tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12075358.post112049655774678047..comments2024-02-14T01:23:04.849-05:00Comments on View From Above: A Day to Celebrate IndependenceHawkeye®http://www.blogger.com/profile/15719046062819366641noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12075358.post-1120742752935554662005-07-07T09:25:00.000-04:002005-07-07T09:25:00.000-04:00anonymous,Thanks for the poem. Very touching.<B>anonymous</B>,<BR/>Thanks for the poem. Very touching.Hawkeye®https://www.blogger.com/profile/15719046062819366641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12075358.post-1120714067592824932005-07-07T01:27:00.000-04:002005-07-07T01:27:00.000-04:00I saw a soldier salute the flag,As the Color Guard...I saw a soldier salute the flag,<BR/>As the Color Guard marched by,<BR/>Ramrod straight, steel in his eye,<BR/>He stood like stone carved,<BR/>from some granite peak,<BR/>And ever so softly I heard him speak,<BR/>Goodbye Bill, Tom, George and Deke,<BR/>As a tear rolled down his iron cheek,<BR/>Thank you for what you've done,<BR/>Tho in far off fields you lay,<BR/>I remember you all, every one,<BR/>His arm snapped down when the flag had passed,<BR/>He turned to leave and saw me there,<BR/>And before I could speak or ask,<BR/>He said "They died for me, one by one", <BR/>"In a far off land under a brutal sun",<BR/>"And now I hold their names as one",<BR/>Then he smiled as he bent down,<BR/>To pick up the child I did not see,<BR/>Then I knew what he had said,<BR/>As he touched the child's head,<BR/>And what those men had done,<BR/>They gave their lives, each and every one,<BR/>To give a father to his son.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12075358.post-1120668993502025892005-07-06T12:56:00.000-04:002005-07-06T12:56:00.000-04:00My holiday was great too... except for the part wh...My holiday was great too... except for the part where I cut a ton of branches off my trees.Hawkeye®https://www.blogger.com/profile/15719046062819366641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12075358.post-1120652471268240472005-07-06T08:21:00.000-04:002005-07-06T08:21:00.000-04:00I did for the most part, except for pulling a musc...I did for the most part, except for pulling a muscle in my neck while over-reaching for a handhold on a treacherous slope underground...but it's <I>much</I> better now. :-)<BR/><BR/>How was <I><B>your</I></B> holiday?camojackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07636605293846764764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12075358.post-1120581389655620292005-07-05T12:36:00.000-04:002005-07-05T12:36:00.000-04:00Thanks camo... Hope you had a great holiday.Thanks camo... Hope you had a great holiday.Hawkeye®https://www.blogger.com/profile/15719046062819366641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12075358.post-1120518915198825562005-07-04T19:15:00.000-04:002005-07-04T19:15:00.000-04:00Amen, brother.Amen, brother.camojackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07636605293846764764noreply@blogger.com