Erv wrote:
Well tiger, I am enjoying every day of my life. And it started the day I meet Janny. And I have 2 great son she gave me! I live my life in complete happiness and always will. I drive my truck like everyone else, but they always hit this new one. But that is ok, I have one more new corner they can hit.:) And the insurance company always comes through for me.
I do stand up for my rights. You don't want to butt heads with me because I can guaranty anyone who does will loose the battle.( not meaning you :) ) But I would never want my sons to go through what I have!! I got shoot 2 times over there and recovered from both. I don't hold a grudge and I would do it all again if my country need me to go. The worse thing that happened when we got home was the way we were treated!! We were told to fight for our country and we did. And ended up being called baby killers a spit on!
If everyone never looked back, even to see the mistakes we have made or the great gains we have made. We are in deep trouble my friend. The future in many case is never known and that is what scares me the most.
But I can tell you I am by far a happier man than you when it comes to my family and the way I have lived my life.
Erv
Well tiger, I am enjoying every day of my life. An... (
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Thanks for your input Erv, now I'm an even bigger admirer.
I salute you!
I enclose a poem from 1892 by Rudyard Kipling. It written in common English. You will see that attitude to the military has not changed! The poem is an easy read and it's message comes across on reading only a few verses. The British soldier is known as a 'Tommy'.
At least read the last verse!
Tommy
I WENT into a public 'ouse to get a pint o' beer,
The publican 'e up an' sez, " We serve no red-coats here."
The girls be'ind the bar they laughed an' giggled fit to die,
I outs into the street again an' to myself sez I:
O it's Tommy this, an' Tommy that, an' " Tommy, go away " ;
But it's " Thank you, Mister Atkins," when the band begins to play
The band begins to play, my boys, the band begins to play,
O it's " Thank you, Mister Atkins," when the band begins to play.
I went into a theatre as sober as could be,
They gave a drunk civilian room, but 'adn't none for me;
They sent me to the gallery or round the music-'alls,
But when it comes to fightin', Lord! they'll shove me in the stalls!
For it's Tommy this, an' Tommy that, an' " Tommy, wait outside ";
But it's " Special train for Atkins " when the trooper's on the tide
The troopship's on the tide, my boys, the troopship's on the tide,
O it's " Special train for Atkins " when the trooper's on the tide.
Yes, makin' mock o' uniforms that guard you while you sleep
Is cheaper than them uniforms, an' they're starvation cheap.
An' hustlin' drunken soldiers when they're goin' large a bit
Is five times better business than paradin' in full kit.
Then it's Tommy this, an' Tommy that, an` Tommy, 'ow's yer soul? "
But it's " Thin red line of 'eroes " when the drums begin to roll
The drums begin to roll, my boys, the drums begin to roll,
O it's " Thin red line of 'eroes, " when the drums begin to roll.
We aren't no thin red 'eroes, nor we aren't no blackguards too,
But single men in barricks, most remarkable like you;
An' if sometimes our conduck isn't all your fancy paints,
Why, single men in barricks don't grow into plaster saints;
While it's Tommy this, an' Tommy that, an` Tommy, fall be'ind,"
But it's " Please to walk in front, sir," when there's trouble in the wind
There's trouble in the wind, my boys, there's trouble in the wind,
O it's " Please to walk in front, sir," when there's trouble in the wind.
You talk o' better food for us, an' schools, an' fires, an' all:
We'll wait for extry rations if you treat us rational.
Don't mess about the cook-room slops, but prove it to our face
The Widow's Uniform is not the soldier-man's disgrace.
For it's Tommy this, an' Tommy that, an` Chuck him out, the brute! "
But it's " Saviour of 'is country " when the guns begin to shoot;
An' it's Tommy this, an' Tommy that, an' anything you please;
An 'Tommy ain't a bloomin' fool - you bet that Tommy sees!