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"IF THE ARMY AND THE NAVY EVER LOOK ON HEAVEN'S SCENES,
THEY WILL FIND THE STREETS ARE GUARDED BY UNITED STATES MARINES"
FREEDOM ISN'T FREE
I watched the flag pass by one day.
It fluttered in the breeze.
A young Marine saluted it,
And then he stood at ease.
I looked at him in uniform
So young, so tall, so proud,
With hair cut square and eyes alert
He'd stand out in any crowd.
I thought how many men like him
Had fallen through the years.
How many died on foreign soil?
How many mothers' tears?
How many pilots' planes shot down?
How many died at sea?
How many foxholes were soldiers' graves?
No, freedom isn't free.
I heard the sound of taps one night,
When everything was still
I listened to the bugler play
And felt a sudden chill.
I wondered just how many times
That taps had meant "Amen,"
When a flag had draped a coffin
Of a brother or a friend.
I thought of all the children,
Of the mothers and the wives,
Of fathers, sons and husbands
With interrupted lives.
I thought about a graveyard
At the bottom of the sea
Of unmarked graves in Arlington.
No, freedom isn't free
THE FINAL INSPECTION
The soldier stood and faced God,
Which must always come to pass.
He hoped his shoes were shining,
Just as brightly as his brass.
"Step forward now, you soldier,
How shall I deal with you?
Have you always turned the other cheek?
To My Church have you been true?"
The soldier squared his shoulders and said,
"No, Lord, I guess I ain't.
Because those of us who carry guns,
Can't always be a saint."
"I've had to work most Sundays,
And at times my talk was tough.
And sometimes I've been violent,
Because the world is awfully rough."
"But, I never took a penny,
That wasn't mine to keep...
Though I worked a lot of overtime,
When the bills got just too steep."
"And I never passed a cry for help,
Though at times I shook with fear.
And sometimes, God, forgive me,
I've wept unmanly tears."
"I know I don't deserve a place,
Among the people here.
They never wanted me around,
Except to calm their fears."
"If you've a place for me here, Lord,
It needn't be so grand.
I never expected or had too much,
But if you don't, I'll understand."
There was a silence all around the throne,
Where the saints had often trod.
As the soldier waited quietly,
For the judgment of his God.
"Step forward now, you soldier,
You've borne your burdens well.
Walk peacefully on Heaven's streets,
You've done your time in Hell."
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"They stole the eagle from the Air Force, the anchor from the Navy, and the rope from the Army. On the 7th day, while God rested, they overran his perimeter and stole the globe, and they've been running the show ever since. They live like soldiers and talk like sailors. Soldier by day, lover by night, drunkard by choice, MARINE BY GOD!!!"
-from the USMC, the baddest motherfuckers on the face of the earth
I am a very funny person to be around, i try to find humor in everything i do im the type of person that can laugh at myself at times also and not take things to seriously, I am currently in navy/marine njrotc and hope to join the USMC after going to college. I like to test my self physically and mentally because i like things to be challenging
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My Uncle passed away this summer from Lung Cancer and my father passed away from Pneumonia when i was 6 years old just a couple days before christmas but even though he was in the hospital he made sure i got something for Christmas...sadly he amde it to the hospital too late the doctors said that they were suprised he was even walking but he finally lost the battle with Pneumonia but he will always be remembered, my uncle had fought off Lung cancer before and he got rid of it but it came back about 9 years later and he fought for a year and a half but sadly he passed away but he will always be remembered him and my father were best friends
R.I.P Uncle Ricky and Dad
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R.I.P all of those who died in 9/11 we remember...
