I know that this really does not have to do with the Civil War, but after reading the earlier post about the flag in Missouri, I could not let this pass without sharing. Joe forgive me if this is inappropriate. But the message can not be ignored. I hope that you enjoy it as much as I did. Chonna Denton > The following passage is from a sermon by John Hagee: > > >>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 though, 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 politically > incorrect. > >> > >>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!!! > >> > >>"Lord, hold our troops in your loving hands. Protect them as they > protect > >>us. Bless them and their families for the selfless acts they perform > for > >>us in our time of need. I ask this in the name of Jesus, our Lord and > > >>Savior. Amen." > >

I don't usually get into these matters but my brother served in an unpopular war.He was there 2 times.It was called Viet Nam.Will they be calling for the removal of that Flag next??????? ----- Original Message ----- From: Chonna Denton <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, January 15, 2003 8:26 PM Subject: [MO-CW] Fw: patriotism > I know that this really does not have to do with the Civil War, but after > reading the earlier post about the flag in Missouri, I could not let this > pass without sharing. Joe forgive me if this is inappropriate. But the > message can not be ignored. > > I hope that you enjoy it as much as I did. > Chonna Denton > > > The following passage is from a sermon by John Hagee: > > > > >>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 though, 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 politically > > incorrect. > > >> > > >>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!!! > > >> > > >>"Lord, hold our troops in your loving hands. Protect them as they > > protect > > >>us. Bless them and their families for the selfless acts they perform > > for > > >>us in our time of need. I ask this in the name of Jesus, our Lord and > > > > >>Savior. Amen." > > > > > > > ==== MO-CW Mailing List ==== > MO-CW Mailing List Homepage: http://members.tripod.com/~DesotoJoe1/index-13.html > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >