[StarCMC]

 

Sleeping Soldiers

 

Let sleeping soldiers lie,
men who, while they snore and sigh,
dream about you
safe and warm
behind their armor and guns.

Let sleeping soldiers lie,
men who, as they say goodbye,
will always pack their gear and go
to where the danger runs.

Training hard, and laughing harder,
partaking of life's full larder,
a soldiers' lot is all for those
who think the cost is cheap.

Eager hearts, whose boldness longing,
with their fellowship belonging,
shoulder arms to hold your freedom
for such, never weep!

For gladly marching, to dreadful daring,
any price or burden bearing,
keeping such as you in safety,
loved ones wait to welcome home,

Heroes' triumph, victory gallant,
accolades for virtuous talent,
our best reward, to see you smiling,
stronger love than song or poem.

 

 

~ an original poem by JSR "Old Sarge"

(c) 02/08/2004

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[Radix]

 

 

 Marine Capt. Daniel Zappa from Pittsburgh, Pa., gives his six-day-old son, Charlie Zappa, a kiss on the forehead as his wife, Aimee Zappa, looks on after his return from Iraq to Camp Lejeune, N.C., on Wednesday.

 

The Captain's distant cousins Moon Unit and Dweezil were unable to make the reception.

 

 

 Nebraska Army National Guard Spc. Cory Cooper with the 134th Infantry Division’s Long Range Surveillance Detachment plays with his puppy, Rocky, during a farewell and good luck ceremony in Lincoln, Neb., on Wednesday. Cooper has been mobilized with other Nebraska Army National Guardsmen for extended duty in Iraq.

 

Meanwhile Rocky is getting ready for  his upcoming role in Rocky XII, the Housebreaker!

 

 

 

 

 Nebraska Army National Guard Spc. Ross Haselhorst, with the 134th Infantry Division’s Long Range Surveillance Detachment, enjoys a moment with his girlfriend, Jenny Wobing, during a farewell ceremony in Lincoln, Neb., on Wednesday. The Nebraska Army National Guard has been mobilized for extended duty in Iraq.

 

Honey, I see that you shrunk your hairline!

 

 

 Sgt. Luther Starks from Jacksonville, Fla., assigned to Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion 7th Marine Division, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force, sounds the Shofar (Rams horn) to call the angels of redemption in observance of Yom Kippur and Rosh Hashanah at Hurricane Point, Iraq, on Thursday.

 

A CBS Preview of next years edition of the reality Television program, Survivor: Jerusalem!

 

 

 Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 64th Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division stand beside a flatbed truck carrying concrete barriers which are to be laid by the troops at polling sites in southeastern Baghdad on Wednesday, in advance of the upcoming referendum.

 

Critics have said that the new nuclear powered flat bed trailers are not cost effective, and that the cooling towers are not ascetically pleasing.

 

 

 Mason Williams holds a pair of flags to his head as he waits for his father, Staff Sgt. Warren McCrary, to return to the 49th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at Holloman Air Force Base, N.M., on Tuesday. The elder McCrary deployed to Kunsan, South Korea, in May.

 

Oh no, the Patriots lost again?

 

 

 1st Lt. Josh Westenkirchner, 24, of Marysville, Ill,. The commander of Charlie Company, 2nd Battalion, 130th Infantry Regiment, attached to the 48th Brigade Combat Team, displays an information card that Iraqi citizens can call if they see terrorist activity in the area on Thursday.

 

Lottery tickets in Iraq are still sold the old fashioned way as the Government computer networks are still somewhat not "state of the art"

 

 

 A C-130 airdrops soldiers during the Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark., 50th Anniversary Air Show on Sunday.

 

Sargent Airborne is still working on perfecting the latest paratrooper sky writing techniques.

 

 

 

 Gail Halvorsen, 84, gives thumbs up in front of a C17 Globemaster before a ceremony marking the end of U.S. stewardship of Rhein-Main Air Base, Germany, on Monday. A hub of U.S. military activity for decades, Rhein-Main is being given back to Germany and its logistical functions taken over by bases at Ramstein and Spangdahlem. Halvorsen, an Air Force pilot during the 1948-49 Berlin Airlift, gained fame for dropping packages of candy to German children as his aircraft was landing. He now lives in Spanish Fork, Utah.

