"A Token of Thanks"\n\nFor the duty you have kept\nFor our freedoms you protect\nFor the sweet peace while we slept\nWe're forever in your debt!\n\nWe know we never can repay\nWhat else can we ever say?\nExcept to let you know we pray\nFor you each and every day.\n\nWe know His words are true\nHe's promised to protect you\nAnd with His hand He'll guide you\nThe weary, long night through.\n\nIf we used every single word\nThat mankind has ever heard\nIt would not even reach a third\nOf our thanks that you deserve.\n\nFor everything you do\nUnder our flag red, white, and blue\nFor the blood you've shed too\nOur soldiers, we thank you!\n\nCopyright ©2006
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I'm an irish lad but want to congratulate you on your fantastic tribute to the brave men and women who serve and have served to keep not just your beautiful country but the whole world safe from the anger, greed and terror of some sick minded individuals in this world. God bless them all.
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I will give my thanks to my parents for putting up with me as long as they have, and making it possible for me to live the life I need to live at this point in my life.\n\nI will give thanks to my sister for the ups and downs of our sibling relationship, as much for the bruises as for the bandages.\n\nI will give thanks to my dog for being an unending source of unconditional love, acceptance, and admiration.\n\nI will give thanks to my friends for being there to help me with my needs and for having needs I can help them fill.\n\nI will give thanks to my family-of-choice, those who are my family not by blood but by common goals and common unity, for teaching me that family runs thicker than blood. (To any furries who might be here reading this, I'm talking to you. Thank you, even if I don't know you, you are my family-of-choice)\n\nI will give thanks to myself for being an idiotic genius, for finding myself insightfully blind and blindingly insightful, for being the perfectly logical paradox and being paradoxically logical, for being many-in-one and one-in-many, the dichotomy from which all my dreams and nightmares flow.\n\nI will not, however, be giving thanks to your version of deity, or any other version, simply because I don't believe in one. But if beliving brings you meaning and peace, then I am thankful you have that belief.\n\nGood cheer, good food, and good thanks! \n\n(And no, it wasn't founded as a christian nation: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AhPrqyaycLpKIUSE.DeWpT7sy6IX?qid=20061122200308AAPVVqD )
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Divine Master, grant me the Serenity \nTo accept the things I cannot change, \nThe Courage to change those things that I can, \nAnd the Wisdom to know the difference. \nLiving one day at a time, \nEnjoying one moment at a time, \nAccepting hardship as the Pathway to Peace. \n\nLord, make me an instrument of thy Peace;\nWhere there is hatred, let me sow Love;\nWhere there is injury, Pardon;\nWhere there is doubt, Faith;\nWhere there is despair, Hope;\nWhere there is darkness, Light;\nAnd where there is sadness, Joy.\n\nDivine Master, grant that, I may not so much seek\nTo be consoled as to Console;\nTo be understood as to Understand;\nTo be loved as to Love.\n\nFor it is in Giving that, we receive.\nIt is in Pardoning that we are pardoned,\nAnd it is in dying, we are born to eternal life.\nSo mote it be (Amen).
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God bless this bunch as we munch our lunch. Amen\nAlso:\nThank you for the world so sweet,\nThank you for the food we eat,\nThank you for the birds that sing,\nThank you God for every thing. Amen\nThe second one can be sung but I can't send you the tune over Yahoo.
