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Post by Ralph on Apr 12, 2008 0:15:27 GMT -5
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Post by Disgusted-Daily on Apr 12, 2008 0:58:05 GMT -5
This has been out for awhile and is still as touching now as it was then. A small glimpse of a soldiers life away from home.
God bless all our men, women and Country!
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Post by Ralph on Apr 12, 2008 1:23:16 GMT -5
I had thought I had seen it before, but wasn't sure. I may not like the mission, but they are still our troops over there. Real lives that affect real people in our country. God Bless them all!  |
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Post by bobbbiez on Apr 12, 2008 10:23:26 GMT -5
 Very stirring. Many times when I watch videos such as this it makes me hope that someday we can see the love and respect shared between all races as we do during war time.  God keep them all safe.
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Post by Clipper on Apr 12, 2008 12:45:07 GMT -5
 It is reminders such as this that reinforce my support for the war in Iraq. It is the plight of our soldiers there that reminds me of the plight of those of us that are veterans of the war in Viet Nam. Politicians have put us into the war. Politicians have played off of the lives of these brave warriors, and now it is politicians that are condoning withdrawal without successful completion of our mission there. No matter how we got there, we have to remain and become victorious over the terrorists and radical muslims. We have to do it for americans, and for peaceful muslims, and the innocent citizens of Iraq. Iraq is NOT Viet Nam. We have been SUCCESSFUL in liberating a people from a horrible despot and his despicable regime. Now we have the clean-up work to complete. Sure we lose troops every day. Sure we are sad to hear of the deaths and events from the front every day. The media makes it a biased and slanted vision on our TV screens every day. The politicians and the media, sensationalize the losses while burying the successes. IT is imperative that we stay the course and complete the mission. It is neither here nor there, who started the war or involved us in it. The important thing is that we are there now. We are making strides, however small, and must remember the liberation and the people that have benefited from it. We can't walk away and let it fall into a civil war that the liberated innocents are not prepared to defend themselves in. Don't let the lives of those young troops be wasted or degraded by non-support on the homefront. Don't let the lives lost be in vain, as were the lives of our young men in Viet Nam. Don't let any of these men come home to be spit on at the airport or to be taunted with remarks about baby killing and terror. Viet Nam was motivated by politics, but was a legitimate fight against communism in the south east asia theater. Politics took us there, our veterans fought valiantly, only to be withdrawn by more politics, and to be forgotten and disgarded by the public, and our government. Don't let our troops in Iraq be forgotten. Don't let our troops in Iraq be defeated. Don't let our troops be futilely brought home prematurely and without victory in their hip pocket. SUPPORT OUR TROOPS! Bless those that have made the supreme sacrifice and bring peace to their famliies.
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Post by Clipper on May 26, 2008 9:02:56 GMT -5
Thanks Ralph for moving this video and song to the present day. I just want to clarify, that I loved the video and song, and it moved me deeply. However for memorial day, I am not attempting to stress my political position on the Iraq war, as I did in the original post in April.
I simply want to honor those who have fought and those who have fallen for our freedoms and to fight oppression. Not just today, but since the founding of our nation.
Soldiers have fought and died for our wonderful nation, ever since the revolutionary war, and continue to protect and serve those of us that enjoy the products of their efforts. God Bless Our Troops, and may everyone take a moment to contemplate the privileges we enjoy in this wonderful country that our american military has made possible since 1776.
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Post by Ralph on May 27, 2008 3:11:24 GMT -5
Clipper, I think regardless what anyones position is or was, on any war we have ever or will ever fight, no one will ever discount the willingness or the bravery that one gives when fighting for this country.
Regardless of the pros & cons of any military action; from 1776 to 2008 and beyond.....those that have given and returned will be honored and remembered for their service, and those that have given and fallen, will be forever remembered and honored in the hearts and minds of all Americans as the ones that gave the ultimate sacrifice.
And the world becomes less than it was when they fall.
