in an airport, shook his hand and thanked him for what he does. He thanked me like it was a gift on Christmas, but I reminded him that WE are the ones that are grateful. It's easy to take things for granted, but it's so much more rewarding for these brave men and women to hear a "thank you".
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| November 13, 2012, 03:04 |
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