Not Jeep Poems but still worth sharing.

[SSGchappy]

The Sheepdogs

Most humans truly are like sheep
Wanting nothing more than peace to keep
To graze, grow fat and raise their young,
Sweet taste of clover on the tongue.
Their lives serene upon Life's farm,
They sense no threat nor fear no harm.
On verdant meadows, they forage free
With naught to fear, with naught to flee.
They pay their sheepdogs little heed
For there is no threat; there is no need.
To the flock, sheepdog's are mysteries,
Roaming watchful round the peripheries.
These fang-toothed creatures bark, they roar
With the fetid reek of the carnivore,
Too like the wolf of legends told,
To be amongst our docile fold.
Who needs sheepdogs? What good are they?
They have no use, not in this day.
Lock them away, out of our sight
We have no need of their fierce might.
But sudden in their midst a beast
Has come to kill, has come to feast
The wolves attack; they give no warning
Upon that calm September morning
They slash and kill with frenzied glee
Their passive helpless enemy
Who had no clue the wolves were there
Far roaming from their Eastern lair.
Then from the carnage, from the rout,
Comes the cry, "Turn the sheepdogs out!"
Thus is our nature but too our plight
To keep our dogs on leashes tight
And live a life of illusive bliss
Hearing not the beast, his growl, his hiss.
Until he has us by the throat,
We pay no heed; we take no note.
Not until he strikes us at our core
Will we unleash the Dogs of War
Only having felt the wolf pack's wrath
Do we loose the sheepdogs on its path.
And the wolves will learn what we've shown before;
We love our sheep, We Dogs of War.

Russ Vaughn
2d Bn, 327th Parachute Infantry Regiment101st Airborne Division
Vietnam 65-66

[SSGchappy]

For all the free people that still protest, you’re welcome,
We protect you and you are protected by the best.
Your voice is strong and loud, but who will fight for you?
No one standing in your crowd.

We are your fathers, brothers, and sons,
Wearing the boots and carrying the guns.
We are the ones that leave all we own,
To make sure your future is carved in stone.

We are the ones who fight and die.
We might not be able to save the world, well at least we try.
We walked the paths to where we are at
And we want no choice other than that.

So when you rally your group to complain,
Take a look in the back of your brain.
In order for that flag you love to fly,
Wars must be fought and young men must die.

We came here to fight for the ones we hold dear,
If that is not respected, we would rather stay here.
So please stop yelling and put down your signs,
And pray for those behind enemy lines.

When the conflict is over and all is well,
Be thankful that we chose to go through ****

I didn't write this, just found it online.

[peepspurplejeep]

Excellent!

Thank you for sharing! :)

[Gordon]

Amen, brother.

[RecycledTeen]

Thanks.

[UnlimitedGurl]

For all the free people that still protest, you’re welcome,
We protect you and you are protected by the best.
Your voice is strong and loud, but who will fight for you?
No one standing in your crowd.

We are your fathers, brothers, and sons,
Wearing the boots and carrying the guns.
We are the ones that leave all we own,
To make sure your future is carved in stone.

We are the ones who fight and die.
We might not be able to save the world, well at least we try.
We walked the paths to where we are at
And we want no choice other than that.

So when you rally your group to complain,
Take a look in the back of your brain.
In order for that flag you love to fly,
Wars must be fought and young men must die.

We came here to fight for the ones we hold dear,
If that is not respected, we would rather stay here.
So please stop yelling and put down your signs,
And pray for those behind enemy lines.

When the conflict is over and all is well,
Be thankful that we chose to go through ****

I didn't write this, just found it online.

I copied this and I am going to put it on my husbands Grave Thansk you for posting this! Makes me feel like he didnt die for nothing. :(

[Tomster]

Susan:

I'm so sorry about your husband. I didn't know that you were a widow. Was he a casualty of war? If it is not too painful, could you tell us about him?

If he died defending his country, then he sure has my thanks and my respect. May God rest his soul.

Tom

[UnlimitedGurl]

Susan:

I'm so sorry about your husband. I didn't know that you were a widow. Was he a casualty of war? If it is not too painful, could you tell us about him?

If he died defending his country, then he sure has my thanks and my respect. May God rest his soul.

Tom


Well My husband Passed away July 17, 2011 He spend 25 years int he Army and had been deployed 6 times every time 18 months. After he came back from Afghanistan the 4th time he had developed Sleep Apnea and would stop breathing in the middle of the night.

On July 12,2011 he signed out on terminal leave (yes he was retiring) we had so many plans including jeeping you guys would have loved him. In the early AM of July 17th he passed in his sleep. He did not pass as a result of a battfield wound but I do believe he was wounded from the battlefield. Nobody will admit that there are breating issues arrising from the wars but I think that is what has happened to him. He was a great father and a devoted husband who loved to talk crap but in the end he loved his Army and his family. I just wish the Army loved him as much as he loved her.

This is my beautiful husband!

http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n93/rolltideroll6969/Mysexyhubbysmall-1.jpg

[theugly88]

sleep apnea is an arising factor in the military today.. there has a been a look into the crap that gets burned over there right on the posts we work on and i tell you it is bad when the air is loaded with all the particles of crap.. casues all sorts of breathing issues.

sorry to hear about your loss, its never a good day when we lose a fellow friend and brother in arms.

[Tomster]

Well My husband Passed away July 17, 2011 He spend 25 years int he Army and had been deployed 6 times every time 18 months. After he came back from Afghanistan the 4th time he had developed Sleep Apnea and would stop breathing in the middle of the night.

On July 12,2011 he signed out on terminal leave (yes he was retiring) we had so many plans including jeeping you guys would have loved him. In the early AM of July 17th he passed in his sleep. He did not pass as a result of a battfield wound but I do believe he was wounded from the battlefield. Nobody will admit that there are breating issues arrising from the wars but I think that is what has happened to him. He was a great father and a devoted husband who loved to talk crap but in the end he loved his Army and his family. I just wish the Army loved him as much as he loved her.

This is my beautiful husband!

http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n93/rolltideroll6969/Mysexyhubbysmall-1.jpg

Susan, you have a typo on the date of your husband's leaving the Army and his passing. Which year did you lose him? Was it just this summer? What was his name?

He may not have died in battle, but he gave 25 years of his life to this country and put himself in harm's way for a total of 9 years. I owe that man so very much. I'm sorry that when he should have been able to finally spend time in the country he loved with the woman he loved doing things that he loved his life came to an end.

Please accept my condolences. God bless you, Susan.

Tom

[UnlimitedGurl]

Susan, you have a typo on the date of your husband's leaving the Army and his passing. Which year did you lose him? Was it just this summer? What was his name?

He may not have died in battle, but he gave 25 years of his life to this country and put himself in harm's way for a total of 9 years. I owe that man so very much. I'm sorry that when he should have been able to finally spend time in the country he loved with the woman he loved doing things that he loved his life came to an end.

Please accept my condolences. God bless you, Susan.

Tom no mistake he died 5 days into his terminal leave was not yet retired his retirement date was to be September 30, 2011 he did not make it

[Tomster]

no mistake he died 5 days into his terminal leave was not yet retired his retirement date was to be September 30, 2011 he did not make it


You must mean 2010, since 2011 has not arrived yet. Your loss is very recent, and I once again offer my condolences. I would really like to know his name, if you don't mind telling us. He is a hero as far as I am concerned.

Tom

[UnlimitedGurl]

You must mean 2010, since 2011 has not arrived yet. Your loss is very recent, and I once again offer my condolences. I would really like to know his name, if you don't mind telling us. He is a hero as far as I am concerned.

Tom
Your right I did mean 2010. Yes it's pretty new but I am lucky I had my own personal hero and I know how much he loves me and that's what keeps me going every day. His name is: SFC Malone P. Hoyle Jr.

[UnlimitedGurl]

sleep apnea is an arising factor in the military today.. there has a been a look into the crap that gets burned over there right on the posts we work on and i tell you it is bad when the air is loaded with all the particles of crap.. casues all sorts of breathing issues.

sorry to hear about your loss, its never a good day when we lose a fellow friend and brother in arms.Thank you for that it means a lot to me. I am just trying to live the life we mapped out for each other.

[Tomster]

Your right I did mean 2010. Yes it's pretty new but I am lucky I had my own personal hero and I know how much he loves me and that's what keeps me going every day. His name is: SFC Malone P. Hoyle Jr.

Well then, I would like to publicly thank SFC Malone P. Hoyle Jr. for his service to our country.

Tom

[UnlimitedGurl]

Well then, I would like to publicly thank SFC Malone P. Hoyle Jr. for his service to our country.

Tom
Thank you so much for that!

[john roach]

im sorry for your loss, but what is odd is that i was diagnosed with severe sleep apnea when i returned home also

[UnlimitedGurl]

im sorry for your loss, but what is odd is that i was diagnosed with severe sleep apnea when i returned home also


Yeah the Army is ignoring it they refuse to acknowledge it at service connected, even though he never had it before. They sent my husband home and mailed him the test to do at home. Most people went to the sleep clinic and did it. I feel like they were making a joke out of his condition. Sorry to vent I am just still angry about all of this. When I get closure then and only then will I grieve. Until then I will live my life and do the things we planned on doing after his retirement. Which should have been 3 days ago!:( But I thank all of you for your support.