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Happy 4th of
July!................ ......let' s get this started now,

I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE
FLAG,

OF THE
UNITED
STATES OF AMERICA,

AND TO THE REPUBLIC, FOR
WHICH IT STANDS,

ONE
NATION UNDER GOD,

INDIVISIBLE, WITH
LIBERTY

AND JUSTICE FOR ALL!

KEEP
IT LIT!!

KEEP
IT LIT!

For
All of our other military personnel, where ever they may
Be
Please
Support all of the troops defending our Country.

And God
Bless our Military who are protecting our Country for our
Freedom.
Thanks
To them, and their sacrifices we can celebrate the 4th of July

We must never forget who
Gets the credit for the freedoms we have, of which we should be
Eternally grateful.

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.

Enjoy Your Freedom
&God Bless Our Troops
Show Your Support Send
This Page Along Today

When
You receive this, please stop for a moment
And
Say a
Prayer for our servicemen. !
This can be very powerful.... Just send this to all the people in your
Address book. Of all the gifts you could give
A US Soldier,
Prayer is the very best
One.

Thoughts?

Happy 4th of
July!................ ......let' s get this started now,

I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE
FLAG,

OF THE
UNITED
STATES OF AMERICA,

AND TO THE REPUBLIC, FOR
WHICH IT STANDS,

ONE
NATION UNDER GOD,

INDIVISIBLE, WITH
LIBERTY

AND JUSTICE FOR ALL!

KEEP
IT LIT!!

KEEP
IT LIT!

For
All of our other military personnel, where ever they may
Be
Please
Support all of the troops defending our Country.

And God
Bless our Military who are protecting our Country for our
Freedom.
Thanks
To them, and their sacrifices we can celebrate the 4th of July

We must never forget who
Gets the credit for the freedoms we have, of which we should be
Eternally grateful.

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.

Enjoy Your Freedom
&God Bless Our Troops
Show Your Support Send
This Page Along Today

When
You receive this, please stop for a moment
And
Say a
Prayer for our servicemen. !
This can be very powerful.... Just send this to all the people in your
Address book. Of all the gifts you could give
A US Soldier,
Prayer is the very best
One.

Thoughts?

Drive Offers Chance to Show Patriotism

By Samantha L. Quigley/American Forces Press Service

WASHINGTON, May 22, 2008 - Tens of thousands of care packages will be packed and ready for shipping to servicemembers deployed to Iraq, Afghanistan and on ships at sea in time for Independence Day.

Operation Gratitude’s annual “Patriotic Drive” makes sure servicemembers have a little piece of home around the nation’s birthday.

"This will be the fastest-paced care package drive we have ever undertaken," said Charlie Othold, director of operations. "We only have two weekends of prep work and two weekends of assembling, but we will get a package shipped to every servicemember whose name we receive."

Seven days a week since May 1, volunteers and military officials have been sorting, inspecting and organizing millions of donated items, paving the way for the packing to begin.

On May 17, the opening day of the box-packing portion of the Patriotic Drive, more than 60 Operation Gratitude supervisory volunteers were honored with the presentation of the "President's Volunteer Service Award."

Boxes will continue to be packed during the coming Memorial Day weekend as well. In observance of the May 26 holiday, the organization will pay tribute to wounded warriors with a screening of the documentary "Warriors … in Their Own Words.”

Operation Gratitude will celebrate a significant milestone that day, too. Its 350,000th care package, the contents of which will remain a secret until the moment the box hits the packing line, will be packed.

The last three milestone Operation Gratitude care packages contained the keys to new Dodge or Jeep vehicles.

Operation Gratitude accepts care package donations all year, but with the recent postal rate increases, Bill Van Trump, development director, is encouraging supporters to donate funds to pay postage costs, rather than purchase items for the packages.

"We have been extremely fortunate to receive very generous product donations from our corporate sponsors this year," Van Trump said. "Our biggest needs now are funds and personal, hand-written letters."

Operation Gratitude, which annually sends thousands of care packages to deployed servicemembers, is a supporter of America Supports You, a Defense Department program that connects citizens and companies with servicemembers and their families serving at home and abroad.

Remarks from...

GEORGE CARLIN (His wife recently died...)

Isn't it amazing that George Carlin - comedian of the 70's and 80's - could write something so very eloquent...and so very appropriate.

A Message by George Carlin:

The paradox of our time in history is that we have taller buildings but shorter tempers, wider Freeways , but narrower viewpoints. We spend more, but have less, we buy more, but enjoy less. We have bigger houses and smaller families, more conveniences, but less time. We have more degrees but less sense, more knowledge, but less judgment, more experts, yet more problems, more medicine, but less wellness.

We drink too much, smoke too much, spend too recklessly, laugh too little, drive too fast, get too angry, stay up too late, get up too tired, read too little, watch TV too much, and pray too seldom.

We have multiplied our possessions, but reduced our values. We talk too much, love too seldom, and hate too often.

We've learned how to make a living, but not a life. We've added years to life not life to years. We've been all the way to the moon and back, but have trouble crossing the street to meet a new neighbor We conquered outer space but not inner space. We've done larger things, but not better things.

We've cleaned up the air, but polluted the soul. We've conquered the atom, but not our prejudice. We write more, but learn less. We plan more, but accomplish less. We've learned to rush, but not to wait. We build more computers to hold more information, to produce more copies than ever, but we communicate less and less.

These are the times of fast foods and slow digestion, big men and small character, steep profits and shallow relationships. These are the days of two incomes but more divorce, fancier houses, but broken homes. Thes e are days of quick trips, disposable diapers, throwaway morality, one night stands, overweight bodies, and pills that do everything from cheer, to quiet, to kill. It is a time when there is much in the showroom window and nothing in the stockroom. A time when technology can bring this letter to you, and a time when you can choose either to share this insight, or to just hit delete...

Remember; spend some time with your loved ones, because they are not going to be around forever.

Remember, say a kind word to someone who looks up to you in awe, because that little person soon will grow up and leave your side.

Remember, to give a warm hug to the one next to you, because that is the only treasure you can give with your heart and it doesn't cost a cent.

Remember, to say, 'I love you' to your partner and your loved ones, but most of all mean it. A kiss and an embrace will mend hurt when it comes from deep inside of you.

Remember to hold hands and cherish the moment for someday that person will not be there again.

Give time to love, give time to speak! And give time to share the precious thoughts in your mind.

AND ALWAYS REMEMBER:

Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.

If you don't send this to at least 8 people....Who cares?

George Carlin

Thoughts?
:-)

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