I would like to express my heartfelt thank you to all American veterans and the men and women serving in Americas Armed Forces.
Look around you, everything you see is due to a great extent to the Americans who have fought and sometimes died for our great country.
Look around you, everything you see is due to a great extent to the Americans who have fought and sometimes died for our great country.
And I will always do my duty, no matter what the price,
I've counted up the cost, I know the sacrifice,
And I don't want to die for you,
But if dying's asked of me,
I'll bear that cross with honor,
'Cause freedom don't come free.
I'm an American soldier.
When liberty's in jeopardy I will always do what's right,
I'm out here on the front lines, so sleep in peace tonight.
I'm an American Soldier
~Toby Kieth/Chuck Cannon
I've counted up the cost, I know the sacrifice,
And I don't want to die for you,
But if dying's asked of me,
I'll bear that cross with honor,
'Cause freedom don't come free.
I'm an American soldier.
When liberty's in jeopardy I will always do what's right,
I'm out here on the front lines, so sleep in peace tonight.
I'm an American Soldier
~Toby Kieth/Chuck Cannon
Photos by Norman Rockwell, one of the greatest chroniclers of life in America.
28 comments:
Very tasteful and great wording!!
I love this song as sung by Toby Keith. So patriotic, as is your wonderful post.
Beautiful tribute!
Wonderful Veteran's Day post! I love the Normal Rockwell paintings, and the lyrics by Toby Keith and Chuck Cannon. Thank you so much for this tribute to our soldiers--out there working hard to keep us free!
And thank you for your comment on my post about my husband! He really appreciated all the comments when I showed him.
Marie
A very thoughtful Veteran's Day post. Thank you!
I am felting today.
I do want to do some crafting later with the dried felt.
I am taking a few minutes to come visiting. So glad I did.
Hugs,
Sherry
Hi Darla, thank you for stopping by and adding you comments.
Tina, I love the song too. It makes me kind of teary when I really think about the words.
Bird Lady, thank you.
Tile Lady, you don't need to thank me, we owe your husband and all the vets more than we can ever repay.
Hi Q, thank for stopping in to say howdy. Have a great day with your crafting.
Marnie
Beautiful tribute on this special day.
Cameron
Marnie, a lovely tribute to our American soldiers and Veterans. At the VA Clinic where I take my Dad, There is always adigital sign flashing the words, 'Thank a Veteran!' Ans so we should.
Thank you for honoring our troops today. They gave a lot for us, it is the least we can do for them!
Thank you
P.S. and thank you to all of the veterans that will read this post!
God Bless America
Wonderful tribute...thank you!
Hear, hear! Beautiful tribute - I couldn't have put it better.
Beautiful tribute! Thank you for remembering and honoring our heros.
Patricia
I enjoyed your post. My fil was a veteran, and was the director of our county's Veteran Service Center. My mil loved Norman Rockwell. This has brought back memories of them.
A wonderful tribute, Marnie, and the paintings by Norman Rockwell are so fitting.
A very thoughtful post, Marnie ... As I remembered the holiday today, I thought more than once about the poem I learned in grade school (I'm sure you know it) In Flanders Field. I know, that one's more associated with Armistice Day (which is also today) at the end of WWI, so I guess that again betrays my (to some) questionable European-centric sensibilities. :-)
I took my personal veterans to dinner last night. They told me some hair raising stories and we had a great time. Unbelievable what they went thru fighting overseas.
Marnie
Hi Cameron, thanks.
Beckie, we need those signs everywhere.
Zach, I agree with you.
Marnie
Hi Pat,Patricia and Dog Geek.
Thank you for stopping by and adding your best wishes to our service men and women.
Hi Sue and Rose, I could just stare at those Norman Rockwell prints forever. What stories they tell. I get lost in them. He was one-of-a-kind.
Marnie
IVG, my Dad still calls it Armistice Day. Guess we have just broadened it to include Vietnam and now these recent wars.
Marnie
A beautiful post, Marnie, and the Norman Rockwell prints ... perfect. Thank you for sharing.
This was a lovely tribute to Veteran's Day Marnie! I love the Norman Rockwell Prints. Thank you.
Hi Marnie, I am tearing up at your wonderful post. Words fail to express my feelings of gratitude to our soldiers. Thanks.
Frances
Joey, PerennialGardener, Frances, thank you for stopping by and adding your support for out soldiers.
Marnie
The classic Norman Rockwell prints pair beautifully with Toby Keiths American Soldier lyrics Marnie. We do owe our veterans much appreciation. You've posted a wonderful tribute to that.
You are welcome..from a Veteran and her Veteran husband. Both our dads were veterans as were our grandfathers. There isn't a family out there who isn't affected. I am drawn in by your writing style and have enjoyed looking around your blog.
Those Rockwell paintings capture the happiness and sorrow of the time and times. I like the first one that takes you back in history. Beautiful post!
Beautiful tribute..it would be nice if we didn't need tributes anymore as there were no more wars...
I absolutely have an admiration for Norman Rockwell, your choice is excellent. Great Tribute, those drawings are perfect.
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