For Veteran day
(FREEDOM
A Poem by Coyote Poetry
Freedom is very costly. How many have died for freedom? We allow freedom to die without a fight. The men and woman who died for us to be free are rolling in their graves. Thank a Veteran. Never know the things they did for us.)
Freedom
Sweet freedom.
To be able to decide life.
To have opportunity for success or failure.
To speak our mind without fear.
I stood with a division of Soldiers.
15,000 Soldiers willing to fight and died for freedom.
We thought for we stood for free men and woman in the USA.
Here in the USA.
Freedom is being stole.
Basic rules of the constitution being torn apart by leaders with self goals.
Freedom of speech.
Is the basic of the USA way.
Freedom to demonstrate.
Is the USA way.
Separation of religion/business and government is necessary.
Today the media is controlled.
Today internet is watched and controlled.
Today you can be arrested for demonstrating for basic rights.
Soon we will forget sweet freedom.
I lost brothers in arms to war.
I pray their death wasn’t meaningless.
Today free people need to stand for freedom.
Or freedom will become a myth and we left nothing for our children.
Real Americans should be pissed off.
Our leadership made demonstrating a felony.
What is next?. Tax prisons. Too late. Already done by our dead-beat leaders.
Thank you for reading.
Every American should write their leaders. Tell them.
This is the USA.
We want our freedom back. This isn’t Russia.
Happy Veteran’s day my friend.
Coyote
May we never forget, John!!
Great poem!
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Thanks for your strong words that sadly tell the truth. Peace.
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Peace back to you and thank you for reading.
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BTW: People confuse Veterans Day (living) and Memorial Day (dead). But, the difference is lost today. We veterans might just as well be dead.
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You are right. Veteran day is low-key compare to Memorial day. Each had purpose and meaning.
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Been there since 1964, brother. The insulation is way too thick, with only professional military and rip-off contractors. Has it felt like war for 17 years? How did it feel during Vietnam?
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I went in 1976. Few things had change. Price of liquor and cigarettes went-up. Benefit decreased to very little. Career soldier, rare now. Damn wars keep coming. Military became hard life. I lost many friends to the new wars. I pray we learn. Can’t save the world.
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I think our politicians still don’t get the way things have been run over there for the last 14 centuries. Why do they believe that such a feudal culture would embrace our style of government? The warlords are the status quo. Everyone there knows how the system works and they are used to it. There never has been a central government that controlled the hinterlands. It would have been cheaper just to bribe the warlords to get access to the natural resources we want (mostly rare earth minerals we now get 90% from China)
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BTW: Nice talking with a fellow veteran. Not always easy with those who aren’t.
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Always good to talk with you my friend.
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Amen.
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excellent writing, john –
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Thank you my friend.
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