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Cousin Jack
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Posted: Tue Oct 7th, 2008 01:41 am | 21st Post |
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my boyhood friend, who roamed the Snake River country with me as a boy.... he was honest and brave and loyal and smart... and the whole war wasn't worth him. We shared a single shot shotgun and a toothless dog, the ugliest dog I have ever seen....
Lt. San DeWayne Francisco
USAF
Missing in Action, shot down over Laos by a North Vietnamese SAM missle
22 Nov 68
Declared dead
22 Nov 78
I'll never forget, old friend, never......
Mel Goudge, US Army Security Agency
I Corps, Phu Bai, Republic of Vietnam, 1965-1966
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Christine
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Posted: Tue Oct 7th, 2008 12:38 pm | 22nd Post |
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vasco wrote: There were tears in my eyes as I read the poem about the little girl and then I thought why do people keep starting wars if all they bring is death and sadness, and then i realised. They forget about the death and the suffering and the pain and the grief. So lest we forget...
Vasco you are a very bright 12 year old .and i am very proud of you.
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cbltech59
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Posted: Tue Oct 7th, 2008 01:38 pm | 23rd Post |
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Woah!
Hold on there....you mean Vasco is only 12????
I too would be very proud of him if he were my child. Old beyond years....unbelievable!
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tanygaer
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Posted: Tue Oct 7th, 2008 02:19 pm | 24th Post |
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cbltech59 wrote: Woah!
Hold on there....you mean Vasco is only 12????
I too would be very proud of him if he were my child. Old beyond years....unbelievable!
Look out for the incomming Mark, vasco is only 12, and is a her not him... You are in big time trouble now.... believe me, i have met her....
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cbltech59
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Posted: Tue Oct 7th, 2008 03:59 pm | 25th Post |
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oooops, sorry Vasco....I sincerely apologise.
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vasco
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Posted: Tue Oct 7th, 2008 06:08 pm | 26th Post |
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| Apology accepted.
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Geordiemuppet
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Posted: Fri Oct 10th, 2008 03:51 pm | 27th Post |
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A SOLDIER DIED TODAY
He was getting old and paunchy and his hair was falling fast,
And he sat around the Legion, telling stories of the past.
Of a war that he had 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 Legion buddies listened, for they knew whereof he spoke.
But we'll hear his tales no longer for old Bill has passed away,
And the world's a little poorer, for a soldier died today.
He will not be mourned by many, just his children and his wife,
For he lived an ordinary and quite uneventful life.
Held a job and raised a family, quietly going his own way,
And the world won't note his passing, though 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 their whole 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
A guy who breaks his promises and cons his fellow man?
Or the ordinary fellow who, in times of war and strife,
Goes off to serve his Country and offers up his life?
A politician's stipend and the style in which he lives
Are sometimes 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 was so long ago,
That the old Bills of our Country went to battle, but we know
It was 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 want a politician with his ever-shifting stand?
Or would you prefer a soldier, who has sworn to defend
His home, his kin and Country and 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, then 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 a paper that would say,
Our Country is in mourning, for
A SOLDIER DIED TODAY
© 1987 A. Lawrence Vaincourt
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derekhendry
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Posted: Fri Oct 10th, 2008 04:15 pm | 28th Post |
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| Sad words but true, i think the majority of us forget at times what our forces do for us, many a time it is in a far away place and so to a degree we are distanced from the wars. Also time distances us from the many soldiers who have died to protect our freedom and country but now and again something comes up just to remind us how lucky we are and what a debt of gratitude we owe our many unsung heroes. Lest we forget
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Posted: Tue Oct 14th, 2008 02:47 pm | 29th Post |
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THEY SHALL NOT GROW OLD!
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Geordiemuppet
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Posted: Tue Oct 14th, 2008 10:15 pm | 30th Post |
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This was written by Heather Poole, daughter of a fellow Legion Rider earlier this year, inspired by trips around the battlefields of Northern Europe.
It earned her the title Young Welsh Poet of the Year! 
No Man’s Land…Revisited
Solemn shadows fall between bullet scarred trees
Nothing is heard except, the whisper of leaves,
The eerie sound of nothing; sends shivers down the spine
Thinking of the stolen lives as the damned crossed the front line.
Live together, fight together; die together
Has anything really changed?
Their bravery tainted by today’s lack of peace.
Not men but boys lost their lives
To rescue what?
A world full of selfishness and lies.
Ground, once covered in courageous youths,
Blood, barbed wire, bones and cratered earth,
Has now found serenity; within shades of green,
Sporadic poppies blowing in the breeze.
Those that lie here do so in peace
Nature honours them,
Here time stands still,
But the seasons change and the years pass
We grow old
Yet they remain young.
