KENDRA"S SALUTE

KENDRA"S SALUTE

KENDRA'S

Salute To Our Veteran's

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'They Don't Wear Purple Hearts In Heaven'

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I lost my brother to a foreign land;

I was too young to even understand

There was a knock at the front door,

then Momma wasn't smiling anymore.

The man at the door was a Marine;

the first I've ever seen.

Momma told me to go out and play,

then the preacher came and they started

to pray.

Tears ran down Momma's eyes,

and I heard her say, "Why, Lord, Why"?

Father stood there seemingly mindless,

all he said was, "We've lost another of

America's finest."

The Marine handed Momma a small velvet case,

inside was a Purple Ribbon, attached to a

gold heart with Washington's face.

I asked Momma if it were mine,

but she said, "It's your brother's, Sunshine."

"Momma can we send it to Kevin?"

She answered, "They don't wear Purple Hearts in Heaven."

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What It IS To Be Free (Flying)

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The skies are high up above

The lands are far below.

We glide through the air with such ease

And grace.

That one could look upon us and say that we are the

ones of a special race.

We move through the night and into the Rain.

We go through the haze and look back at

What we've gained.

There are times when it gets turbulent,

Then again there are the smooth breezes

That make the peaceful airs.

At times lights shine and flicker above

Lights of home below that from which love they flow.

From there you can see all that your

Heart may desire.

Yet then again not all is seen in the entire.

You see of which god has created

The world in which man has inhabited.

The wings upon in which we fly

Are like the ones which have made us spry.

For that is what god meant it to be

Wings in all ways, for all of us to be…free.

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Disabled American Veterans Home Page

Disabled American Veterans Auxiliary

Disabled Veterans Resources

How You can Help - Disabled Veteran

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Gulf War Veteran

Gulf War Syndrome

Operation Desert Storm

Government, Law and Society

The Gulf War Debriefing Book

Valerie Hauck - Gulf War Salute

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Vietnam Hot List

Women In Vietnam

Vietnam 25 Years of Healing

Vietnam Veterans Homepage

Friends of the Vietnam Memorial

Vietnam - Article Search page

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Popular Links

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Military History

Aviation Poetry

Trenches on the Web

Military Veterans Links

Welcome to J.C's Place

Fred's Veteran Memorial Page

Special Operations Center

Jules Patriotic Pages

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Korean War Home Page

Korean War Veterans Memorial

Korean War Veterans Organizations

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World War II Units

World War II Archive

World War II Commemoration

World War II Links to Related Sites

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USS ARIZONIA MEMORIAL

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World War I Links

World War I Posters

World War I Trenches on the Web

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Courtesy of Ron Fleischer, and Doc Gecko. Visit Ron's Patriotic Graphicsand Doc's Military Pages. There is something for everone on these sites. Be sure to check out the rest of Ron's and Doc's site too. Lots to see and great graphics not to mention their tributes to vets.

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