Rest in peace Sergent Major Plumley

Sam Ellliot played him in the movie "we were soldiers". i still think of the line,"Anybody calls me Gandpa, I'll kill them"

Karl

We walked among the crosses Where our fallen soldiers lay. And listened to the bugle As taps began to play.

The Chaplin led a prayer We stood with heads bowed low. And I thought of fallen comrades I had known so long ago.

They came from every city Across this fertile land. That we might live in freedom. They lie here 'neath the sand.

I felt a little guilty My sacrifice was small. I only lost a little time But these men lost their all.

Now the services are over For this Memorial Day. To the names upon these crosses I just want to say,

Thanks for what you've given No one could ask for more. May you rest with God in heaven From now through evermore.

THE SHEEPDOG?S PRAYER

The Knights of Olde were Men of Honor Who used their Might For Right! Today they?re known as Sheepdogs Those who carry on the fight.

I am a tired old Sheepdog, The guardian of my flock. I keep the predators at bay And stand watch around the clock.

Please stop the Sheep from pulling my teeth. I?ll need them for the fight, When the hungry Wolves come calling Some dark and deadly night.

I pray I never need my gun But someday if I do, May my cause be just! My draw be quick! And my aim be ever true!

Heaven holds a special place For those who do the deed, Defenders of the innocent In their hour of need.

May the Sheep someday be grateful. There?s a debt they cannot pay, To the Sheepdogs who lay it on the line Each and every day.

I am proud to be a Sheepdog. I?ve done my very best. I?ll stand my watch until my Maker Calls me home to rest.

But when I meet Saint Peter, There?s just one request I?ll make: ?Please let me spend Eternity Standing guard at Heaven?s Gate.?

And my personal favorite

"It is the Soldier (Warrior), not the reporter, Who Has given Us Freedom of Press. It is the Soldier, Not the poet who has given us Freedom of Speech. It is the Soldier, not the campus organizer that has given us the Freedom to Demonstrate. It is the Soldier, not the lawyer that has given us the Right to a Fair Trial. It is the Soldier, Who Salutes the Flag, Serves Under the Flag, and Whose Coffin is Draped by the Flag, Who gave the protester the right to burn."

Gunner

"The best government is a benevolent tyranny tempered by an occasional assassination." --Voltaire