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.
Angel Flight (songwriters: Radney Foster, Darden Smith)
All I ever wanted to do was flyThis Memorial Day weekend, remember those who gave that last full measure of devotion for the rest of us. Those that came home, and those that didn't.
Leave this world and live in the sky
I left the C130 out of Fort Worth town
I go up some days I don't wanna come down
Well I fly that plane called the Angel Flight
Come on brother you're with me tonight
Between Heaven and earth you're never alone
On the Angel Flight
Come on brother I'm taking you home
I love my family and I love this land
But tonight this flight's for another man
We do what we do because we heard the call
Some gave a little, but he gave it all
I fly that plane called the Angel Flight
Come on brother you're with me tonight
(Come on brother you're with me tonight)
Between Heaven and earth you're never alone
On the Angel Flight
Come on brother I'm taking you home
Come on brother I'm taking you home
Well, the tarstrip's quiet and the stars are bright
Feels kinda like church in here tonight
It don't matter where we touch down
On the Angel Flight its sacred ground
I fly that plane called the Angel Flight
Gotta hero riding with us tonight
Between Heaven and earth you're never alone
On the Angel Flight
Come on brother I'm taking you home
Come on brother I'm taking you home
Come on brother I'm taking you home
Come on brother I'm taking you home
Thanks for posting this BP.
ReplyDeleteSeveral 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.
ReplyDeleteTo bad a certain government offical will not read it.
I WILL NEVER FORGET!
See Ya.
Thanks Borepatch,
ReplyDeleteI 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."
ReplyDelete