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Cemetery Watchman ..

Ma’am, may I assist you in any way?Yes, son. Can you carry these flowers? I seem to be moving a tad slow these days.My pleasure, ma’am.Marine, where were you stationed?Vietnam’

She looked at me closer. ”

I lied a little bigger: ”

She smiled and winked at me. ”
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She headed for the World War I section, stopping at a stone. She picked one of the flower bunches out of my arm and laid it on top of the stone. She murmured something I couldn’t quite make out.. The name on the marble was .

She turned away and made a straight line for the World War II section, stopping at one stone. I saw a tear slowly tracking its way down her cheek. She put a bunch on a stone; the name was .

She went up the row a ways and laid another bunch on a stone, ..

She paused for a second and more tears flowed. ”

I almost didn’t say anything, but, ”

She looked confused.. ”

I pointed with my chin. ”

‘Oh!’ she chuckled quietly. ”

She headed down the walk I’d pointed at. She stopped at a couple of stones before she found the ones she wanted. She placed a bunch on  , and the last on . She stood there and murmured a few words I still couldn’t make out and more tears flowed.

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She paused.. ‘Donald DavidsonStephenStanleyLarryDarrel’

She stopped! Whether she had finished, or couldn’t finish, I don’t know. She made her way to her car, slowly and painfully.
I waited for a polite distance to come between us and then double-timed it over to Kevin, waiting by the car.
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Kevin started to say something, but saw the look I gave him. He broke the rules to get us there down the service road fast. We beat her. She hadn’t made it around the rotunda yet.

” I humped it across the drive to the other post

When the Cadillac came puttering around from the hedges and began the short straight traverse to the gate, I called in my best gunny’s voice: ”

I have to hand it to Kevin; he never blinked an eye–full dress attention and a salute that would make his DI proud.
She drove through that gate with two old worn-out soldiers giving her a send-off she deserved, for service rendered to her country, and for knowing duty, honor and sacrifice far beyond the realm of most.

I am not sure, but I think I saw a salute returned from that Cadillac.

Instead of ‘,’ just think of ”

As a final thought on my part, let me share a favorite prayer:  ”

Let’s all keep those currently serving and those who have gone before in our thoughts. They are the reason for the many freedoms we enjoy.
In God We Trust
Sorry about your monitor; it made mine blurry too!

If we ever forget that we’re one nation under God, then we will be a nation gone under!
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13-year-old Cody Alicea rides with an American flag on the back of his bike. He says he does this to be patriotic and to honor veterans, like his own grandfather, Robert. He’s had the flag on his bike for two months but Monday, was asked told to take it down. A school official at Denair Middle School told Cody some students had been complaining about the flag and it was no longer allowed on school property.

SharkDude1
48 seconds ago Really???? The school itself flies the American Flag on it’s flag pole, and im sure there is an American Flag in every classroom (there better be) so whats the problem here???  I hope this LOSER that banned the kid from flying OUR NATIONS FLAG is fired!! Im proud to be an American, and I am Very thankful for our troops keeping this country safe. If I had the chance, I would that each and everyone of them personally! Im sure you would too. Thank You USA Troops!

SharkDude1 48 seconds ago SweetAdvice
4 minutes ago Just an FYI to those who complained about the flag. You would not have all you have if it was not for the soliders who lost their lives fighting for the U.S..

SweetAdvice 4 minutes ago periloustimes4usa
5 minutes ago Perhaps Mr Superintendent the few students who complained should consider a transfer to the country of their choice and you should do like wise if you are not committed to this country and the Constitution!!

periloustimes4usa 5 minutes ago UnderseaCaveman
5 minutes ago Some students complained………so why didn’t school officials tell them to phuk off?

UnderseaCaveman 5 minutes ago EvolvingEndeavour
7 minutes ago what a crock of shit… thumjb your nose at the school

EvolvingEndeavour 7 minutes ago mayfarttoo
9 minutes ago Who in hell does this guy think he is, to tell this young man to take the flag off his bike. I being a veteran, highly think its WRONG and as far as the others not liking it, DEAL with it. Your an American and be proud of this young man for what he wants to do with the flag. At least he is not burning it.

mayfarttoo 9 minutes ago TalonsUniverse2012
9 minutes ago This is exactly what happens when the Federal Government (along with outside sources, such as nosey billionaires with nothing better to do) funds OUR public school system. They take over and do whatever they want. If we don’t stand, this will become the norm.

TalonsUniverse2012 9 minutes ago TalonsUniverse2012
11 minutes ago @bradski777  Thank you for your service! This is a disgrace to our whole country.

