#178964 - 01/30/10 12:05 AM
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Roadrunner
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 Just for us oldies...................'cause no one else can remember what it was like. AND it's all fake! This guy has talent.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/24796741@N05/show/
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#187395 - 05/29/10 08:30 PM
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Paul I
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Roadrunner, that is incredible! How could anyone build so many models, so realistic that they totally deceive?
Edited by Paul I (05/29/10 09:59 PM)
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#187397 - 05/29/10 09:57 PM
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Paul I
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Not quite sure where to put this but as a WWII vet maybe this guy fits here:
by Sgt. James Lenihan, World War II Veteran (1921- 2007) on May 18, 2010
Members of the 104th Infantry marching though the snow soon after their attack of Christmas day. Photo courtesy of the National Archives and Records Administration.
While cleaning out their father Sgt. James Lenihan’s basement after he died, Brooklyn, N.Y. based Rob Lenihan and his sister, Joan Lenihan, found this poem that he wrote about World War II. Lenihan was assigned to the 413th Infantry in the 104th Infantry Division, U.S. Army, nicknamed "the Timberwolves." He toured Europe fighting.
With the mantra, "nothing in hell must stop the Timberwolves," the division was responsible for overrunning the Dora-Mittelbau concentration camp, and was later recognized as a liberating unit by the U.S. Army's Center of Military History and the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.
Sgt. Lenihan was wounded in action and later received a Purple Heart. He never spoke with his family about the emotions he experienced during war, and they were very surprised to find this poem. Towards the end of Lenihan’s life, he actively sought out his old war buddies and described his time serving as one of the "worst and greatest experiences" of his life.
The DCoE Blog Team thanks the Lenihan family for allowing us to share this poem with our readers. We hope it helps you in your personal healing process, or those with whom you work or love.
I shot a man yesterday
And much to my surprise,
The strangest thing happened to me
I began to cry.
He was so young, so very young
And Fear was in his eyes,
He had left his home in Germany
And came to Holland to die.
And what about his Family
were they not praying for him?
Thank God they couldn't see their son
And the man that had murdered him.
I knelt beside him
And held his hand--
I begged his forgiveness
Did he understand?
It was the War
And he was the enemy
If I hadn't shot him
He would have shot me.
I saw he was dying
And I called him "Brother"
But he gasped out one word
And that word was "Mother."
I shot a man yesterday
And much to surprise
A part of me died with Him
When Death came to close
His eyes.
http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/05/28/soldier.poem/index.html?hpt=Sbin
Edited by Paul I (05/29/10 09:59 PM)
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#187417 - 05/30/10 07:58 PM
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Lola
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awesome
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#187971 - 06/16/10 01:25 PM
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Very Nice PaulI
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#188333 - 06/28/10 11:09 AM
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Winterwhite
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Rosebud.....
This sounds exciting! Perhaps one day I'll get a power chair and do the same as you. I have this image of you sailing along, hair blowing and enjoying this independence. Never stop! Mary
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#188334 - 06/28/10 11:13 AM
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Winterwhite
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What a touching poem! I write poetry and what struck me was how well it was written. Simple with some beautifully repeating phrases. Thank you for posting. Winterwhite
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#188507 - 07/01/10 07:32 PM
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Lola
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winterwhite, did you get my PM?
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#192376 - 09/07/10 05:53 PM
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kan5a5
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lovely
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#192378 - 09/07/10 06:22 PM
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Lola
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adorable
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#192601 - 09/13/10 07:36 PM
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Paul I
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I enjoyed this one:
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GIRLFRIENDS
A group of 15 year old girlfriends discussed where they should meet for dinner. Finally, it was agreed upon that they should meet at the Dairy Queen next to the Ocean View restaurant because they only had $6.00 between them and Jimmy Johnson, that cute boy in Social Studies, lives on that street and they might see him and they can ride their bikes there.
10 years later, the group of 25 year old girlfriends discussed where they should meet for dinner. Finally, it was agreed upon that they should meet at the Ocean View restaurant because the beer was cheap, they had free snacks, the band was good, there was no cover and there were lots of cute guys.
10 years later, at 35 years of age, the group once again discussed where they should meet for dinner. Finally, it was agreed upon that they should meet at the Ocean View restaurant because the cosmos were good, it was right near the gym and if they go late enough, there wouldn't be too many whiny little kids.
10 years later, at 45 years of age, the group once again discussed where they should meet for dinner. Finally, it was agreed upon that they should meet at the Ocean View restaurant because the martinis were big, and the waiters there had tight pants and nice buns.
10 years later, at 55 years of age, the group once again discussed where they should meet for dinner. Finally it was agreed they should meet at the Ocean View restaurant because the food there was reasonable, the wine list was good, they had windows that open in case of a hot flash, and fish is good for your cholesterol.
10 years later, at 65 years of age, the group once again discussed where they should meet for dinner. Finally it was agreed that they should meet at the Ocean View restaurant because lighting was good and they have an early birdspecial.
10 years later, at 75 years of age, the group once again discussed where they should meet for dinner. Finally it was agreed that they should meet at the Ocean View restaurant because food was not too spicy, the restaurant was handicapped accessible and they even had an elevator!
10 years later, at 85 years of age, the group once again discussed where they should meet for dinner. Finally it was agreed that they should meet at the Ocean View restaurant because they had never been there before.
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#192608 - 09/14/10 06:38 AM
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Lola
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PRICELESS!!!! 
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#192616 - 09/14/10 12:08 PM
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paradocs
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With only a few slight changes it could also apply to men!
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#192634 - 09/14/10 09:27 PM
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Lola
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lmao, absolutely!!
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#192639 - 09/14/10 11:12 PM
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Paul I
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waiter to waitress?
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