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  Vik_892

  5 months ago

  204 Comments

  Take congratulations with Happy New Year from Russia!

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  ssu459

  about 1 year ago

  152552 Comments

  Have a super week, friend. Take care and be safe whatever you do.

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  Eilene

  over 1 year ago

  18370 Comments

  My wish for you and yours is for a Blessed Christmas. May all your prayers be answered and all of your dreams come true. God bless us everyone.
  
  
  
  

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  Eilene

  over 1 year ago

  18370 Comments

  
  I know this is a long post, but with our soldiers leaving the Middle East and Christmas coming, I thought this poem is appropriate.
  
  
  Don’t forget the soldiers
  
  
  TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS,
  HE LIVED ALL ALONE,
  IN A ONE BEDROOM HOUSE MADE OF
  PLASTER AND STONE.
  
  
  I HAD COME DOWN THE CHIMNEY
  WITH PRESENTS TO GIVE,
  AND TO SEE JUST WHO
  IN THIS HOME DID LIVE.
  
  
  I LOOKED ALL ABOUT,
  A STRANGE SIGHT I DID SEE,
  NO TINSEL, NO PRESENTS,
  NOT EVEN A TREE.
  
  
  NO STOCKING BY MANTLE,
  JUST BOOTS FILLED WITH SAND,
  ON THE WALL HUNG PICTURES
  OF FAR DISTANT LANDS.
  
  
  WITH MEDALS AND BADGES,
  AWARDS OF ALL KINDS,
  A SOBER THOUGHT
  CAME THROUGH MY MIND.
  
  
  FOR THIS HOUSE WAS DIFFERENT,
  IT WAS DARK AND DREARY,
  I FOUND THE HOME OF A SOLDIER,
  ONCE I COULD SEE CLEARLY.
  
  
  THE SOLDIER LAY SLEEPING,
  SILENT, ALONE,
  CURLED UP ON THE FLOOR
  IN THIS ONE BEDROOM HOME.
  
  
  THE FACE WAS SO GENTLE,
  THE ROOM IN SUCH DISORDER,
  NOT HOW I PICTURED
  A UNITED STATES SOLDIER.
  
  
  WAS THIS THE HERO
  OF WHOM I'D JUST READ?
  CURLED UP ON A PONCHO,
  THE FLOOR FOR A BED?
  
  
  I REALIZED THE FAMILIES
  THAT I SAW THIS NIGHT,
  OWED THEIR LIVES TO THESE SOLDIERS
  WHO WERE WILLING TO FIGHT.
  
  
  SOON ROUND THE WORLD,
  THE CHILDREN WOULD PLAY,
  AND GROWNUPS WOULD CELEBRATE
  A BRIGHT CHRISTMAS DAY.
  
  
  THEY ALL ENJOYED FREEDOM
  EACH MONTH OF THE YEAR,
  BECAUSE OF THE SOLDIERS,
  LIKE THE ONE LYING HERE.
  
  
  I COULDN'T HELP WONDER
  HOW MANY LAY ALONE,
  ON A COLD CHRISTMAS EVE
  IN A LAND FAR FROM HOME.
  
  
  THE VERY THOUGHT
  BROUGHT A TEAR TO MY EYE,
  I DROPPED TO MY KNEES
  AND STARTED TO CRY.
  
  
  THE SOLDIER AWAKENED
  AND I HEARD A ROUGH VOICE,
  'SANTA DON'T CRY,
  THIS LIFE IS MY CHOICE;
  
  
  I FIGHT FOR FREEDOM,
  I DON'T ASK FOR MORE,
  MY LIFE IS MY GOD,
  MY! COUNTRY, MY CORPS.'
  
  
  THE SOLDIER ROLLED OVER
  AND DRIFTED TO SLEEP,
  I COULDN'T CONTROL IT,
  I CONTINUED TO WEEP.
  
  
  I KEPT WATCH FOR HOURS,
  SO SILENT AND STILL
  AND WE BOTH SHIVERED
  FROM THE COLD NIGHT'S CHILL.
  
  
  I DIDN'T WANT TO LEAVE
  ON THAT COLD, DARK, NIGHT,
  THIS GUARDIAN OF HONOR
  SO WILLING TO FIGHT.
  
  
  THEN THE SOLDIER ROLLED OVER,
  WITH A VOICE SOFT AND PURE,
  WHISPERED, 'CARRY ON SANTA,
  IT'S CHRISTMAS DAY, ALL IS SECURE.'
  
  
  ONE LOOK AT MY WATCH,
  AND I KNEW HE WAS RIGHT.
  'MERRY CHRISTMAS MY FRIEND,!
  AND TO ALL A GOOD NIGHT.'
  
  

  This poem was written by a Marine.
  

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  ssu459

  over 1 year ago

  152552 Comments

  Merry Christmas and have a Happy New Year.

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  ssu459

  over 1 year ago

  152552 Comments

  Checking in.Doing alright here and hope the same for you. You take care.

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  ssu459

  over 1 year ago

  152552 Comments

  I hope your Autumn days are good ones. You take care.

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  ssu459

  over 1 year ago

  152552 Comments

  Happy Autumn. Enjoy these pleasant days before Winter gets here. Take care.

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  Eilene

  almost 2 years ago

  18370 Comments

  Hey Stranger, it's been a long time. Hope everything is good with you. That has to be your baby, he's gorgeous.

  
  As we all gather with friends and family to celebrate the Fourth of July, let us not forget the men and women who have fought to make sure our freedoms stay intact. Stop for a moment and pray for these brave men and women who are fighting and giving up their lives to keep us free.

  "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.--That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed" Paragraph 2 Declaration of Independence

  
  
  

  And I'm proud to be an American,
  where at least I know I'm free.
  And I won't forget the men who died,
  who gave that right to me.
  ~Lee Greenwood

  
  

  

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  ssu459

  almost 2 years ago

  152552 Comments

  Take care and have a happy and safe Memorial Day.

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  ssu459

  about 2 years ago

  152552 Comments

  You are welcome to stop in and leave a message on my wall anytime,I'm always happy to hear from you. Take care and stay safe.

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  ssu459

  about 2 years ago

  152552 Comments

  Hope your week is a good one for you and thanks again for accepting my friendship. Take care .

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  ssu459

  over 2 years ago

  152552 Comments

  Hey! Thank you for being my friend.Stay in touch when you can.Take care and stay safe.

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  keeneagle

  over 2 years ago

  37510 Comments

  I hope you had a wonderful Christmas and have a truly prosperous and delightful 2011 (no matter what the government is doing :-) Just enjoy everything you can enjoy and be kind to everyone (it's good for them and it's good for you too).

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  ssu459

  over 2 years ago

  152552 Comments

  Wishing you all the best in 2011.Take care.