tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post2210291801203360721..comments2023-10-03T07:01:41.144-05:00Comments on Always On Watch: Semper Vigilans: Memorial Day 2020Always On Watchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-88119152789725983942020-06-05T00:55:05.587-05:002020-06-05T00:55:05.587-05:00It is heartbreaking to witness the cemeteries of A...It is heartbreaking to witness the cemeteries of Americans who sacrificed their lives. Really impressed by the mindblowing virtual choir performance by the Armed forces. My daughter, who is associated with <a href="https://www.chinmayaias.com/" rel="nofollow">Top IAS coaching centres in Chennai</a>, has started with her virtual classroom sessions.Nithyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04749774056488902031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-82708381983459954132020-05-26T09:24:14.396-05:002020-05-26T09:24:14.396-05:00Quite poignant, Franco.
As you know, I have turne...Quite poignant, Franco.<br /><br />As you know, I have turned pessimistic over the years, but people all over this nation standing up to the petty tyrants that run their states has given me hope. Silverfiddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13541652236676260219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-20302140260598680412020-05-26T06:08:27.918-05:002020-05-26T06:08:27.918-05:00Stunning video and appropriately themed by John Wi...Stunning video and appropriately themed by John Williams. Dan Pattersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10460560553797895958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-72805429967381690492020-05-25T16:11:15.474-05:002020-05-25T16:11:15.474-05:00__ A MEMORIAL DAY LAMENT __
The thought arises on...<b>__ A MEMORIAL DAY LAMENT __<br /><br /><i>The thought arises once again:<br />That our brave men have died in vain<br />If in our now-degraded state<br />We see no more why they were great,––<br />And rattle on belligerently ––<br />Rejecting Thought that made us free ––<br />Embracing now with loud insistence ––<br />Malice threatening our existence ––<br />Tearing at each other's throats ––<br />While a leering Satan gloats ––<br />A sorry spectacle that wrenches<br />My heart thinking of the trenches<br />Filled with anguish, fear and dread<br />As bullets whizzed above each head,<br />And buried in the mud the mines<br />Lurked to shatter limbs and spines,<br />While in the distance cannons boomed<br />Inspiring fear that all were doomed.<br />Then to see a body shattered ––<br /> One a buddy –– now parts scattered ––<br />In the mud with corpses strewn ––<br />Gruesome lit by sun or moon ––<br />More pitiful the wounded lie<br />In agony praying to die.<br />And all around the smell of blood<br />Vomit, –– urine, –– feces, –– crud<br />Defined the hellish atmosphere<br />But few if any shed a tear.<br />They knew they had a job to do ––<br />Protecting our land –– and you ––<br />From Tyranny, –– Brutality ––<br />Poverty –– and Slavery ––<br />Their Sacrifice –– Our Legacy –<br />Now relegated to the Fire ––<br />Ever the Enemy’s Desire ––<br />Because their precious Victory<br />Was neutralized by Sophistry <br />That promised Peace eternally <br />By ceding our Sovereignty<br />As a dumb ovine assembly <br />Always led too easily<br />To the abattoir where brutally<br />They end up slaughtered ruthlessly.<br />And so the Enemy has won ––<br />Not by bayonet, bomb, or gun ––<br />But by an ideology<br />Seductive, to those lazily<br />Imagining there’s an Easy Way<br />To stop becoming Satan’s Prey.<br />Thus lulled into a stupor we<br />Now feel a false Security.<br />Forgetting the we owe a debt<br />To those brave men who fought to get<br />Continued Opportunity <br />To cherish their fine legacy.<br />Because the Left runs Education<br />We’ve lost our great Emancipation ––<br />Betrayed great men through dissipation<br />Made worse by bitter argumentation.</i></b><br /><br />~ FreeThinke <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Franco Aragostahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11088635482766081825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-23257226416944163902020-05-25T11:24:25.943-05:002020-05-25T11:24:25.943-05:00Never ForgetNever ForgetSilverfiddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13541652236676260219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-22037358318510412402020-05-25T08:53:06.902-05:002020-05-25T08:53:06.902-05:00One of the most powerful videos I have seen in a l...One of the most powerful videos I have seen in a long time that reflect the enormity of it all. Let us enjoy this day that so many have paid such a dear price for our enjoyment.Bunkervillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14427978686579892380noreply@blogger.com