American Patriotism - Yellow Ribbon Support

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a Christian nation, land of the free and home of the brave. How may I help you?
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only two defining forces have ever Offered to die for you,
Jesus Christ and the American Soldier. One died for your soul, the other for your freedom.

Did you ever wonder where the Yellow Ribbon Support Tradition came from? Many think it came from the
1973 Tony Orlando and Dawn all-time classic: “Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree.” ( Lets be real )

Actually it came from the Classic 1949 Movie with John Wayne " Round Her Neck She Wore A Yellow Ribbon "
directed by John Ford that stars John Wayne and Joanne Dru in which the female lead Wore the Yellow Ribbon
to express her undying love for a cavalry officer.

So at FT. Campbell in Jan 1979, the Avionics Platoon came up with having the women wear the Yellow Ribbons
at first around their wrist, then attached to their cars

On November 4, 1979, Iranian revolutionaries seized the U.S. embassy in Tehran and held
Ambassador Bruce Laingen and the rest of the embassy staff hostage.

When the Iran hostage situation happen a lady up north tied the Yellow Ribbon around a tree,
and then people started tying the yellow ribbon around everything they could,
Someone came up with yellow ribbon pins and bumper stickers
By 1980 with the hostage situation, the Yellow-Ribbon Support was known world wide.
So to the Avionics Platoon of 1979 at Ft. Campbell, KY. . . Thank-you

This is a poem being sent from a Marine to his Dad.
For those who take the time to read it, you'll see a letter from him to his Dad at the bottom. It makes you truly thankful for not only the Marines, but ALL of our troops.

THE MARINE

We all came together,
Both young and old
To fight for our freedom,
To stand and be bold.

In the midst of all evil,
We stand our ground,
And we protect our country
From all terror around.

Peace and not war,
Is what some people say.
But I'll give my life,
So you can live the American way.

I give you the right
To talk of your peace.
To stand in your groups,
and protest in our streets.

But still I fight on,
I don't bitch, I don't whine.
I'm just one of the people
Who is doing your time.

I'm harder than nails,
Stronger than any machine.
I'm the immortal soldier,
I'm a U.S. MARINE!

So stand in my shoes,
And leave from your home.
Fight for the people who hate you,
With the protests they've shown.
Fight for the stranger,
Fight for the young.
So they all may have,
The greatest freedom you've won.

Fight for the sick,
Fight for the poor
Fight for the cripple,
Who lives next door.

But when your time comes,
Do what I've done.
For if you stand up for freedom,
You'll stand when the fight's done.

By: Corporal Aaron M. Gilbert, US Marine Corps
USS SAIPAN, PERSIAN GULF

March 23, 2003
Hey Dad,
Do me a favor and label this "The Marine" and send it to everybody on your email list. Even leave this letter in it. I want this rolling all over the US ; I want every home reading it. Every eye seeing it. And every heart to feel it.

So can you please send this for me? I would but my email time isn't that long and I don't have much time anyway.

You know what Dad? I wondered what it would be like to truly understand what JFK said in His inaugural speech. "When the time comes to lay down my life for my country, I do not cower from this responsibility. I welcome it."
Well, now I know. And I do. Dad, I welcome the opportunity to do what I do. Even though I have left behind a beautiful wife, and I will miss the birth of our first born child, I would do it 70 times over to fight for the place that God has made for my home. I love you all and I miss you very much. I wish I could be there when Sandi has our baby, but tell her that I love her, and Lord willing, I will be coming home soon. Give Mom a great big hug from me and give one to yourself too.
Aaron

Please let this marine (and all our military)
know we care by passing his poem onto your friends even if you don't usually take time to forward mail...do it this time!
Thanks,

FREEDOM isn't FREE! Someone pays for you and me.

God bless you!

If you can read this thank a teacher

If you can read it in English and reply to this
uncensored thank a Vet.

"Life without love is like a tree without blossom and fruit."

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We have many Hero's who protect our safety and freedom
When was the last time you told one, "THANKS" ?

Veterans
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YAHOO EMERGENCY AND RELIEF INFORMATION
Another great list of links to resources you might find useful in the wake of last week's terrorist attack

ABOUT.COM AMERICA UNDER ATTACK -- PHOTOGRAPHS
About guide Peter Marshall presents links to pictures of the disasters on the Web including James Nachtwey's Shattered photo gallery on TIME.com

WORLD NEWS

FEDERATION OF AMERICAN SCIENTISTS
A non-profit organization which analyzes defense and other technological issues. The site features several reports on international terrorism.

BRITAIN

THE GUARDIAN
Website for one of Great Britain’s largest papers.

BBC NEWS
The British national television network.

ASIA

DAWN
An English-language Pakistani daily newspaper.

THE TIMES OF INDIA
Website of an Indian national newspaper, updated several times daily.

ASAHI SHIMBUN
Online home of one of Japan’s most-read papers.

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Please Keep The Candle Going.....

I asked God for water, he gave me an ocean.
I asked God for a flower, he gave me a garden.
I asked God for a tree, he gave me a forest.
I asked God for a friend, he gave me YOU.

"There is not enough darkness in the world to put out the light of one candle."

The Candle of Love, Hope and Friendship

This candle was lit on the 11th of September, 2001. Someone who cares about you has helped keep it alive by sending it to you.

Please pass it along to someone you care for, too.

"A candle loses nothing by lighting another candle"

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PROUD TO BE AN AMERICAN!!

IMMIGRANTS, NOT AMERICANS, MUST ADAPT.
I am tired of this nation worrying about whether we are offending some individual or his culture.

