Just got back from West Point. My nephew just graduated today. He's now a Second Lieutenant. He had a commissioning ceremony where his dad of three stars presented him.
We are all very proud here today and grateful forever to those who have served and those we have lost.
It might be time to party, but it's time to remember first.
Nobody here could forget you
You showed us what we had to lose
You never planned on the bombs in the sand
Or sleepin' in your dress blues
You never planned on the bombs in the sand
Or sleepin' in your dress blues
"Dress Blues" by Jason Isbell performed live at Stubbs in Austin, TX 2006
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Weird, doesn't seem to wanna
Weird, doesn't seem to wanna let me edit or post more than one pic at a time. Doesn't matter.
What matters is we remember those who gave all, and their families.
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thank you for posting this
thank you for posting this
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Just got back from West Point
Just got back from West Point. My nephew just graduated today. He's now a Second Lieutenant. He had a commissioning ceremony where his dad of three stars presented him.
We are all very proud here today and grateful forever to those who have served and those we have lost.
It might be time to party, but it's time to remember first.
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horses, dolphins, sea lions,
horses, dolphins, sea lions, and probably many more types of animals
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Thanks to everyone for their
Thanks to everyone for their service and sacrifices on Memorial Day.
So, people used to name their dogs “Nig”?
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I see Yonnie.
I see Yonnie.
I don't see Laurel.
Semper Fido
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The pain is real.
The pain is real.
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Nobody here could forget you
Nobody here could forget you
You showed us what we had to lose
You never planned on the bombs in the sand
Or sleepin' in your dress blues
You never planned on the bombs in the sand
Or sleepin' in your dress blues
"Dress Blues" by Jason Isbell performed live at Stubbs in Austin, TX 2006
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJb1_EGnapY&feature=youtu.be
"Dress Blues," concerns the death of Corporal Matthew Conley, a US Marine from Isbell's hometown who was killed in the Iraq War.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sirens_of_the_Ditch