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VisualPoetress — Freedom Isn't Free
Published: 2013-07-05 05:33:42 +0000 UTC; Views: 746; Favourites: 19; Downloads: 6
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Today is Independence Day, the Fourth of July, to make our country great over the centuries, many men and women have sacrificed their life for our freedom.I had a reminder of that very sacrifice when I went to visit Rich's brother-in-law (Gabe) who passed away this year, I looked all around seeing beautiful white headstones from WWII, Korea, Vietnam, Persian Gulf War, Afghanistan and more.
Gabe would do a great firework show for us, so instead of watching the fireworks this year we went to go visit his gravesite, to us 4th of July is not the same without him.
Please do not turn this into a political posting on my deviation. I am a veteran as well as many of my family members, this also goes out to my daughter who is serving over in Afghanistan right now.
May all the veterans around the world that have passed on Rest-in-Peace, as our brave men and women (Army, Air Force, Coast Guard, Navy and Marines) stand guard around the world as we sleep tonight.
Location: Sacramento Valley National Cemetery in California
Flag is my own stock
Song Inspiration:
"American Soldier" by Toby Keith
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I'm just trying to be a father
Raise a daughter and a son
Be a lover to their mother
Everything to everyone
Up and at 'em bright and early
I'm all business in my suit
Yeah, I'm dressed for success
From my head down to my boots
I don't do it for money
There's bills that I can't pay
I don't do it for the glory
I just do it anyway
Providing for our future's my responsibility
Yeah I'm real good under pressure
Being all that I can be
And I can't call in sick on Mondays
When the weekend's been too strong
I just work straight through the holidays
And sometimes all night long
You can bet that I stand ready
When the wolf growls at the door
Hey, I'm solid, hey I'm steady
Hey I'm true down to the core
And I will always do my duty
No matter what the price
I've counted up the cost
I know the sacrifice
Oh, and I don't want to die for you
But if dyin's asked of me
I'll bear that cross with honor
'Cause freedom don't come free
I'm an American soldier, an American
Beside my brothers and my sisters
I will proudly take a stand
When liberty's in jeopardy
I will always do what's right
I'm out here on the front lines
Sleep in peace tonight
American soldier
I'm an American soldier
Yeah, an American soldier, an American
Beside my brothers and my sisters
I will proudly take a stand
When liberty's in jeopardy
I will always do what's right
I'm out here on the front lines
So sleep in peace tonight
American soldier
I'm an American
An American
An American soldier
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Comments: 12
No, it is not. I'm glad you brought this back to "the front" - thank you.
Loving thoughts to your daughter.
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Thank you hun, you are missed.
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best wishes to your and daughter Michelle and she will be home with u so very soon.....
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Hope you dont mind these comments dear
but if you do just hide it..
sadly Dear no Freedom isn't
and why we should respect it treasure it and hold it so very Dear
cause it was paid for with the blood of loved ones...
Freedom has no politics..& they have no place here
To those that have lost loved ones
God Bless &
my 
To those with love ones serving
Then may God stand between them and harm
in all the dark places they must walk
& Bid them safe Return
Beautiful if Sad Tribute Dear for the 4th of July
Independence & Freedom is something
not only for the US but for the world
for with that the beauty of
Humanity Can really shine
Personally, to you all my condolences
for the loss of Gabe
Life is the most precious gift we have
and with the lost of someone so loved
Humanity burns a little more dimply in the night
If you wonder why I said the Above for two reasons
Freedom is sometime very close to my heart
and life, it so very precious
its sad to see life taken for any reason
but sometimes we must and sometime it is...
All we can ever Hope is that Peace will find a way
and precious lives will be here to stay
For the children that cry them selfs to sleep at night
wishing mommy or daddy was there with them at night
this is the Hope... for Peace
so they can sleep tight at night
and play in the Sun of a beautiful new Day
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Beautiful thoughts my dear, my thoughts are with my daughter which I hope will be home soon. And wishing my dear friend Gabe was still with us, but there is hope I will see him again.
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Thank you Dear
(did waffle on a bit but the emotions taking me)
well I like to hope so that we will see our old friends
when the time comes..
Yes I can imagine they would be and I hope soon
she will be there with you
Thats my hope for you Dear
Hope you had a good 4th of July Regardless
Michelle 
(quite odd seeing your Art for Nanda & Steve..
actually how I hadn't seen it before is the odd thing
Very Beautiful Art too Dear 
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It is an older deviation, it could be why dear
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humm yeah but I was pretty close with Nanda then
she was like one of the very first I met here on DA
I do miss her here too..but life I guess huh
I am sure I was very aware of you then too
I think from memory
just a bit surprised I missed it...beautiful Art Dear
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