AMERICA, Land of the Free, Home of the Brave...: by Honor and Fallen on My Space

Bill Cosby for President

Bill Cosby for Prez 2012 Bill Cosby has a great way of distilling things. Looks like he's done it again! I HAVE DECIDED TO BECOME A WRITE-IN CANDIDATE. HERE IS MY PLATFORM: (1) 'Press 1 for English' is immediately banned. English is the official language; speak it or wait at the border until you can. (2) We will immediately go into a two year isolationist posture to straighten out the country's attitude. NO imports, no exports. We will use the 'Wal-Mart 'S policy, 'If we ain't got it, you don't need it.' (3) When imports are allowed, there will be a 100% import tax on it. (4) All retired military personnel will be required to man one of our many observation towers on the southern border (six month tour). They will be under strict orders not to fire on SOUTHBOUNDaliens. (5) Social security will immediately return to its original state. If you didn't put nuttin in, you ain't getting nuttin out. The president nor any other politician will be able to touch it. (6) Welfare - Checks will be handed out on Fridays at the end of the 40 hour school week and the successful completion of urinalysis and a passing grade. (7) Professional Athletes--Steroids. The FIRST time you check positive you're banned for life. (8) Crime - We will adopt the Turkish method, the first time you steal, you lose your right hand. There is no more life sentences. If convicted of murder, you will be put to death by the same method you chose for your victim; gun, knife, strangulation, etc. (9) One export will be allowed, Wheat. The world needs to eat. A bushel of wheat will be the exact price of a barrel of oil. (10) All foreign aid using American taxpayer money will immediately cease, and the saved money will pay off the national debt and ultimately lower taxes.. When disasters occur around the world, we'll ask the American people if they want to donate to a disaster fund, and each citizen can make the decision whether it's a worthy cause. (11) The Pledge of Allegiance will be said every day at school and every day in Congress. (12) The National Anthem will be played at all appropriate ceremonies, sporting events, outings, etc. If I stepped on anyone's toes, tough.... GOD BLESS AMERICA . Bill Cosby

Death of a Hero

NORTH BALTIMORE, Ohio - The last World War I veteran in Ohio, and one of only three known remaining U.S. veterans of the conflict, has died.

J. Russell Coffey was the last WWI vet in the state, according to the Veterans Affairs Department. He died Thursday at the age of 109, said the Smith-Crates Funeral Home in North Baltimore, about 35 miles south of Toledo.

The funeral home did not say where Coffey died or the cause of death. He had been living in the Blakely Care Center, a nursing home.

Coffey, born Sept. 1, 1898, did not see action overseas. He enlisted in the Army while he was a student at Ohio State University in October 1918, a month before the Allied powers and Germany signed a cease-fire agreement.

Coffey played semipro baseball, earned a doctorate in education from New York University, taught high school and college and raised a family.

He drove his car until he was 104 and lived on his own until three years ago, according to the funeral home.

The other known surviving American soldiers are Frank Buckles, 106, of Charles Town, W.Va., and Harry Landis, of Sun City Center, Fla., according to the Veterans Affairs Department.

A Different Christmas Poem

Semper Fi

Billy Ray Kidd

A Different Christmas Poem

The embers glowed softly, and in their dim light,
I gazed round the room and I cherished the sight.
My wife was asleep, her head on my chest,
My daughter beside me, angelic in rest.
Outside the snow fell, a blanket of white,
Transforming the yard to a winter delight.
The sparkling lights in the tree I believe,
Completed the magic that was Christmas Eve.
My eyelids were heavy, my breathing was deep,
Secure and surrounded by love I would sleep.
In perfect contentment, or so it would seem,
So I slumbered, perhaps I started to dream.

The sound wasn't loud, and it wasn't too near,
But I opened my eyes when it tickled my ear.
Perhaps just a cough, I didn't quite know, Then the
sure sound of footsteps outside in the snow.
My soul gave a tremble, I struggled to hear,
And I crept to the door just to see who was near.
Standing out in the cold and the dark of the night,
A lone figure stood, his face weary and tight.

A soldier, I puzzled, some twenty years old,
Perhaps a Marine, huddled here in the cold.
Alone in the dark, he looked up and smiled,
Standing watch over me, and my wife and my child.
"What are you doing?" I asked without fear,
"Come in this moment, it's freezing out here!
Put down your pack, brush the snow from your sleeve,
You should be at home on a cold Christmas Eve!"

For barely a moment I saw his eyes shift,
Away from the cold and the snow blown in drifts..
To the window that danced with a warm fire's light
Then he sighed and he said "Its really all right,
I'm out here by choice. I'm here every night."
"It's my duty to stand at the front of the line,
That separates you from the darkest of times.
No one had to ask or beg or implore me,
I'm proud to stand here like my fathers before me.
My Gramps died at ' Pearl on a day in December,"
Then he sighed, "That's a Christmas 'Gram always remembers."
My dad stood his watch in the jungles of ' Nam ',
And now it is my turn and so, here I am.
I've not seen my own son in more than a while,
But my wife sends me pictures, he's sure got her smile.

Then he bent and he carefully pulled from his bag,
The red, white, and blue... an American flag.
I can live through the cold and the being alone,
Away from my family, my house and my home.
I can stand at my post through the rain and the sleet,
I can sleep in a foxhole with little to eat.
I can carry the weight of killing another,
Or lay down my life with my sister and brother..
Who stand at the front against any and all,
To ensure for all time that this flag will not fall."
"So go back inside," he said, "harbor no fright,
Your family is waiting and I'll be all right."
"But isn't there something I can do, at the least,
"Give you money," I asked, "or prepare you a feast?
It seems all too little for all that you've done,
For being away from your wife and your son."
Then his eye welled a tear that held no regret,
"Just tell us you love us, and never forget.
To fight for our rights back at home while we're gone,
To stand your own watch, no matter how long.
For when we come home, either standing or dead,
To know you remember we fought and we bled.
Is payment enough, and with that we will trust,
That we mattered to you as you mattered to us."

PLEASE, Would you do me the kind favor of sending this to as many people
as you can? Christmas will be coming soon and some credit is due to our
U.S.service men and women for our being able to celebrate these
festivities. Let's try in this small way to pay a tiny bit of what we
owe. Make people stop and think of our heroes, living and dead, who
sacrificed themselves for us.

LCDR Jeff Giles, SC, USN
30t h Naval Con struc tion Regiment
OIC, Logistics Cell One
Al Taqqadum , Iraq.

In Memory of SGT Jeffers by Q

In Memory of SGT Jeffers

Have you ever read anything that had made you feel a range of emotions from sadness, anger, pride, to renewed strength and patriotism? Something that reached you so deep inside that you wanted everyone to read it? That is what happened to me when I read a bulletin a friend posted. It was an article written by a Soldier serving in Iraq and his message is one I wanted everyone to hear. The Soldier’s father had passed the article on and was hoping to have it published. I was so moved by its contents I saved it and on September 12th I posted it in our blog.

A few weeks later I was contacted by someone who wanted to publish the Soldier’s article. I cannot tell you all how excited I was for this Soldier. I knew his father was looking for a way to get it published and my posting had opened a door for him. I was so excited I was literally jumping out of my seat. I had a smile plastered across my face. I could not wait to locate the family and tell them the good news, the search was on. I found the Soldier and then his family but my excitement quickly turned to grief… the reason for this bulletin today.

On September 19, 2007, SGT Edmund John Jeffers, the writer of the article and protector of our country, died in Iraq. He was a Loving husband, brother, and son. I will never know the man but I will never forget him or his family and I would hope that none of you will forget this Man, these Soldiers. I take his sacrifice, their sacrifice, very personal… as it should be. This is perhaps the reason for my delay in posting this bulletin. You see, I have struggled with this for a couple of weeks now. I have read his father’s pride for his boy who turned into such a strong man. I have seen the great love of a sister for her brother now lost. His wife, Beautiful, Gracious Spirit that she is, has been so kind, and continues to be so giving despite her tremendous loss. I want them to know he did not die in vain.

Will you join me in Honoring Eddie and in doing so honor his family? I am asking all of you to make his picture your default picture for the next week. All of you please read his article in our blog “Letter from a Son” and leave a comment his family can read. Repost this bulletin and post Eddie’s letter in your own blog or bulletin. If any of you would like to write the family you can send me the message and I will forward it.

Eddie died doing what he believed in, he loved this country. Now wrap yourself around this…he loved us… I think it’s time we start giving some of that love back America!

Thank You Everyone!

Always Faithful

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Wednesday, October 03, 2007

by Honor and Fallen on My Space

Okay, there is a lot going on right now with me but I have to put it all aside and try to help my friend. Her name is Natasha, she is on my top friends and she has been working on a fundraiser to send a care package to the troops in Iraq. She has worked tirelessly, sending bulletins, messages, Blogs, even went as far as having a fundraiser at Walmart this Saturday but yet she still feels that the package she would send at this point would not meet or exceed her expectations. I am now taking this project on as my own. She has already recieved an address to send it to from me. Now she has a week to meet her self imposed dead line and is praying for a miracle. Plaese help, in anyway you can!

This is my passion, to support the troops and all others working for the greater good of our Country. I know we share the same dream; that all people will join together to honor and show our utmost thanks and praise to these courageous men & women. So I am asking anyone interested to please send me a message. We are not asking for money, we only want what the soldiers need. Natasha has created a list to help people decide what they can send for the packages. I am including a copy of her numerous bulletins. Please take a look and remember, these Men and Women are fighting for our freedom and protecting our right to freedom of speech!

Much love & Respect,
~~~RAE~~~

Jason
Date: Sep 25, 2007 4:34 PM

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THANK YOU TO ALL MY FRIENDS WHO KEEP SENDING ME THINGS TO ADD TO THE LIST!!!

I am making Care packages for our troops. If anyone is interested in donating any of these items or monetary donations, so we can purchase items. Please let me know! Any help would be greatly appreciated!!!!!!
I will be mailing out the carepackages the first week of October!

The troops could use:
Chapstick
Shaving Cream
Razors
Deodarant
Soap
Shampoo
Conditioner
Toothpaste
Toothbrushes
Mouthwash
Feminine Products
Canned Food
Non-Perishable Food
Downy Sheets (original scent...they keep the sand fleas away)
Visine eyedrops
Pantyhose (to protect their weapons)
Crossword Puzzles
Paper
Pens
Envelopes
Postage Stamps
Silly String (to detect triggers on explosive devices)
Calling Cards
Hard Candy
Combs
Floss
Toilet Paper
Gum
Letters from children to the troops!
Diaper Wipes
Socks
Ready drinks (the drinks you just add to a bottle of water)
Hand Sanitizer
Tylenol (any pain reliever)
Travel size Kleenex
Hand Lotion
Cerealy
Beef Jerky
Anti-Itch Cream
Anti-Fungal Cream or Powder
Sunscreen
Aloe
Trail Mix

LET'S GIVE THE TROOPS A "CHRISTMAS" IN OCTOBER!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks sooo much for wanting to help!!!
FEEL FREE TO ADD ME AS A FRIEND!
Natasha Volker www.myspace.com/natashavolker

THANK YOU!