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Post by Swimmy on May 28, 2008 19:31:47 GMT -5
I wish that were true. But someone forgot to tell that radical christian group that shows up to military funerals to protest the war.
I remember a few years ago on myspace, this punk 17 year old from CA start a group called, "F- the troops" He wondered why he needed CA state police to protect him after that. Myspace finally took down the group. But it was scary to read what this punk believed.
I never served in the military, but not because I didn't want to. After blowing out my shoulders from swimming, and not having the eyesight they required to be a fighter jockey, I found my calling with the law. I have the utmost respect for the servicemen and servicewomen. Both my grandfathers served in WWII. My father was too young for Vietnam. But we've always had the utmost respect for those troops. I still have my grandfather's formal uniform. My myspace page has a picture of him when he was in the service.
Ok, I'm done hijacking this thread. That video is very touching, even after seeing it the fifth time.
God bless our troops, those who fell, those who served, those who currently serve, those who will fall, and those who will serve. Thank you to all of you who helped protect this country and make it so great. I envy all of you with your bravery and honor.
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Post by lucy on Jun 4, 2008 14:41:20 GMT -5
When my friend came home from Iraq he told me that he felt worthless, and still to this day it brings a tear to my eye. I told him that I give him all the respect, and love in the world do to what he was doing is something that he shouldn't ever feel worthless about. He came home to people protesting, and he couldn't find a job. It took him a while but now he is a Super Trooper.
I have a few friends that joined the Army, and Marines and when I see them I tell them how much we respect and love them. I always get a hug for that. Even our Police departments, and Fire Departments the list can go on, to do what they do everyday is special.
Now I'm crying!
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Post by Swimmy on Jun 4, 2008 16:43:41 GMT -5
 There ya go. Seriously, though, it is heart wrenching to see how little respect our troops receive and that many have sacrificed their lives for those people to have the freedom to do just that. |
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Post by lucy on Jun 4, 2008 19:17:45 GMT -5
Thank you Swimmy! It is horrible how little respect is shown to our troops. Even at my JOB! I can't really get into it, but it just makes me hate the place where I work even more.
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Post by Swimmy on Jun 4, 2008 20:05:49 GMT -5
Unfortunately, I think that's the prevailing attitude you will find anywhere these days. Makes me wish there was a draft and those people were drafted. They'd change their minds and be really grateful for the freedoms they currently take for granted.
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Post by rickolney on Jul 20, 2008 14:41:55 GMT -5
Unfortunately, I think that's the prevailing attitude you will find anywhere these days. Makes me wish there was a draft and those people were drafted. They'd change their minds and be really grateful for the freedoms they currently take for granted. No, that was a mistake made during the Vietnam era. We don't need a draft, believe me, there people and companies[/i] that have no regard for human life. They'd take every kid in America to perpetuate something that made them millions. I understand your thought process and logic, though, but it doesn't work that way. The societal ignorance still lives on for many Vietnam era vets. There are still too many MIA's. We are a stronger Nation because of the sacrifices, not in spite of them. |
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Post by gearofzanzibar on Jul 29, 2008 12:31:40 GMT -5
Unfortunately, I think that's the prevailing attitude you will find anywhere these days. Makes me wish there was a draft and those people were drafted. They'd change their minds and be really grateful for the freedoms they currently take for granted. The draft is nothing more than a gussied-up form of slavery. Free men and women will always be a more effective fighting force than a levy of slaves. The all volunteer forces have their flaws, but they're still vastly superior to the conscript army of the past. |
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Post by dgriffin on Aug 1, 2008 6:38:54 GMT -5
All true, except that the all-volunteer army doesn't fully take care of at least one other need in American society, and that is the need to finish up what Momma left undone.
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Very stirring. 
It is reminders such as this that reinforce my support for the war in Iraq. It is the plight of our soldiers there that reminds me of the plight of those of us that are veterans of the war in Viet Nam. 
