[BartSimpson]

John McCrae wrote:

In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the Dead.
Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved,
and now we lie,
In Flanders fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.

[Thanos]

Lest we forget.

Quote:

Twenty percent is so much better than seventy percent, but the loss of even one of this gallant band is a loss to all decent humanity everywhere. And, besides, if the person killed in action is you or the one you love then the odds are one hundred percent in this case. They knew that, these great crusaders, but they went anyway. Too many of them are now with God.

We may never see their like again.

Dwight David Eisenhower, on the dead and wounded of D-Day, June 6, 1944

[Zipperfish]

Well, getting cloe to ceremoy time here. c ya

[Lemmy]

The Gunner's Dream (Roger Waters)

Floating down through the clouds
Memories come rushing up to meet me now.
In the space between the heavens
and in the corner of some foreign field
I had a dream.
I had a dream.
Good-bye Max.
Good-bye Ma.
After the service when you're walking slowly to the car
And the silver in her hair shines in the cold November air
You hear the tolling bell
And touch the silk in your lapel
And as the tear drops rise to meet the comfort of the band
You take her frail hand
And hold on to the dream.
A place to stay
"Oi! A real one ..."
Enough to eat
Somewhere old heroes shuffle safely down the street
Where you can speak out loud
About your doubts and fears
And what's more no-one ever disappears
You never hear their standard issue kicking in your door.
You can relax on both sides of the tracks
And maniacs don't blow holes in bandsmen by remote control
And everyone has recourse to the law
And no-one kills the children anymore.
And no one kills the children anymore.

Night after night
Going round and round my brain
His dream is driving me insane.
In the corner of some foreign field
The gunner sleeps tonight.
What's done is done.
We cannot just write off his final scene.
Take heed of his dream.
Take heed.



RIP Alexander Fraser, GNR, 9th Scottish Division, Royal Artillery (1895 - 1957)

[Strutz]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PkLDOkBUAKk

And of course...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojTVKvjNQGE

[Zipperfish]

Lemmy wrote:

The Gunner's Dream (Roger Waters)

Floating down through the clouds
Memories come rushing up to meet me now.
In the space between the heavens
and in the corner of some foreign field
I had a dream.
I had a dream.
Good-bye Max.
Good-bye Ma.
After the service when you're walking slowly to the car
And the silver in her hair shines in the cold November air
You hear the tolling bell
And touch the silk in your lapel
And as the tear drops rise to meet the comfort of the band
You take her frail hand
And hold on to the dream.
A place to stay
"Oi! A real one ..."
Enough to eat
Somewhere old heroes shuffle safely down the street
Where you can speak out loud
About your doubts and fears
And what's more no-one ever disappears
You never hear their standard issue kicking in your door.
You can relax on both sides of the tracks
And maniacs don't blow holes in bandsmen by remote control
And everyone has recourse to the law
And no-one kills the children anymore.
And no one kills the children anymore.

Night after night
Going round and round my brain
His dream is driving me insane.
In the corner of some foreign field
The gunner sleeps tonight.
What's done is done.
We cannot just write off his final scene.
Take heed of his dream.
Take heed.



RIP Alexander Fraser, GNR, 9th Scottish Division, Royal Artillery (1895 - 1957)

Good call.

[Zipperfish]

Hats off to all the vets here, by the way and a personal thank you to you from me and my family--Bart, EyeBrock, 2CDO, Regina, PEN, Gunny and the rest.

[2Cdo]

Zipperfish wrote:

Hats off to all the vets here, by the way and a personal thank you to you from me and my family--Bart, EyeBrock, 2CDO, Regina, PEN, Gunny and the rest.

Thank you, and I would add to keep yourself safe for your remaining time in country.

[bootlegga]

Zipperfish wrote:

Hats off to all the vets here, by the way and a personal thank you to you from me and my family--Bart, EyeBrock, 2CDO, Regina, PEN, Gunny and the rest.

Ditto!

[canuckns]

Zipperfish wrote:

Hats off to all the vets here, by the way and a personal thank you to you from me and my family--Bart, EyeBrock, 2CDO, Regina, PEN, Gunny and the rest.