TalonsUniverse2012 11 minutes ago emiliesmommie
14 minutes ago I am going to post this on Facebook along with the phone number – racial tension?? That is what they are worried about?? A small group of kids are the ones who are getting the special treatment?? I thought we were “All Equal” and “All Americans” (sarcastic tone) – Well, dear superintendent, you will be here from us from all over the country, I promise you that. If that were my kid, I would tell him NOT to take it down and I would sue the school officials and the parents of the other

(July 15) — Plans to build a mosque and Muslim community center two blocks from ground zero, former site of the World Trade Center, have not been well received by many non-Muslims around the country — to say nothing of some New Yorkers.

For proof, check out the thousands of protesters who gathered to express their outrage at the project last month, or the proposed anti-mosque TV ad that was recently rejected by the major networks.

Now, one man appears to be ready to fight religious fire with religious fire. Televangelist Bill Keller announced this week he will build a $1 million “9/11 Christian Center at Ground Zero.”

“If they can put a mosque near ground zero, we should be able to put a Christian center near ground zero and give people a choice,” Keller told DNAinfo today.

He also told the website that the proposed mosque was “a spit in the face of the people of New York.”

Keller is the founder of LivePrayer, a website he launched in 1999 “for the sole purpose of having a site on the Internet where people can go 24 hours a day, seven days a week for prayer. The whole mission of LivePrayer.com is to give those who are hurting … hope.”

A former computer salesman convicted of insider trading who became a born-again Christian, Keller is known for mixing Muslim stereotypes and slurs into his evangelical messages. He’s also a “birther” who produced an infomercial last year soliciting donations to pressure President Barack Obama to show his birth certificate.

Now his organization has put up a separate website for the 9/11 Christian Center, which is collecting donations from those who wish to “stand against evil.” Like Keller’s other website, it includes links to virulent anti-Muslim screeds.

It is unclear whether Keller has obtained the necessary permissions to actually construct the center. Still, he plans to hold monthly prayer meetings in the nearby Embassy Suites Hotel until it is built.

The proposed $100 million mosque/Islamic center at ground zero, however, has obtained its building permissions. It is a collaboration between the Cordoba Initiative and the American Society for Muslim Advancement, conceived in the wake of 9/11 to promote “integration, tolerance of difference and community cohesion through arts and culture” based on the Islamic values of “compassion, generosity and respect for all.”

Furthermore, it has the support of New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and state Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, now the Democratic gubernatorial candidate. The Republican contender for governor, Rick Lazio, has called upon Cuomo to investigate the center’s funding in his capacity as attorney general.
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YES, I’M A BAD AMERICAN

I Am the Liberal-Progressives’ Worst Nightmare. I am an American.  I believe the money I make belongs to me and my family, not some Liberal governmental functionary be it Democratic or Republican!  I’m in touch with my feelings and I like it that way!

I think owning a gun doesn’t make you a killer, it makes you a smart American.  I think being a minority does not make you noble or victimized, and does not entitle you to anything. 
I believe that if you are selling me a Big Mac, do it in English.  I believe everyone has a right to pray to his or her God when and where they want to.  My heroes are John Wayne, Babe Ruth, Roy Rogers, and whoever canceled Jerry Springer.

I don’t hate the rich. I don’t pity the poor.  I know wrestling is fake and I don’t waste my time watching or arguing about it.

I’ve never owned a slave, or was a slave, I haven’t burned any witches or been persecuted by the Turks and neither have you! So, shut up already.

I believe if you don’t like the way things are here, go back to where you came from and change your own country! This is AMERICA .   If you were born here and don’t like it you are free to move to any Socialist country that will have you.

I want to know which church is it exactly where the Reverend Jesse Jackson preaches, where he gets his money, and why he is always part of the problem and not the solution.

Can I get an AMEN on that one? 

I think the cops have every right to shoot your sorry rear if you’re running from them…I also think they have the right to pull you over if you’re breaking the law, regardless of what color you are.

And, no, I don’t mind having my face shown on my drivers license. I think it’s good….. And I’m proud that “God” is written on my money.

I think if you are too stupid to know how a ballot works, I don’t want you deciding who should be running the most powerful nation in the world for the next four years.

I dislike those people standing in the intersections trying to sell me stuff or trying to guilt me into making “donations” to their cause.

I believe “illegal” is illegal no matter what the lawyers think.

I believe the American flag should be the only one allowed in AMERICA !

If this makes me a BAD American, then yes, I’m a BAD American

If you are a BAD American too, please forward this to everyone you know.

We want our country back!