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My dearest love\nmy cherished one\nYou are so sweet\nmy heart, you've won\n\nLasting memories \nand happy days\nkeep this forever\nand love it, always <3\n\nI can't thank you enough\nfor a love that's so true\nAnd, it's till the end of time\nthat I will always love you\n\n\n- it's not the greatest, but I tried. I hope you like it :)
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* Friend’s r forever like the stars that kept blinking In the sky. Though we might b far Apart.. But I Know that u r still Near to Me Whenever I look up... Good night and sleep well. \n* Lying on my bed, Looking at the clock, I know that its time to zzz. I wonder How have U been today... Hope Tat Everything is Fine.. Wish u sweet dreams n Sleep Tight. \n* Morning greetings doesn't only mean saying Good Morning, it has a silent message saying: I remember you when I wake up! Have a nice day! \n* The sun rises into the sky with the warmest smile, he wishes you a good morning, hoping that you have the perfect day. Take care & miss you. \n* The Word 'Hello' means H=How R U? E=Everything all right? L=Like 2 hear 4rm U. L=Love 2 C U soon. O=Obviously, I miss you! \n* As u go 2 bed 2nite, I ordered bats 2 guard u tight. I told some ghosts to dance in white, & 2 make sure u r alryt, I’ll ask Dracula 2 kiss ur neck goodnight.. \n* In this lovely nite, I pray 2 the blue moon 2 protect U thru the nite, the wind 2 blow away ur stress N the twinkle stars 2 guide U the way, sweet dreams Good Nite \n* A night hug warms the heart; a night kiss brightens the day, and a good morning to start your day! \n* The sun had rised from the east & birds r singing happily & butterflies R around the flowers. It is time to wake up & give a big yawning & say good morning to u.. \n* I was looking out the windows thinking about the person I care most & the person that came into my mind is U so just wanna wish u good night....... \n* 5 steps to a LOVELY MORNING  Close ur eyes, Take a deep breath, Open ur arms wide, Feel ur heartbeat, &Say " Its too early. Let me sleep again \n* The best cosmetic for the lips is truth, for the voice is prayer, for the eyes is pity, for the hands is charity and for the heart is love.... GOOD MORNING \n* Let me KISS ur LIPS, Let me FEEL ur TEETH, let me TASTE ur TONGUE, this is your friend COLGATE!      reminding u 2 brush. GOOD MORNING \n* Early this morning God gave me 3 baskets of fruits - \n* LOVE + HAPPINESS + PEACE OF MIND and told me 2 share them with PPL Dear 2 me. I'm sharing all with U...Good Morning! \n* I HAVE OPENED AN EMOTIONAL BANK A/C FOR U IN My HEART Deposit u r love, kisses, hugs in it & I will make sure that U Receive Interest as long as I am Alive... \n\n* Let everyday b a dream u can touch. Let everyday b a luv u can feel. Let everyday b a reason to live bcoz life indeed is beautiful. Have a Gud day. \n* Through each day our goal is to touch one's heart; encourage one's mind & inspire one's soul. May u continually b blessed & b a blessing to others! Gud Day \n* Life is full of beautiful things: soft sunsets, painted rainbows, delicate blossoms, luv & laughter, quiet moments & fantastic people like me. Enjoy \n* Could you do me a faVour..?Put Ur left hand over ur RIGHT Shoulder then Ur Right hand to ur LEFT Shoulder There! I'have just given u a hug! (",) G'd mOrning...!!! \n* Every second God remembers you, \n* Every minute God bless you, \n* Every hour God cares for you because... \n* Every day I pray God to take care of U. \n* Wonderful people r carefully created by God, \n* wonderful moments are carefylly planned by God, \n* wonderful friends like you are carefully gifted by God. \n* If you eve want 2 suceed in your life, be sweet as Honey, Be regular as Clock, be fresh as rose, Be soft as Tissue, Be strong as Rock and be good as !!!!me \n* another month,another year,another smile, another tear,another winter.a summer too... but there  ll never be.........another you! \n* Someone Remembers, Somebody Cares, YOUR Name Is Whispered In Somebody"s Prayers, Keep The Bright Hope Of Sunshine In View, Someone Is Warmly Thinking Of You \n\n* Only the open heart receives LOVE \n* Only the open mind receives WISDOM \n* Only the open hand receives GIFTS \n* and...Only the CUTE 1's receive MESSAGES From ME! \n* When I was a kid, my mom told me that angels live in
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The Soldier \n\nIt is the soldier, not the reporter, \nwho has given us freedom of the press. \n\nIt is the soldier, not the poet, \nwho has given us freedom of speech. \n\nIt is the soldier, not the campus organizer, \nwho has given us the freedom to demonstrate. \n\nIt is the soldier, not the lawyer, \nwho has given us the right to a fair trial. \n\nIt is the soldier, \nwho salutes the flag, \nwho serves under the flag, \nand whose coffin is draped by the flag, \nwho allows the protester to burn the flag. \n\nBy Father Dennis Edward O'Brien, USMC
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Always And Forever\nMy heart weeps when you're not here,\nand sings sweet songs when you're near.\n\nMy life is trusted completely with you,\nfor I know you protect me from all harm.\n\nI treasure the precious moments we share,\nthey will be with me for eternity.\n\nThank you baby for all you do,\nI will always and forever be loving you.