By Heather Poole
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cbltech59
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Posted: Tue Oct 14th, 2008 10:59 pm | 31st Post |
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| Beautiful words Paul.....absolutely beautiful
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Posted: Wed Oct 15th, 2008 12:20 am | 32nd Post |
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It was just about this time last year that I spoke my final words to my father. Sorry, no service record here, just wasnt for me during what was basically peace-time. But I do think I have a certain appreciation, growing up an AF Brat.
I vaguely remember him rushing to the door, SAC liked to do that in the early 60's. I remember him telling the tale of surviving the crash of a KC97.I remember his 2 year stint in post-war Korea. I remember being stationed to boring places, to fascinating places. I remember him going to Eglin AFB for a year to help out with the Vietnamese refugees.
Sure, I have no service record, but I think I've done some time.
RIP Major Robert G Wilcox, USAF{ret}
Thanks to all who serve, and their families as well.
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Posted: Wed Oct 15th, 2008 07:07 am | 33rd Post |
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Excellent words, Paul. Thank you! Heather has quite a gifting herself from the poem she has written here and other items she has penned on the RBLR website. Truly a blessing to all of us who have served our countries in uniform.
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vasco
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Posted: Wed Oct 15th, 2008 07:42 pm | 34th Post |
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I was crying as I read these poems. I just couldn't bear it if I lost any member of my family to war. So I think all those that serve and and all those that will. I think of how brave you are because you go out there and fight for Queen (in some cases) and country, knowing that you may never see your family again. i feel privelliged just to know you and I would like to say thanks.
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Cousin Jack
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Posted: Wed Oct 15th, 2008 07:45 pm | 35th Post |
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vasco wrote: I was crying as I read these poems. I just couldn't bear it if I lost any member of my family to war. So I think all those that serve and and all those that will. I think of how brave you are because you go out there and fight for Queen (in some cases) and country, knowing that you may never see your family again. i feel privelliged just to know you and I would like to say thanks.
Vasco, young women like you are why it's done; it is our privilege to serve for such as you..... you are very, very welcome.
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Posted: Sun Oct 19th, 2008 03:45 pm | 36th Post |
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Down the lanes, across the fields
On every track we met.
Poppys there reminding us
Of those Lest we Forget.
"Lest we Forget" by STEViE
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Posted: Mon Oct 20th, 2008 02:22 am | 37th Post |
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My short and unremarkable time with the RAF hardly qualifies me, but in memory of my Grandfather (Mesopotamia - Allenby 14-18), my father (Far East - 39-45), my uncle (RAF 39 -45 burned in a Wellington but lived to talk about it, except he never did) and a second cousin Phil lost over the North Atlantic 1941.
In their memory I am proud to display the poppy.
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Posted: Mon Oct 20th, 2008 07:47 pm | 38th Post |
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Found a new poem when i was doing me English homework and thought of this topic, it's called "Why wear a Poppy?":
"Please wear a poppy," the lady said,
And held one forth, but I shook my head,
Then I stopped and watched as she offered them there,
And her face was old and lined with care;
But beneath the scars the years had made
There remained a smile that refused to fade.
A boy came whistling down the street,
Bouncing along on care-free feet.
His smile was full of joy and fun,
"Lady," said he, "may I have one?"
When she'd pinned it on, he turned to say;
"Why do we wear a poppy today?"
The lady smiled in her wistful way
And answered; "This is Remembrance Day.
And the poppy there is a symbol for
The gallant men who died in war.
And because they did, you and I are free -
That's why we wear a poppy, you see.
I had a boy about your size,
With golden hair and big blue eyes.
He loved to play and jump and shout,
Free as a bird, he would race about.
As the years went by, he learned and grew,
And became a man - as you will, too.
He was fine and strong, with a boyish smile,
But he'd seemed with us such a little while
When war broke out and he went away.
I still remember his face that day.
When he smiled at me and said, 'Goodbye,
I'll be back soon, Mum, please don't cry.'
But the war went on and he had to stay,
And all I could do was wait and pray.
His letters told of the awful fight
(I can see it still in my dreams at night),
With the tanks and guns and cruel barbed wire,
And the mines and bullets, the bombs and fire.
Till at last, at last, the war was won -
And that's why we wear a poppy, son."
The small boy turned as if to go,
Then said: "Thanks, lady, I'm glad to know.
I slunk away in a sort of shame,
And if you were me, you'd have done the same:
For our thanks, in giving, if oft delayed,
Though our freedom was bought - and thousands paid!
And so, when we see a poppy worn,
Let us reflect on the burden borne
By those who gave their very all
When asked to answer their country's call
That we at home in peace might live.
Then wear a poppy! Remember - and Give!
by Don Crawford
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Posted: Tue Oct 21st, 2008 08:31 am | 39th Post |
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| that is a very good poem .
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Posted: Thu Oct 23rd, 2008 09:26 pm | 40th Post |
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The Poppy Appeal was launched in Basra today: -
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7687535.stm
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