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Sent:                      Thursday, August 15, 2002 11:22 AM

Subject:                Memorial Day, 2002

You know who you are, you volunteers. You alone know why you did it... to escape a dead, small town?  A sense of duty?  Of mystery?  Because of 'war stories' told to you by Uncle Fred?

For whatever reason, you signed up ... you know who you are: Dave, Bill, William [as he likes to be called when he's feeling formal], Sylvia, Larry, Andy, George, Steve, Charlie, Jack, Billy, Terry, Mike, Art, Lynn, Jim, Pete, John, Tom, Dave, Rick, Lee, Gil, Ralph, Gene, Robert w., Maurice. Maybe I left off a name ... you didn't do it for any kind of 'glory', anyway.  You went because your country needed you. That's why they accepted you (you and I know that they DON'T take just everybody as the rumor has it), trained you, and sent you forth to do that which their testing told them you would be good at... and you were good at it.  Americans have the planet’s best work ethic - too good maybe.  American G.I.'s, when cornered or pressed, are a fearsome bunch to behold.  Some of you, simply because you were sent to places where there wasn't much 'back-up', worked some 'killer shifts'... many hours/days/weeks without significant breaks other than sleep and eat. You did this because America needed it and there was no-one else around TO do it ... just you - the great American G.I.    We Thank You!!

Today, many members of a grateful country will gather round to hear the sound of bagpipes and politicians giving speeches. They'll hear buglers doing that haunting tune: Taps ... lights out, permanently for some of our 'bretheren' [this includes the feminine] who gave their all to ensure that our way of life could go on. They'll hear the sound of freedom as jet fighter planes soar overhead in the 'Missing Man ' formation. Most of these speakers will remind us that the price of freedom is eternal vigilance... Those who ARE vigilant are those who have learned from our mistakes in the past. The non-vigilant are those who just cannot bring themselves to believe that it can ever happen here. We now know that it CAN happen here... it will happen here again ... we must remain armed and vigilant.

A grateful nation thanks you, this day, for your long ago service to ideals that are as new and fresh as they were in 1776. The ideal that we have a nation - and a way of life - that is the envy of all. Stay alert, fellow veterans - you may be needed yet again. 

John Strom

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