Since the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, we have experienced a surge in
patriotism by the majority of Americans. However, the dust from the
attacks had barely settled when the "politically correct" crowd began
complaining about the possibility that our patriotism was offending others.
I am not against immigration, nor do I hold a grudge against anyone who is seeking a better life by coming to America. Our population is almost entirely comprised of descendants of immigrants.

However, there are a few things that those who have recently come to our country, and apparently some born here, need to understand. This idea of America being a multicultural community has served only to dilute our sovereignty and our national identity.

As Americans, we have our own culture, our own society, our own language and our own lifestyle. This culture has been developed over centuries of struggles, trials, and victories by millions of men and women who have sought freedom.

We speak ENGLISH, not Spanish, Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, Russian, or any other language. Therefore, if you wish to become part of our society, learn the language! "In God We Trust" is our national motto. This is not some Christian, right-wing, political slogan. We adopted this motto because Christian men and women, on Christian principles, founded this nation, a fact which is abundantly documented. It is certainly appropriate to display it on the walls of our schools. If God offends you, then I suggest you consider another part of the world as your new home, because God is part of our culture.

If the Stars and Stripes offend you, or you don't like Uncle Sam, then you should seriously consider a move to another part of this planet. We are happy with our culture and have no desire to change, and we really don't care how you did things where you came from. This is OUR COUNTRY, our land, and our lifestyle.

Our First Amendment gives every citizen the right to express his opinion, and we will allow you every opportunity to do so. But once you're done complaining, whining, and griping about our flag, our pledge, our national motto, or our way of life, I highly encourage you to take advantage of one other great American freedom: THE RIGHT TO LEAVE.

We welcome everyone to our country with open hands who wish to live the American life, however if you prefer the way things are where you used to live. . . then you should live there.

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I want you to close your eyes and picture in your mind the soldier at Valley Forge, as he holds his musket in his bloody hands.   He stands barefoot in the snow, starved from lack of food, wounded from months of battle and
emotionally scarred from the eternity away from his family surrounded by nothing but death and carnage of war.

He stands tough, with fire in his eyes and victory on his breath. He looks at us now in anger and disgust and tells us this...I gave you a birthright of freedom born in the
Constitution and now your children graduate too illiterate to read it.

I fought in the snow barefoot to give you the freedom to vote and you stay at home because it rains.

I left my family destitute to give you the freedom of speech and you remain silent on critical issues, because it might be bad for business.

I orphaned my children to give you a government to serve you and it has stolen democracy from the people.

It's the soldier not the reporter who gives you the freedom of the press.

It's the soldier not the poet who gives you the freedom of speech.

It's the soldier not the campus organizer who allows you to demonstrate.

It's the soldier who salutes the flag, serves the flag, whose coffin is draped with the flag that allows the protester to burn the flag!!!

When you receive this, please stop for a   moment and say a prayer for our U.S. ground troops in Afghanistan, and the ones facing deployment to Iraq at this very moment - AND all over this world.

Of all the gifts you could give a US Soldier, Prayer is the
very best one...
[Jim Bourdon]

Check our special page for other God Bless America Sites

www.prayeristheanswer.com
a profound message of prayer and love for our
military. We are getting together a Yellow Ribbon Campaign for our Troops.
Thanks for all your support!!

GOD BLESS AMERICA!!

The Picture above is what the USS NEW YORK Looks like

USS New York

It was built with 24 tons of scrap steel from the World Trade Center .

It is the fifth in a new class of warship - designed for missions that include special operations against terrorists. It will carry a crew of 360 sailors and 700 combat-ready Marines to be delivered ashore by helicopters and assault craft..

Steel from the World Trade Center was melted down in a foundry in Amite , LA to cast the ship's bow section. When it was poured into the molds on Sept. 9, 2003, 'those big rough steelworkers treated it with total reverence,' recalled Navy Capt.. Kevin Wensing, who was there. 'It was a spiritual moment for everybody there.'

Junior Chavers, foundry operations manager, said that when the trade center steel first arrived, he touched it with his hand and the 'hair on my neck stood up.' 'It had a big meaning to it for all of us,' he said. 'They knocked us down. They can't keep us down. We're going to be back.'

The ship's motto? 'Never Forget'

Our Country is in Trouble, We need everybody to join us on National Prayer Day,

at 7am on the first of each month to pray for our country.

For Jobs, Health, and our Government.

Please take 10 minutes on the first to pray for America
You can also join us at http://www.myspace.com/national_prayer_day

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If you have any ideas of how to better support our troops, please contact us at
yellow ribbon support, and please be sure to tell everyone about the Yellow Ribbon Support for all our loved ones

Show your American Patriotism - Yellow Ribbon Support

yellow-ribbon.com, has been closed, please replace any links to yellow-ribbon.com, with ra2.biz/yellowribbon

FREE AMERICAN FLAG, From the Yellow Ribbon Support show your Patriotism?

For the Men & Women who serve and protect this country, AMERICA Please contact Jay for a FREE Web Site

Subject: PROUD TO BE AN AMERICAN!!

If you have any ideas of how to better support our troops, please contact us at yellow ribbon support, and please be sure to tell everyone about the Yellow Ribbon Support for all our loved ones

For the Men & Women who serve and protect this country, AMERICA
Please contact Jay for a FREE Web Site

Subject:
PROUD TO BE AN AMERICAN!!

If you have any ideas of how to better support our troops, please contact us at
yellow ribbon support, and please be sure to tell everyone about the Yellow Ribbon Support for all our loved ones