Here rests in honored glory an American soldier known but to God.- Inscription on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Arlington Virgina
War is a serious business, in which young men and women sometimes die. Some lie in foreign soil, far from their loved one's reach. Some are never found, and are listed as "missing" - a wound that never quite heals for those they left behind. Lately, most have been brought back home, to help their families find closure, and for us to honor.
But not to forget.
Country music is perhaps unique among this nation's art forms in that it doesn't forget. Radney Foster sings of that final ride home, of those who make the trip, the quick and the dead.
4 comments:
Thanks for posting this BP.
Several of the crew lost on Red River 44 were from around my area locally. The rest were neighbors to the north in Oklahoma. I didn't know any of them personally, but somehow that seems to make a connection for me anyway.
I think its important to nudge folks a bit at times, and remind them that there's more to Memorial Day than a day off from work and good BBQ. I'll be doing it myself on the Day.
Thank You Very Much For This Post.
To bad a certain government offical will not read it.
I WILL NEVER FORGET!
See Ya.
Thanks Borepatch,
I have a son that was in the 82nd and now he is in the 1st Cav. This video/song is a great thank you.
Steve
Steve, there are a lot of us who are grateful for what your son does. I think that his is a new "Greatest Generation."
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