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15 minutes ago, parodybot said:

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Arlington Cemetery is really a sight to behold on Memorial day.  I worked wreath laying details by President Reagan in 85 -87 and was always impressed that the Old Guard put a flag on every tombstone.  Cool to see the traditions carried out elsewhere. 

 

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8 minutes ago, 2Far said:

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,

 

To be buried by the flag.

 

 

 

A veteran is someone who, at one point in his life, wrote a blank check made payable to 'The United States of America' for an amount of 'up to and including my life.'

 

jsharr stole that from you.  He says thank you.

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4 hours ago, Further said:

Never forget, freedom ain't free

and never forget it, when it comes time for people to stand for our veterans who government sometimes overlooks, or the decisions of a few that think it's all right to take some of it away.

Blood was shed for our rights.  We should always remember that and those who shed it when anyone takes those rights and tries to cheapen them.

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Wade and I spent the morning with his Scout Troop placing flags on the graves of fallen American soldiers.  The US flag is for a Texan that died in the Spanish American war, the flag in the background is a memorial to a Confederate soldier who died while on furlough

 

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