kwillia
n/a
Is that what you are calling it...That makes me want to free my red, white & blue slinky.
WWII Vets “slowly” storm Memorial
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czygvtwkr
Guest
Is the MLK memorial shut also?
migtig
aka Mrs. Giant
I presume so.
The website says:
http://www.nps.gov/shutdown/index.html
Because of the federal government shutdown, all national parks are closed and National Park Service webpages are not operating. For more information, go to U.S. Department of the Interior.
kwillia
n/a
My country, 'tis of Thee,
Sweet Land of Liberty
Of thee I sing;
Land where my fathers died,
Land of the pilgrims' pride,
From every mountain side
Let Freedom ring.
My native country, thee,
Land of the noble free,
Thy name I love;
I love thy rocks and rills,
Thy woods and templed hills,
My heart with rapture thrills
Like that above.
Let music swell the breeze,
And ring from all the trees
Sweet Freedom's song;
Let mortal tongues awake;
Let all that breathe partake;
Let rocks their silence break,
The sound prolong.
Our fathers' God to Thee,
Author of Liberty,
To thee we sing,
Long may our land be bright
With Freedom's holy light,
Protect us by thy might
Great God, our King.
Our glorious Land to-day,
'Neath Education's sway,
Soars upward still.
Its hills of learning fair,
Whose bounties all may share,
Behold them everywhere
On vale and hill!
Thy safeguard, Liberty,
The school shall ever be,
Our Nation's pride!
No tyrant hand shall smite,
While with encircling might
All here are taught the Right
With Truth allied.
Beneath Heaven's gracious will
The stars of progress still
Our course do sway;
In unity sublime
To broader heights we climb,
Triumphant over Time,
God speeds our way!
Grand birthright of our sires,
Our altars and our fires
Keep we still pure!
Our starry flag unfurled,
The hope of all the world,
In peace and light impearled,
God hold secure!
Sweet Land of Liberty
Of thee I sing;
Land where my fathers died,
Land of the pilgrims' pride,
From every mountain side
Let Freedom ring.
My native country, thee,
Land of the noble free,
Thy name I love;
I love thy rocks and rills,
Thy woods and templed hills,
My heart with rapture thrills
Like that above.
Let music swell the breeze,
And ring from all the trees
Sweet Freedom's song;
Let mortal tongues awake;
Let all that breathe partake;
Let rocks their silence break,
The sound prolong.
Our fathers' God to Thee,
Author of Liberty,
To thee we sing,
Long may our land be bright
With Freedom's holy light,
Protect us by thy might
Great God, our King.
Our glorious Land to-day,
'Neath Education's sway,
Soars upward still.
Its hills of learning fair,
Whose bounties all may share,
Behold them everywhere
On vale and hill!
Thy safeguard, Liberty,
The school shall ever be,
Our Nation's pride!
No tyrant hand shall smite,
While with encircling might
All here are taught the Right
With Truth allied.
Beneath Heaven's gracious will
The stars of progress still
Our course do sway;
In unity sublime
To broader heights we climb,
Triumphant over Time,
God speeds our way!
Grand birthright of our sires,
Our altars and our fires
Keep we still pure!
Our starry flag unfurled,
The hope of all the world,
In peace and light impearled,
God hold secure!
kwillia
n/a
There's a grave right near the White House
Where the Unknown Soldier lies
And the flowers there are sprinkled
With the tears of mothers' eyes.
I stood there not so long ao
With roses for the grave
When suddenly I thought I heard
A voice speak from the grave.
"I am the Unknown Soldier"
The spirit voice began,
"And I think I've got a right
To ask some questions, man to man.
Are my buddies taken care of?
Was their victory so sweet?
Is that big reward you promised,
Selling pencils in the street?
Did they really win the freedom
That they battled to achieve?
Do you still respect the Croix de Guerre
Above that empty sleeve?
Does the gold star in the window
Now mean anything t all?
I wonder how my old gal feels
When she hears the bugle call?
And that baby that sang
'Hello Central, give me to No Man's Land;'
Can they replace her daddy
With a military band?
I wonder if the profiteers
Have satisfied their greed?
I wonder if the soldier's mother
Ever is in need?
I wonder if the kings
Who planned it all are satisfied?
They played their game of checkers
And eleven million died!
Oh, I'd like to see their faces
When they reach the Devil's door,
But even down in Hell
There is no torture such as war.
I am the Unknown Solder
And maybe I died in vain,
But if I were alive and my country called
I'd do it all over again."
Where the Unknown Soldier lies
And the flowers there are sprinkled
With the tears of mothers' eyes.
I stood there not so long ao
With roses for the grave
When suddenly I thought I heard
A voice speak from the grave.
"I am the Unknown Soldier"
The spirit voice began,
"And I think I've got a right
To ask some questions, man to man.
Are my buddies taken care of?
Was their victory so sweet?
Is that big reward you promised,
Selling pencils in the street?
Did they really win the freedom
That they battled to achieve?
Do you still respect the Croix de Guerre
Above that empty sleeve?
Does the gold star in the window
Now mean anything t all?
I wonder how my old gal feels
When she hears the bugle call?
And that baby that sang
'Hello Central, give me to No Man's Land;'
Can they replace her daddy
With a military band?
I wonder if the profiteers
Have satisfied their greed?
I wonder if the soldier's mother
Ever is in need?
I wonder if the kings
Who planned it all are satisfied?
They played their game of checkers
And eleven million died!
Oh, I'd like to see their faces
When they reach the Devil's door,
But even down in Hell
There is no torture such as war.
I am the Unknown Solder
And maybe I died in vain,
But if I were alive and my country called
I'd do it all over again."
mamatutu
mama to two
National WWII Memorial
Kom, thanks for pointing that out. It certainly puts a whole new light on the fact that it is closed, doesn't it?
Lurk
Happy Creepy Ass Cracka
Tell me again about the Chinese woman who desecrated the Lincoln Memorial months ago before the selective shutdown of United States Executive functions.
ZARA
Registered User
WWII Vets Return Home
This is from a young man I have known for 16 yrs. He recently joined the Navy and is now training to be an Advanced Technician. I have changed this young man's diapers and watched him grow into an amazing young man. I wanted to share his experience with everyone:
This is from a young man I have known for 16 yrs. He recently joined the Navy and is now training to be an Advanced Technician. I have changed this young man's diapers and watched him grow into an amazing young man. I wanted to share his experience with everyone:
Bavarian
New Member
Conservatives visit thes memorials and Conservatives, as the name implies, do not leave trash.
Bavarian
New Member
Barry told the Park Service to make this hard on the people. Heard a private business along the Blue Ridge Parkway was blockaded. And now, the overlooks along the highway near Mt. Rushmore have been closed. Traffic cones.