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Grant them eternal rest, Lord,\nand let perpetual light shine on them. \nHowever, this is the real meaning...but its not the correct translation.
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When I made the decision to serve my country, it was not because I was forced or coerced into it.  I made the decision to serve, because I saw something of value in this 'Nation of Freedom.'\n\nI lived within a few miles of Arlington, and on quiet summer afternoons, I'd go and visit the cemetery, and listen to the solemn beauty of Taps being played over the hills.  The notes seemed to linger in the air, and I knew then, as I know now, that without the sacrifices made by those buried there and throughout the world, I would not be free to answer this question today.\n\nI cannot describe what I do for a living.  I can't talk about it freely for the sake of my country.  But my desire to keep the confidences of the United States and to go to war for her, are as precious as my own heartbeat.  I promised to defend her against all enemies foreign and domestic.  This means I want to stop another 9/11, to prohibit another Oklahoma City bombing, and to provide for the freedom of her citizens. My decision to honor my oath has been worth the time away from my wife, my friends, and the places I love so much.\n\nGod knows, no one in their right mind wants to go to war or to be separated from loved ones.  I certainly don't want my family suffering the agony of being handed the flag covering my coffin.  But sometimes we have to make sacrifices for the greater good. \n\nWhen I was kid in Arlington, I counted it all blessing to be a citizen of this nation who has given the world freedom.  Iwo Jima, the beaches at Normandy, in Baghdad, in Vietnam, in France, in Germany, in Bosnia, in Leyte...so many places, so many honored dead.\n\n'Ask not what your country can do for you.' The United States has already done what some other countries have yet to accomplish.  It has given a new definition of freedom: Freedom of expression, freedom of religion, freedom from oppression, freedom to live life in happiness, freedom to fulfill dreams. \n\n'Ask what you can do for your country.'  How much is our freedom worth?\n\nI have bled for this country.  I would gladly do so again if my wife, and my children could freely hear Taps being played in Arlington without fear, or to go to church without restriction, or to speak their minds and their hearts when they feel compelled.  For their freedom, and the freedom of all of the citizens of America and her allies, I would gladly bleed for the United States again.\n\nThank you for this question.  And for all of those serving, those buried under the white marble stones, and those who have come home to their families wounded in body and soul, may I say to you that you have my utmost respect and all of my thanks.
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sorry mustangs it's a must ,the rams r gonna make u bite the dust, let's go, it's a must, alright, ur ganna bite the dust\n\nmustangs, step aside, it's time to make way, we're the best of the best and we're here to stay,PVMS, we won't give up the fight ,let's go rams ,black gold and white,black gold and white, black gold and white\n\nprovidence rams, the best team this year, black gold, white, u know who we are,unstoppable, that's right, we're the team to fear,providence rams, the best team this year, it's amazing no doubt, u won't believe your eyes, sit back and watch, it's no big surprise, that we'll dominate tonight, and show'em how it's done PVMS number one
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May all beings everywhere plagued\nwith sufferings of body and mind\nquickly be freed from their illnesses. \nMay those frightened cease to be afraid, \nand may those bound be free. \nMay the powerless find power, \nand may people think of befriending\none another. \nMay those who find themselves in trackless, \nfearful wilderness--\nthe children, the aged, the unprotected--\nbe guarded by their angels, the saints\nand come to awareness of themselves, the universe and the absolute. \nAnd may your niece be blessed and find the support to regain the strength of life.
