>From my Viet Nam Vet Friend Woods,
Jimi
USCG ITWPATWT 100% Vet
I don't remember any expiration Date on my Oath to Service...

"The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but
because he loves what is behind him." G.K. Chesterton

"If the representatives of the people betray their constituents, 
there is then no recourse left but in the exertion of that original
right of self-defense...." Alexander Hamilton 

You are free to use as you see fit

The eleventh day of the eleventh month
By Woods Houghton

The eleventh day of the eleventh month,
The day is Veterans Day
Why this day
To take off time to play
No! It is this day 
To stop and pray 
For those who have served,
Those who are serving
The family of those who gave everything to serve
It was at the eleventh hour on the eleventh day of the eleven month 
Generals, Commanders, and the brass gathered 
To sign the end of the Great War
The war to end all wars
Almost 100 years ago
It was not the end of all wars 
As a family at a small country Church gather
Yes, another son will live without a father,
Another good woman will live without a husband
As the flag is folded and place in her hand
A tear runs down the face of the man from whose hand it came
The bugle makes it last call
For the brave young man who answered the same call 
As those before
It seem so inadequate to say
Thank you for your sacrifice today
So, take the time 
To give as they have given 
A moment at the eleventh hour
Of the eleventh day
Of the eleventh month
To pray for those who serve
Those left behind 
Those who will grow up alone
Today, Veterans Day
 




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