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7707mutt Posts: 7,686 Joined: 2002/06/18	2006/06/30, 04:22 PM What this day means is that a lot of people have died for us to be able to live as we do. You may not always like the decisions that our leaders make that is a given. But we should never forget what that ability to speak your mind has cost us. Both of my grand fathers fought in WWII. THey were in the Navy and served in the Pacific theater. Pop Pop (my fathers father) was a great man, he loved large, lived large, and would give you the shirt off his back. He told me some of the stuff he saw during the war. For anyone in any war it is not pleasant or easy or anything but bad for that matter. He made the best out of it. I have to say thanks to all the have served, are serving and will serve to keep me and mine safe. One thing that I find sad is that a lot of people of all ages will when ask what July 4th is be only able to tell you it is a day off of work. What it is is people killed in battles for hundreds of years. What it is is men and women maimed. One of those saved my Pop Pop, a pipe carrying steam burst trapping Pop. A man grabbed a valve to turn off the steam, in the process his hands melted off his body. Yes that is right he lost his hands to save Pop Pop. For that I will always be gratefull. For the reason of saving Pop, but also for serving the country. It is for People like that that I will defend the country in words and MY deeds till I am dead. Never forget them and the struggle we all have made to make this a GREAT country to live in. Like I said before we may not always agree with the things done in the name of the USA. Fact is we have made and will make more mistakes. But I really feel that we do try hard to do good and do right in the world. There I will get off me soapbox, Everyone, enojy the weekend and Hoilday and All be safe!:love::big_smile: -------------- Less Talk, More Chalk! The Men and Boys are Separated by one thing: The Squat Cage! 7707mutt@freetrainers.com

ATIGER Posts: 992 Joined: 2003/02/26	2006/06/30, 04:35 PM Perfectly said. Happy 4th
sivysivy Posts: 391 Joined: 2005/02/11	2006/07/03, 01:08 AM Happy 4th!
KC_72 Posts: 3,249 Joined: 2006/05/19	2006/07/03, 01:15 PM Freedom is never free.... May God bless our troops. Happy fourth!
MannyMaster Posts: 515 Joined: 2006/02/01	2006/07/04, 01:39 AM HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY EVERYBODY!!! God Bless Our Troops and bring them ALL home safe:love: THANK YOU to all the men and women in the military for your sacrifices. -------------- "One Ring to rule them all; One Ring to find them; One Ring to bring them all, and in the Darkness bind them." -LOTR Trilogy
yadmit Posts: 4,670 Joined: 2003/10/05	2006/07/04, 09:02 AM Happy Fourth to our neighbours to the south. t -------------- I am training for birthdays. Be here. Live. Love. Hope. Now. Faith. Believe. You. - Keith Urban
mysticgraces Posts: 422 Joined: 2006/02/21	2006/07/04, 11:55 AM Happy 4th to our American friends!:big_smile:
rev8ball Posts: 3,081 Joined: 2001/12/27	2006/07/04, 03:26 PM I just watched the Space Shuttle Discovery launch, and I thought to myself what a wonderful way to celebrate Independence Day... So, everyone (even those who don't live here in the good ol' USA), use this as an excuse to go load up on the BBQ! -------------- Michael Powerlifters - We eat raw meat, and sleep naked in the snow...
asimmer Posts: 8,201 Joined: 2003/01/07	2007/07/04, 09:16 AM Message deleted by moderator due to unsuitable content for this board.
asimmer Posts: 8,201 Joined: 2003/01/07	2007/07/04, 09:17 AM Happy 4th of July, everyone! I hope you spend it with loved ones! -------------- While we may not be able to control all that happens to us, we can control what happens inside us. - Ben Franklin
yadmit Posts: 4,670 Joined: 2003/10/05	2007/07/04, 11:34 AM Happy 4th! -------------- I see the words you are typing, but all I read is clickclickclick \"He may be gone, but Sanjaya proved that it doesn\'t matter how talented you are - if you believe in yourself, you can annoy literally millions of people.\" Jimmy Kimmel
rev8ball Posts: 3,081 Joined: 2001/12/27	2007/07/04, 11:37 AM Absolutely - Happy Independence Day! I heard something so disturbing yesterday on the radio. They were doing "Man on the Street" in NYC and asking people what Independence Day meant, what was the name of the war, who was it independence from, etc. Nobody they asked new any of the answers! No one! Sometimes you just gotta shake your head. So I think everyone around the world should now celebrate it, and, if nothing else, use it as an excuse to take a day of your diet! :big_smile: Hell, we celebrate Cinco di Mayo here in the States, just as another reason to have a BBQ and to have sales at our stores... :laugh: -------------- Michael Humble, even in Victory.
Ravenbeauty Posts: 3,755 Joined: 2002/09/24	2007/07/06, 11:50 AM :) it is already the 6th and I am still recovering!!! This year..we partied with the Air Force at the Freedom Fair in Tacoma, it was AMAZING and so good to spend some quality time with our troops! We had a beautiful air show that they performed along with local air acrobats, great music, sailing in the ocean, lots and lots of food and love flowing everywhere. It was an awesome 12 hour day. -------------- Bettia You Get What You Train For! - Unknown
georgiagirl Posts: 421 Joined: 2006/07/11	2007/07/06, 11:53 AM ============ Quoting from ravenbeauty: :) it is already the 6th and I am still recovering!!! This year..we partied with the Air Force at the Freedom Fair in Tacoma, it was AMAZING and so good to spend some quality time with our troops! We had a beautiful air show that they performed along with local air acrobats, great music, sailing in the ocean, lots and lots of food and love flowing everywhere. It was an awesome 12 hour day. ============= Soooooo do tell... did ya find yourself a soldier? -------------- My Catahoula did it. I saw a book titled "Sex for Dummies" and wondered why anyone would teach dumb people how to reproduce?
Ravenbeauty Posts: 3,755 Joined: 2002/09/24	2007/07/06, 11:59 AM LOL! NO! Not for me. :) -------------- Bettia You Get What You Train For! - Unknown