Friday, June 30, 2006
Awesome Video!
Click here to see a great video about our brave men and women protecting our freedom.
Great Analogy about the War on Terrorism
For all the Liberal Press, I have never heard a better analogy of U.S.aggression. Nobody wants to see our troops have to go to war but sometimeswe just have to do whats right before its too late.
The other day, my nine year old son wanted to know why we were at war. Myhusband looked at our son then looked at me. My husband and I were in theArmy during the Gulf War and we would be honored to serve and defend ourcountry again today. I knew my husband would give him a good explanation.My husband thought for a few minutes and then told my son to go stand in ourfront living room window.
He said, Son, stand there and tell me what yousee? I see trees and cars and our neighbors houses, he replied.OK, now I want you to pretend that our houses and our yard is the UnitedStates of America and you are President Bush. Our son giggled and said OK.Now, son, I want you to look out the window and pretend that every house and yard on the block is a different country, my husband said. OK Dad, Im pretending.
Now I want you to stand there and look out the window and pretend you see Saddam come out of his house with his wife, he has her by the hair and is hitting her. You see her bleeding and crying. He hits her in the face, he throws her on the ground, and he starts to kick her to death. Their children run out and are afraid to stop him, they are screaming and crying, they are watching this but do nothing because they are afraid of their father. You see all of this, son what do you do?
Dad?
What do you do, son?
I'd call the police, Dad.
OK. Pretend that the police are the United Nations. They take your call. They listen to what you know and saw but they refuse to help. What do you do then, son?
Dad, but the police are supposed to help!! my son starts to whine.
They dont want to, son, because they say that it is not their place or YOUR place to get involved and that you should stay out of it, my husband says. But, Dad he killed her!! My son exclaims. I know he did but the police tell you to stay out of it.
Now I want you to look out of that window and pretend you see our neighbor who youre pretending is Saddam turn around and do the same thing to his children.
Daddy he kills them?
Yes, son, he does. What do you do? Well, if the police dont want to help, Ill go ask my next door neighbor to help me stop him, our son says. Son, our next door neighbor sees what is happening and refuses to get involved as well. He refuses to open the door and to help you stop him, my husband says.
But Dad, I NEED help!!! I cant stop him by myself!!
WHAT DO YOU DO, SON? Our son starts to cry.
OK, no one wants to help you, the man across the street saw you ask for help and saw that no one would help you stop him. He stands taller and puffs out his chest. Guess what he does next, son?
What, Daddy?
He walks across the street to the old ladys house breaks down her door and drags her out, steals all her stuff and sets her house on fire and then he kills her. He turns around and sees you standing in the window and laughs at you.
WHAT DO YOU DO?
Daddy.
WHAT DO YOU DO?
Our son is crying then he looks down and he whispers, Id close the blinds, Daddy.
My husband looks at our son with tears in his eyes and ask him, Why?
Because, Daddy the police are supposed to help people who need them and they wont help. You always said neighbors are supposed to HELP neighbors, but they wont help either they wont help me stop him. Im afraid I cant do it by myself, Daddy.. I can't look out my window and just watch him do all these terrible things and do nothing so I'm just going to close the blinds. So Icant see what he's doing. And I'm going to pretend that it is not happening.
I start to cry. My husband looks at our nine year old son standing in the window, looking pitiful and ashamed at at his answers to my husbands questions. He says Son.
Yes, Daddy?
Open the blinds, because that man..hes at your front door. WHAT DO YOU DO?
My son looks at his father, anger and defiance in his eyes. He balls up his tiny fist and and looks his father square in the eyes, without hesitation he says, I DEFEND MY FAMILY DAD!! IM NOT GOING TO LET HIM HURT MOMMY OR MY SISTER, DAD!! IM GOING TO FIGHT HIM, DAD I'M GOING TO FIGHT HIM!!!!!
I see a tear roll down my husbands cheek as he grabs our son to his chest and hugs him tight; he says, its too late to fight him, hes too strong, and he is already at YOUR front door, son you should have stopped him BEFORE he killed his wife, his children, and the old lady across the way. You have to do what's right, even if you have to do it alone, before it's too late, my husband whispers, THAT scenario I just gave you is WHY we are at war withIraq. Remember, when GOOD men stand by and let evil happen , son, THAT is the greatest mistake, believing the atrocities of the world wont affect them. YOU MUST NEVER BE AFRAID TO DO WHATS RIGHT!! EVEN WHEN YOURE DOING IT ALONE. BE PROUD TO BE AN AMERICAN! BE PROUD OF OUR TROOPS! SUPPORTTHEM!!!!SUPPORT AMERICA SO THAT IN THE FUTURE OUR CHILDREN WILL NEVER HAVE TO CLOSE THEIR BLINDS.