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Heres a poem from a soldier to taliban jack in case you haven't read it, I also use it as my answer cause it really is a good statement.\n\nOle Jack Layton ~ Thoughts From A Soldier \n\nDear Jack Layton, \n\nYou sit there in your quiet home, no fear is in your heart, \nYou sleep soundly certain that it won't be blown apart. \n\nYour children they can go to school and play out in the park, \nThey've never seen a bomb explode, heard air raids in the dark. \n\nThey've never seen dead bodies piled up on the street, \nYour wife, she won't be beaten, treated like a piece of meat. \n\nYou are free to form opinions, read any news print you can see, \nYou enjoy your rights and privileges in this country wide and free. \n\nThe reason you can live like that is because I fight your wars, \nI fight and push the enemy back, I keep them off our shores. \n\nI am here and you are there pretending you know best. \nWell Ole Jack now listen close while I get this off my chest. \n\nYou have the right to criticize, you have the right to complain \nYou don't have the right to drag me down in a stupid political game. \n\nThe thing about your rights Ole Jack, the part you can't comprehend \nIs you work in the very system, the democracy I defend. \nI stand on fences around the world protecting those that need it, \nIt is not for you to determine Jack whether or not it's worth it. \n\nAsk the people in Afghanistan if they want me to stay, \nWomen and children depend on me - you say just walk away. \n\nI don't need your changing policy, trying hard to not lose face, \nWhat I need is you behind me, helping protect this place. \n\nYou know its hard to do this when I think I'm all alone. \nI hear stories of young punks p!ssing on memorial stones. \n\nI read the papers over here and they tell me what is said. \nCanadians are losing faith I can't get it through my head. \n\nYou say that it is hopeless, it really brings me down \nDon't tell my mother we're losing, don't spread that rumour around. \n\nI'm doing good, were winning here but no-one will believe \nBecause we are way over here where no one there can see. \n\nWomen here can work you see, children starting school. \nWe built a working government, we've broken Taliban rule. \n\nWe are so close to winning this, it's not too far away \nHistory will show that we were in the right to stay. \n\nWhen that brilliant day arrives, victory you'll claim is ours \nYou'll forget you said to run away - forget you are a coward. \n\nOn that day just thank me for my courage and my trouble, \nFind another place that needs help, and send me on the double.
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Never listen\nAnd they are proud\nZoos that hold the dead bodies of the ones they kill\nIgnorant to the truth\n\nNAZI...Hope you like...I could do better, but my brain is dead
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1.Friendship is a marvelous gift. But, sometimes, it's not the whole of what we have to offer..\n\n\n2.What It Takes To Be A Good Friend \n\nA good friend is always kind,\nShould always speak their mind,\nTheir compassion should never end,\nThat's what it takes to be a good friend.\n\nA good friend is there for you,\nThey are real, they are true- blue,\nTheir compassion should never end,\nThat's what it takes to be a good friend.\n\nA good friend will be there when you marry,\nA heart full of memories, they will carry,\nTheir compassion should never end,\nThat's what it takes to be a good friend.\n\nThey'll be there if your mother dies,\nThey'll weep with you when you cry,\nTheir compassion should never end,\nThat's what it takes to be a good friend.\n\nIf a good friend you do find,\nMake sure they treat you kind,\nUnderstanding they shouldn't lack,\nAnd they would never stab you in the back,\nOn top of everything always remember,\nA best friend is forever.  \n\n3.I had a box of crayons,\nAll shiny, straight and new.\nI lent a friend one crayon,\nAnd--oops--it broke in two!\n\nMy friend said she was sorry,\nBut I said "I don't care,\n'cause now we both can color\nwith one crayon--we can share!"\n \n4.FRIENDSHIP IS A PRICELESS GIFT\n\nTHAT CANNOT BE BOUGHT OR SOLD\n\nBUT ITS VALUE IS FAR GREATER\n\nTHAN THE MOUNTAIN MADE OF GOLD\n\nFOR GOLD IS COLD & LIFELESS\n\nIT CAN NEITHER SEE NOR HEAR\n\n& IN THE TIME OF TROUBLE\n\nIT IS POWER LESS 2 CHEER--\n\nIT HAS NO EARS 2 LISTEN\n\nNOR HEART 2 UNDERSTAND\n\nIT CANNOT BRING U CONFORT\n\nOR REACH OUT A HELPING HAND\n\nSO WHEN U ASK\n\nGOD FOR A GIFT\n\nBE THANKFUL IF HE SENDS\n\nNOT DIAMONDS, PEARLS OR RICHES\n\nBUT THE LOVE OF REAL TRUE FRIENDS\n\n5.Forever Friends:\n\nyou'r my friend and that is true,\nbut the gift was given from me to you.