I'M ONLY SPEAKING FOR MYSELF BUT I'M SICK AND TIRED OF HEARING ABOUT IT
THE MAN WAS NOT A HERO OF MINE .................TO BE HONEST I DON'T GIVE A RATS ASS ABOUT HIM OR HIS CRAZY FAMILY........ YES........ I KNOW THIS IS COLD BUT I DIDN'T KNOW HIM AND WOULD NOT LET MY CHILD ALONE WITH HIM !!!!!!! SO I DON'T WANT IT SHOVED DOWN MY PIE HOLE EVERY TIME I TURN ON THE RADIO OR TV
MAYBE THIS IS THE WRONG THING TO SAY BUT READ THE POEM BELOW THAN TELL ME I'M WRONG
DAVE of DAVE'S SIMPLE SPOT ................................He was getting old and And his hair was falling fast, And he sat around the Legion, Telling stories of the past. Of a war that he once fought in And the deeds that he had done, In his exploits with his buddies; They were heroes, every one. And 'tho sometimes to his neighbors His tales became a joke, All his buddies listened quietly For they knew where of he spoke. But we'll hear his tales no longer, For ol' Bob has passed away, And the world's a little poorer For a Soldier died today. He won't be mourned by many, Just his children and his wife. For he lived an ordinary, Very quiet sort of life. He held a job and raised a family, Going quietly on his way; And the world won't note his passing, 'Tho a Soldier died today. When politicians leave this earth, Their bodies lie in state, While thousands note their passing, And proclaim that they were great. Papers tell of SO-CALLED ENTERTAINERS life stories From the time that they were young But the passing of a Soldier Goes unnoticed, and unsung. Is the greatest contribution To the welfare of our land, Some jerk who breaks his promise And cons his fellow man? the ordinary fellow Who in times of war and strife, Goes off to serve his country And offers up his life? The politician's stipend And the style in which he lives, Are often disproportionate, To the service that he gives. While the ordinary Soldier, Who offered up his all, Is paid off with a medal And perhaps a pension, small. It's so easy to forget them, For it is so many times That our Bobs and Jim's and Johnny's, Went to battle, but we know, It is not the politicians With their compromise and ploys, Who won for us the freedom That our country now enjoys. Should you find yourself in danger, With your enemies at hand, Would you really want some cop-out, With his ever waffling stand? Or would you want a Soldier-- His home, his country, his kin, Just a common Soldier, Who would fight until the end. He was just a common Soldier, And his ranks are growing thin, But his presence should remind us We may need his like again. For when countries are in conflict, We find the Soldier's part Is to clean up all the troubles That the politicians start. If we cannot do him honor While he's here to hear the praise, Then at least let's give him homage At the ending of his days. Perhaps just a simple headline In the paper that might say "OUR COUNTRY IS IN MOURNING, A SOLDIER DIED TODAY."...............................................................................
........................NOW GO TO ANY AIRPORT OR BUS TERMINAL IN ANY CITY IN THIS GREAT NATION OF OURS AND ASK ANY RETURNING VETERAN FROM IRAQ OR AFGHANISTAN OR BETTER YET ASK ANY MOTHER OR FATHER IN MOURNING BECAUSE THEY JUST RECEIVED A FLAG FROM THE COFFIN OF THEIR DEAD SON OR DAUGHTER WHAT THEY THINK .........MICHAEL WHO ?
I THINK I SAID ENOUGH ..................DAVE of DAVE'S SIMPLE SPOT