This should be printed in every newspaper and posted in every school inAmerica. Of course this wont happen so well use the internet. If your blinds are closed, ignore this. If they are open I do not need to tell you what todo.
Respectfully,SFC JASON G TALGOTTOPERATIONS SGT144TH ASMCALI AIRBASE, LSA ADDERDSN:318-833-1561
The other day, my nine year old son wanted to know why we were at war. Myhusband looked at our son then looked at me. My husband and I were in theArmy during the Gulf War and we would be honored to serve and defend ourcountry again today. I knew my husband would give him a good explanation.My husband thought for a few minutes and then told my son to go stand in ourfront living room window.
He said, Son, stand there and tell me what yousee? I see trees and cars and our neighbors houses, he replied.OK, now I want you to pretend that our houses and our yard is the UnitedStates of America and you are President Bush. Our son giggled and said OK.Now, son, I want you to look out the window and pretend that every house and yard on the block is a different country, my husband said. OK Dad, Im pretending.
Now I want you to stand there and look out the window and pretend you see Saddam come out of his house with his wife, he has her by the hair and is hitting her. You see her bleeding and crying. He hits her in the face, he throws her on the ground, and he starts to kick her to death. Their children run out and are afraid to stop him, they are screaming and crying, they are watching this but do nothing because they are afraid of their father. You see all of this, son what do you do?
Dad?
What do you do, son?
I'd call the police, Dad.
OK. Pretend that the police are the United Nations. They take your call. They listen to what you know and saw but they refuse to help. What do you do then, son?
Dad, but the police are supposed to help!! my son starts to whine.
They dont want to, son, because they say that it is not their place or YOUR place to get involved and that you should stay out of it, my husband says. But, Dad he killed her!! My son exclaims. I know he did but the police tell you to stay out of it.
Now I want you to look out of that window and pretend you see our neighbor who youre pretending is Saddam turn around and do the same thing to his children.
Daddy he kills them?
Yes, son, he does. What do you do? Well, if the police dont want to help, Ill go ask my next door neighbor to help me stop him, our son says. Son, our next door neighbor sees what is happening and refuses to get involved as well. He refuses to open the door and to help you stop him, my husband says.
But Dad, I NEED help!!! I cant stop him by myself!!
WHAT DO YOU DO, SON? Our son starts to cry.
OK, no one wants to help you, the man across the street saw you ask for help and saw that no one would help you stop him. He stands taller and puffs out his chest. Guess what he does next, son?
What, Daddy?
He walks across the street to the old ladys house breaks down her door and drags her out, steals all her stuff and sets her house on fire and then he kills her. He turns around and sees you standing in the window and laughs at you.
WHAT DO YOU DO?
Daddy.
WHAT DO YOU DO?
Our son is crying then he looks down and he whispers, Id close the blinds, Daddy.
My husband looks at our son with tears in his eyes and ask him, Why?
Because, Daddy the police are supposed to help people who need them and they wont help. You always said neighbors are supposed to HELP neighbors, but they wont help either they wont help me stop him. Im afraid I cant do it by myself, Daddy.. I can't look out my window and just watch him do all these terrible things and do nothing so I'm just going to close the blinds. So Icant see what he's doing. And I'm going to pretend that it is not happening.
I start to cry. My husband looks at our nine year old son standing in the window, looking pitiful and ashamed at at his answers to my husbands questions. He says Son.
Yes, Daddy?
Open the blinds, because that man..hes at your front door. WHAT DO YOU DO?
My son looks at his father, anger and defiance in his eyes. He balls up his tiny fist and and looks his father square in the eyes, without hesitation he says, I DEFEND MY FAMILY DAD!! IM NOT GOING TO LET HIM HURT MOMMY OR MY SISTER, DAD!! IM GOING TO FIGHT HIM, DAD I'M GOING TO FIGHT HIM!!!!!
I see a tear roll down my husbands cheek as he grabs our son to his chest and hugs him tight; he says, its too late to fight him, hes too strong, and he is already at YOUR front door, son you should have stopped him BEFORE he killed his wife, his children, and the old lady across the way. You have to do what's right, even if you have to do it alone, before it's too late, my husband whispers, THAT scenario I just gave you is WHY we are at war withIraq. Remember, when GOOD men stand by and let evil happen , son, THAT is the greatest mistake, believing the atrocities of the world wont affect them. YOU MUST NEVER BE AFRAID TO DO WHATS RIGHT!! EVEN WHEN YOURE DOING IT ALONE. BE PROUD TO BE AN AMERICAN! BE PROUD OF OUR TROOPS! SUPPORTTHEM!!!!SUPPORT AMERICA SO THAT IN THE FUTURE OUR CHILDREN WILL NEVER HAVE TO CLOSE THEIR BLINDS.