 

Critics of the American occupation of Germany have accused the former pilot of contributing to the tooth decay of German  children during the 1950s and 60s.

 

 

 

 

 BAGHDAD — Under heavy security, millions of Iraqis streamed to the polls Saturday to vote on a proposed constitution that would create a permanent, democratic government.

 

Got Democracy?

[StarCMC]

I hope you won't mind my re-posting of your poem.
It's one of my favorites. Stay safe!! *HUGS!*

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[TASMANIANRED]

Thanks for the thread tonight.

Old Sarge did well..

[TheMom]

I am headed to bed ~ ~ TheGirl has to be a school at 5:freakin45 in the a.m. ~ ~ Just wanted to stop in to say Thank You to our military folk and, the true heroes, their families.

God Bless Everyone of You!!

[tomkow6]

First???

[The Mayor]

October 17, 2005

Beware Of A Judgmental Spirit!

Read:
Matthew 7:1-5

Judge not, that you be not judged. —Matthew 7:1

Bible In One Year: Matthew 8-11

A young married man began going to a pornography store. When his parents learned of this, they gently and tactfully confronted him, but made no accusations. The son responded with anger and said that he saw no harm in what he was doing. He accused his parents of being judgmental. With broken hearts they had to stand by and watch him as he left his wife and family, lost his job, and eventually ruined his life.

Many people today would say that his parents had no right to imply that he was doing wrong. They may even quote Jesus' words: "Judge not, that you be not judged" (Matthew 7:1).

But the Bible makes it clear that we are responsible to humbly confront fellow believers when we see them caught in sin (Galatians 6:1-2). These parents were lovingly doing just that.

Jesus wasn't saying we shouldn't confront sin. He was saying we must be very careful in making judgments. Paul wrote that love thinks no evil (1 Corinthians 13:5). We must give others the benefit of the doubt, recognizing our own limitations. And we must reject any feeling of spiritual superiority, lest we also fall into sin.

Confronting someone is a serious responsibility. Exercise it carefully, and always beware of judging. —Herb Vander Lugt

Your Word instructs us not to judge;
So, Lord, we humbly pray,
"Restrain our lips when we would speak
The things we should not say." —D. De Haan

Judge yourself before you judge another.

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[tomkow6]

 

SALUTE!

 

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Good morning, Star!!!

Good morning, Canteen Crew !

Good morning, EVERYBODY!

GOOD

MORNING

TROOPS!

 

 

[tomkow6]

 

Today's FEEBLE

YOKE :

A man is sitting in an airplane which is about to take off when another man with a Labrador Retriever occupies the 2 empty seats beside him.  The Lab is situated in the middle, and the first man is looking quizzically at the dog when the second man explains that they work for the airline.
 
The airline rep said, "Don't mind Sniffer; he's a sniffing dog, the best there is.  I'll show you once we get airborne when I put him to work."
 
The plane takes off and levels out when the handler says to the first man, "Watch this." He tells the dog, "Sniffer, search."
 
Sniffer jumps down, walks along the aisle, and sits next to a woman for a few seconds.  He then returns to his seat and puts one paw on the handler's arm. He says, "Good boy."
 
The airline rep turns to the first man and says, "That woman is in possession of marijuana, so I'm making a note of this and her seat number for the police who will apprehend her on arrival."
 
"Fantastic!" replies the first man.
 
Once again he sends Sniffer to search the aisles.  The Lab sniffs about,  sits down beside a man for a few seconds, returns to his seat, and places two paws on the handler's arm.  The airline rep says, "That man is carrying cocaine, so again I'm making a note of this and the seat number."
 
"I like it!" says the first man.
 
A third time the rep sends Sniffer to search the aisles.  Sniffer goes up and down the plane and after a while sits down next to someone. He then comes racing back, jumps up onto his seat, and poops all over the aisle and the seat.
 
The first man is really grossed out by this behavior from a supposedly well-trained sniffing dog and asks, "What the hell is going on with this stupid dog?"
 
The handler nervously replies, "He just found a bomb.."

[tomkow6]

 

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[NRA1995]

Good morning Canteeners, cubies, newbies and troops! Beautiful day we have on tap here in the DC area, made even more so by the befuddlement in the media over (1)poor turnout for the Millions More March (2)high voter turnout in Iraq. Have a fine day, everyone, and don't forget to send out prayers for our soldiers.