Hero's everyone can Help

[Waynesworld]

This is just bto let you's know thatwith a little persistance things happen,so in a short editorial and along with a poem ,maybe who ever reads this might do something they think they could change,,,
Well just a little bit to start my Dad was a ww2 war vet Corpral in the Nove Scotia Canadian armed forces and was 6 yrs overseas ,he passed in june of 2000 He died not only my hero ,but with those who he fought for,,the counrty .well I started to realize that not alot of things are done for these forgotten hero's ecept on Nov/11 or other publisized days, So I wrote into and called the city hall and got passed around for a couple of yrs ,but I didn't give up I was asking why can't they do something of recognition,,well Low and behold ,They now put a RED POPPY on the street signs who has the same last name of a VET,,My Dad finally got his,I also contacted the Royal Canadian Legion,to see what they could do,after a couple of yrs of bichn' they finally now on ALL headstones or markers of a Veterans gravesite ,they screw a copper rememberencs poppy on..Not Bad eh!,,and now with our Canadian soldiers dying in afghanstan and your Brave soldiers there and also Iraq.I feel the more we show gratitude helps thier self worth and let them know we all care for them ,,so as my new slogan around my bros/sisters is se a soldier well damn it Hug a soldier,thx for your time .I just hope it was okay to post her L&R,,,Wayne




WE DO REMEMBER!

Today we shall remember,
This 11th day of november
Of hero's who fought and died
In their heart ,country's pride,

There are wars every day,
Quite common you might say,
But if we were never there
why should we really care,

Maybe for the sense of praise,
As they ran thru a bullets haze,
Never to look back,
.Knowing that their minds were intact,

They asked for no special treatment,
As the bro's Life was spent,
Diving into the mud ,
And crawling thru the blood,

Some never made it back,
Statistics show that fact,
A family does without,
Always being in some doubt,

So when you think of war
Think of the Vets who settled the score,
And bring a smile to your face ,
For the Vets who won the race,

Never did they ask for sorrow,
Even when maybe there is no tomorrow,
Just dug in and fought
As the enemy they sought,

I'm proud to know a soldier,
Who never really got any older,
But while here he died,
He had all his country's pride,

With respect, Wayne 11/10/04

[FATboy05]

Thanks for that one Waynes, hits home for many of us :wink: