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Only two defining forces have ever offered to die for you:
Jesus
Christ and the American G.I.
One died for your soul and the other for your freedom.
By Danielle
"A proud Army wife"
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A friend sent me the following: |
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What is a Veteran? A "Veteran" -- whether
active duty, discharged, retired,
or reserve -- is
someone who, at one point in his or her life, wrote a
blank check
made payable to "The United States of America"
for an amount
of up to and
including his or her
life. |
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Fi! (1965-1974) |
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A man and his
dog were walking along a road. The man was
enjoying the scenery, when it suddenly
occurred to him that he was dead. He
remembered dying, and that the dog walking
beside him had been dead for years. He
wondered where the road was leading them.
After a while, they came to a high, white
stone wall along one side of the road. It
looked like fine marble. At the top of a
long hill, it was broken by a tall arch that
glowed in the sunlight. When he was
standing before it he saw a magnificent gate
in the arch that looked like
mother-of-pearl, and the street that led to
the gate looked like pure gold. He and the
dog walked toward the gate, and as he got
closer, he saw a man at a desk to one side.
When he was close enough, he called out,
'Excuse me, where are we?'' This is
Heaven, sir,' the man answered.. 'Wow! Would
you happen to have some water?' the man
asked. 'Of course, sir. Come right in,
and I'll have some ice water brought right
up.' The man gestured, and the gate
began to open. 'Can my friend,'
gesturing toward his dog, 'come in, too?'
the traveler asked. 'I'm sorry, sir,
but we don't accept pets.'
The man thought a moment and then turned
back toward the road and continued the way
he had been going with his dog.
After
another long walk, and at the top of another
long hill, he came to a dirt road leading
through a farm gate that looked as if it had
never been closed. There was no fence.
As he approached the gate, he saw a man
inside, leaning against a tree and reading a
book. 'Excuse me!' he called to the
man. 'Do you have any water?' 'Yeah,
sure, there's a pump over there, come on
in.'
'How about
my friend here?' the traveler gestured to
the dog. 'There should be a
bowl by the pump.' They went through
the gate, and sure enough, there was an
old-fashioned hand pump with a bowl beside
it. The traveler filled the water bowl
and took a long drink himself, then he gave
some to the dog.
When they were full, he and the dog walked
back toward the man who was standing by the
tree. 'What do you call this place?'
the traveler asked. 'This is Heaven,'
he answered. 'Well, that's confusing,' the
traveler said. 'The man down the road said
that was Heaven, too.' 'Oh, you mean the
place with the gold street and pearly gates?
Nope. That's Hell.' 'Doesn't it make
you mad for them to use your name like
that?' 'No, we're just happy that they
screen out the folks who would leave their
best friends behind.'
Author unknown. |
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Ever felt like this
after watching the Food Channel.... :>)
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