"Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum".


("If you want peace, prepare for war")



- Flavius Vegetius Renatus. Roman Military strategist. c. 390. A.D

The End Of The Innocence

By: Don Henley


http://tubeplayer.pl/?show_playlist=17797&PHPSESSID=43dbd679c8052256f37830af0




Remember when the days were long
And rolled beneath a deep blue sky

Didn't have a care in the world
With mommy and daddy standing by

When "happily ever after" fails
And we've been poisoned by these fairy tales

The lawyers dwell on small details
Since daddy had to fly


But I know a place where we can go

That's still untouched by man

We'll sit and watch the clouds roll by
And the tall grass wave in the wind

You can lay your head back on the ground
And let your hair fall all around me

Offer up your best defense
But this is the end
This is the end of the innocence

O' beautiful, for spacious skies
But now those skies are threatening

They're beating plowshares into swords
For this tired old man that we elected king

Armchair warriors often fail
And we've been poisoned by these fairy tales

The lawyers clean up all details
Since daddy had to lie

But I know a place where we can go
And wash away this sin

We'll sit and watch the clouds roll by
And the tall grass wave in the wind
Just lay your head back on the ground
And let your hair spill all around me

Offer up your best defense
But this is the end
This is the end of the innocence

Who knows how long this will last
Now we've come so far, so fast

But, somewhere back there in the dust
That same small town in each of us

I need to remember this
So baby give me just one kiss

And let me take a long last look
Before we say good bye

Just lay your head back on the ground
And let your hair fall all around me

Offer up your best defense
But this is the end
This is the end of the innocence

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Love,Prayers & Blessings Abundant


for Our very worthy very noble Troops

Make love not war! Haven't we learned a lick from history's hard learned lessons yet?!

this is a thread that supports our Troops


and we are all about supporting love & not war...


but if our troops weren't there , fighting for us


you nor i would have the freedom to even be here


so count your blessings & pray for our Troops

Point given, the troops deserve well wishes and prayers from your chosen deity. Touche however when it comes down to the base greed elements of bureaucratic red tape that feed into the war machinery. If we love those troops so much why don't we pull them back home where they belong? America is supposed to be a Democracy and not an Empire. We need to get to the program of being just that and stop trying to exert our will on helpless third world countries. It's not like it's exactly a battle or something. It's like a flyweight going up against a heavy hitting heavy weight. May the Creator bring peace. Shalom to you and yours.

thank you Darlin...I appreciate your comments


I know what you are saying


and i want our troops to come home too

more than anything else



i have many friends in the war right now...


i want peace & an end to war


God Bless you and your Family



& May God Bless & heal this entire planet


and may peace & love & forgiveness come swiftly





may our World's Leaders get on their knees


and beg the Creator's forgiveness


and extinguish greed and hunger for power forever

Rapunzel, nicely put. May the Creator shine upon you and light your path. Shalom.

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Lord, counsel and sound wisdom is yours,
You are the God of all the earth,
there is nothing that is hidden from Your sight.
We come to You Lord
and ask for Your wise counsel
to be with our military leaders.

We acknowledge Lord,
that apart from You we can do nothing.
Please give our commanders the wise guidance
they need, and the wisdom they need for success.

Confound the wisdom of the wicked Lord,
and give Your strategies to our troops.
Guide them with Your eye upon them
and bring them through to safety and peace.
In Jesus name, amen!

Don't Forget Our Homeland Security

Pray for: Protection for Americans overseas


http://prayercentral.net/engage/militaryprayer/daily.php

"Give thanks to those who defend democracy -

for they bear the gift of liberty

and pay the price of freedom".

Warrior

I never wore the uniform,
no medals on my chest.
The band it doesn�t play for me,
I am not among �the Best.�
I do not march in cadence,
I do not rate salute,
I stand among the silent ranks,
our devotion absolute.

If you�ve not worn my shoes,
you do not know my story.
I live a life of sacrifice,
my reward a private glory.
I�ve wept many silent nights away,
and I�ve kept the home fires burning.
I�ve worried and I�ve waited,
as world events were churning.

I�ve moved more times than you could fathom,
left more people than you�ve known.
I�ve planted gardens �round the world --
Very few that I�ve seen grown.
I�ve grieved with new-made widows,
and had my share of scares --
when a ship or plane or man was down,
and all I had were prayers.

I�m not asking for your sympathy,
(although appreciation can be nice)
I did it quite on purpose though --
I chose to sacrifice.
I�ll tell you a secret now,
one you�d never guess.
About the one glory that is mine,
it�s just enough � no more, no less.

When you and I stand together
as our national anthem plays,
I�ll fill with reminiscences
of how I spent those days.
I�ll know the pain and joys again,
I�ll know that freedom isn�t free,
I�ll know I�ve helped to pay the price �

and that the anthem plays for me.

Elizabeth Soutter Schwarzer
Wife of a United States Marine

IM GOIN HOME!!!!

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William Oh my Gosh



that's Wonderful



Finally !!!!! Yaaaaaaaaaayyy

Will...Are you still here ?

I'm trying to Instant Message you

ohhh, thanks for the email Sweetie ...

i forgot they didn't allow IM in the barracks


oh well, soon you will be home


and you can do what you want to do ...