\nwe went thru moments that were good and bad,\neven moments that were happy and sad.\nyou suported me when i was in tears,\nwe stuck together when we were in fear,\n\nits really sad that it had to be this way,\nbut it has reached its very last day.\nmiles away cant keep us apart,\n'cause you'll always be in my heart.\n\n6.Make new friends\nBut keep the old\nOne is sliver and the other gold !\n\n7.My Friend\n\nMy Friend when I think of you.\nI think of all that we've been through.\nAll the times we argue and fight,\nI know deep inside that it isn't right.\nI, then feel bad and alot of pain.\nIt feels like I've fallen from the sky like the rain.\nI love you dear friend with all of my heart.\nBut now that you're gone I've fallen apart.\nI'm getting better as the days go by.\nI wish sometimes this was all a big lie.\nI pray to you every night.\nIt's like you're my fire, a burning light. \nMy dear friend, I miss you alot.\nI still wonder why you were put in that spot.\nI know you're in a place much better than here. \nWatching and helping me with all of my fear.\nOur friendship my dear friend,\nwe will have to the end.\nFriends til the end is what we will be.\nSomeday we'll be together,\ntogether you and me.\n\n8.If you're friendly and you know it,\nclap your hands.\nIf you're friendly and you know it,\nclap your hands. \n\nIf you're friendly and you know it,\nand you really want to show it,\nIf you're friendly and you know it,\nclap your hands!\n\n9.A Best Friend!\nA friend that really cares!\nAll my secrets i can share!\nThere when i need a hand!\nThere to understand!\n\nWhen i cry!\nShe will be by!\nIf i am away!\nShe will call me day by day!\nIf i need her at all!\nShe'll be there to stand tall!\nAnything i say will be heard!\nShe will listen word by word!\nIf I am late! \nShe will open the gate!\n\nAs she looks in my eyes!\nThe sparkle she realize!\nShe is the one that cares!\nAnd the one thats there!\n\nThat's a best Friend!!
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Not just TODAY...it's for EVERY YEAR:\n\nDo you remember me?\nLong ago on bended knee\nI prayed to you \nWith childhood fantasy\nWell I’m all grown up now\nCan you still help somehow\nI’m not a child\nBut my heart still can dream\nPlease hear my prayer tonight\nAnd help me do what’s right\nNot for myself \nBut for a world in need\n\nNo more lives torn apart\nThat wars would never start\nAnd time would heal all hearts\nAnd every man would have a friend\nAnd right would always win\nAnd love would never end\nThis is my prayer for every year\n\nMay kindness rule our lives \nNot just the strong survive\nSweet tears for all\nThousand years gone by\nThis is the world I pray\nWe will share someday\nLet me begin by reaching out my hand (my hand)\n\nNo more lives torn apart\nThat wars would never start\nAnd time would heal all hearts\nEvery man would have a friend\nAnd right would always win\nAnd love would never end\nThis is my prayer for every year\n\nWhat is this illusion called\nThe innocence of youth\nMaybe only in their\nBlind belief will we ever find the truth\nNo more lives torn apart (torn apart)\nThat wars would never start (never start)\nAnd time would heal all hearts (hearts)\nAnd every man would have a friend (have a friend)\nAnd right would always win (always win)\nAnd love would never end\nThis is my prayer for every year\nThis is the prayer I hope you hear\nThis is my prayer for every year...\n\nAmen.
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What your friend sent you is incomplete.  Here's the correct version.\n\nIT IS THE SOLDIER \nIt is the Soldier, not the minister\nWho has given us freedom of religion.\n\nIt is the Soldier, not the reporter\nWho has given us freedom of the press.\n\nIt is the Soldier, not the poet\nWho has given us freedom of speech.\n\nIt is the Soldier, not the campus organizer\nWho has given us freedom to protest.\n\nIt is the Soldier, not the lawyer\nWho has given us the right to a fair trial.\n\nIt is the Soldier, not the politician\nWho has given us the right to vote.\n\nIt is the Soldier who salutes the flag,\nWho serves beneath the flag,\nAnd whose coffin is draped by the flag,\nWho allows the protester to burn the flag.\n\n\nCharles M. Province \n\n\n\nTHANK YOU, VETERANS!!!!