I Support The Troops

I Support The Troops
Is not just a bumper sticker

Is not just a phrase
Or a way to cover a fake flake
Poser’s position now- a- days

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I support their mission
I support their heart and soul
Through the numbing boredom
Or the explosive moments

Calling on them to be bold

I support their letters
Their deeds actions work and sweat
I support them without reserve
I support them without regret

I admire their training
And their dark humor too
I support their initiative
And their willful perseverance

To follow through

I want the very best for them
I want their enemies in the ground
Whether with 223’s 308’s At-4’s
Or a Wart Hog’s 30 mm gun bearing down

I want their flanks protected
I want enemy supply shipments ceased
I want the enemy’s support system crushed
I want the violent crazies greased

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I Support The Troops
Is not just a bumper sticker

Is not just a phrase
Or a way to cover a fake flake
Poser’s position now- a- days

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I support their lives
I support their dreams
I support them totally completely
And with out reserve

And I always say
Exactly what I mean


Neils
9:11 pm
12/26/2006
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transcribed this time
9:46 pm
12/26/2006



N.....again

It was in our life

It was in our life
It was in our times
That some came forward
And stepped to the line

With courage and bravery
And sometimes a gentle hand
And experienced experiences
Almost impossible to understand

But you can see it in
Their hearts their guts and steel
They did it everyday all the way
They did it for real

It was in our life
It was in our time
That some by their deeds
Did honor define





Neils
11:16 am
06/10/2006
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transcribed this time
11:21 am
06/10/2006


N....again

How about

How about a go in the mud pit

How about a go with the pugil sticks
How about a go with some hand to hand
How about a 6 mile 30 lb ruk sack run
How about wearing the boots of a man

What about some shooting
What about some repelling gear
What about some hard corp training
And pushin past limits and fear

How about some brotherhood
How about taking and passing a real test
One that measures you hard and deep
One that asks of you your very best

What about some tiredness that goes
All the way down into the bones
How about some shared stories over chow
About who you love back home

How about seeing the kind of loyalty
That signs up for a second tour
How about that belief in a pride and purpose
That is worthy of what it takes to endure

How about that Eagle Globe and Anchor
How about those straight up and down young men
Those that walk, ride on and in the tanks
And know that upon one another they can depend

How about those guys






Neils
3:49 pm
06/02/2006