This should be printed in every newspaper and posted in every school inAmerica. Of course this wont happen so well use the internet. If your blinds are closed, ignore this. If they are open I do not need to tell you what todo.
Respectfully,SFC JASON G TALGOTTOPERATIONS SGT144TH ASMCALI AIRBASE, LSA ADDERDSN:318-833-1561
Wednesday, June 28, 2006
Friday, June 16, 2006
Just doing it because it's Right!
This is an e:mail a buddy of mine sent me in San Antonio. Enjoy!
Hello, PGR Members. I have some information from Brad Pierce (Hawkeye62) in San Antonio that I want to pass on to you. Hugh Long is the owner of Lonesome Dove, a 600 acre Ranch in the San Antonio area. Every third Saturday of the month, Mr. Long puts on a Bar-B-Q where he invites wounded troops, their families and the staff from BAMC to come out and enjoy a day of fishing, swimming, good food and friendship. He has extended that invitation to members of the Patriot Guard Riders as his way to say “thank you” for what we do. The area American Legion Riders have been attending for the past couple of years helping Mr. Long with food preparation, serving and talking to the troops. The next Lonesome Dove get-together is this Saturday, June 17th.
A little history about Hugh Long: He and all four of his brothers served in Vietnam together. When he returned stateside, he was down on his luck but saw potential in himself and took action. He now owns his own construction company, the Lonesome Dove Cattle and Horse ranch along with several other small businesses. At the start of the Iraq war, Mr. Long vowed to put on a Bar-B-Q every month until the war is over. Hugh Long does not want any recognition for what he’s doing as he is doing it because he feels it’s “just the right thing to do”.
Brad will be staging at the Exxon on the corner of I-37 and Loop 1604 on the Southeast side of San Antonio between 0930 and 1000 hrs on Saturday, June 17th to ride to Lonesome Dove Ranch. It’s a 5 minute ride to the ranch. This isn’t a PGR event. This is a private citizen, a Vietnam era Vet who has invited PGR members to come to his private ranch as his way of saying “thank you” to the PGR for what we do. I think it would be an awesome opportunity for anyone who wants to attend. If you have questions, you can contact me at: pgrbexarwolf@yahoo.com or Brad Pierce (Hawkeye62) at brad.pierce62@sbcglobal.net
Tad EubankBexarWolf
Texas State Contact CoordinatorPGR Austin Ride Captain
*Sit tall in the saddle; hold your head up high. Keep your eyes fixed to where the trail meets the sky. Live like you ain't afraid to die. Don't be scared, just enjoy your ride*
Hello, PGR Members. I have some information from Brad Pierce (Hawkeye62) in San Antonio that I want to pass on to you. Hugh Long is the owner of Lonesome Dove, a 600 acre Ranch in the San Antonio area. Every third Saturday of the month, Mr. Long puts on a Bar-B-Q where he invites wounded troops, their families and the staff from BAMC to come out and enjoy a day of fishing, swimming, good food and friendship. He has extended that invitation to members of the Patriot Guard Riders as his way to say “thank you” for what we do. The area American Legion Riders have been attending for the past couple of years helping Mr. Long with food preparation, serving and talking to the troops. The next Lonesome Dove get-together is this Saturday, June 17th.
A little history about Hugh Long: He and all four of his brothers served in Vietnam together. When he returned stateside, he was down on his luck but saw potential in himself and took action. He now owns his own construction company, the Lonesome Dove Cattle and Horse ranch along with several other small businesses. At the start of the Iraq war, Mr. Long vowed to put on a Bar-B-Q every month until the war is over. Hugh Long does not want any recognition for what he’s doing as he is doing it because he feels it’s “just the right thing to do”.
Brad will be staging at the Exxon on the corner of I-37 and Loop 1604 on the Southeast side of San Antonio between 0930 and 1000 hrs on Saturday, June 17th to ride to Lonesome Dove Ranch. It’s a 5 minute ride to the ranch. This isn’t a PGR event. This is a private citizen, a Vietnam era Vet who has invited PGR members to come to his private ranch as his way of saying “thank you” to the PGR for what we do. I think it would be an awesome opportunity for anyone who wants to attend. If you have questions, you can contact me at: pgrbexarwolf@yahoo.com or Brad Pierce (Hawkeye62) at brad.pierce62@sbcglobal.net
Tad EubankBexarWolf
Texas State Contact CoordinatorPGR Austin Ride Captain
*Sit tall in the saddle; hold your head up high. Keep your eyes fixed to where the trail meets the sky. Live like you ain't afraid to die. Don't be scared, just enjoy your ride*
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