Comments on: Memorial Day Poem & Video http://scvtalk.com/2008/05/26/memorial-day-poem-video/ Santa Clarita's Independent News Blog Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:09:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Jeff http://scvtalk.com/2008/05/26/memorial-day-poem-video/#comment-2472 Jeff Tue, 27 May 2008 17:06:36 +0000 http://scvtalk.com/2008/05/26/memorial-day-poem-video/#comment-2472 There, is this video more to your liking? There, is this video more to your liking?

]]> By: iheartscv http://scvtalk.com/2008/05/26/memorial-day-poem-video/#comment-2465 iheartscv Tue, 27 May 2008 01:00:28 +0000 http://scvtalk.com/2008/05/26/memorial-day-poem-video/#comment-2465 Yeah, I think this video is pretty tasteless. On a day when we're supposed to honor fallen soldiers, instead we have this? I know--wars never accomplished anything (other than stopping Hitler; liberating the slaves; gaining American independence; you know, minor stuff) but it's just beyond my comprehension to put this video up. I think it was an unfortunate choice. Yeah, I think this video is pretty tasteless. On a day when we’re supposed to honor fallen soldiers, instead we have this?

I know–wars never accomplished anything (other than stopping Hitler; liberating the slaves; gaining American independence; you know, minor stuff) but it’s just beyond my comprehension to put this video up. I think it was an unfortunate choice.

]]> By: CIB Bill http://scvtalk.com/2008/05/26/memorial-day-poem-video/#comment-2463 CIB Bill Mon, 26 May 2008 19:23:41 +0000 http://scvtalk.com/2008/05/26/memorial-day-poem-video/#comment-2463 From SCV TV: http://www.scvtv.com/html/trishlester-thankasoldier.html From SCV TV:

http://www.scvtv.com/html/trishlester-thankasoldier.html

]]> By: CIB Bill http://scvtalk.com/2008/05/26/memorial-day-poem-video/#comment-2462 CIB Bill Mon, 26 May 2008 17:45:26 +0000 http://scvtalk.com/2008/05/26/memorial-day-poem-video/#comment-2462 I urge you to avoid Jeff's demeaning video & view this: http://www.managedmusic.com/php/BYGIndex.php?page=playBYGVN I urge you to avoid Jeff’s demeaning video & view this:

http://www.managedmusic.com/php/BYGIndex.php?page=playBYGVN

]]> By: CIB Bill http://scvtalk.com/2008/05/26/memorial-day-poem-video/#comment-2461 CIB Bill Mon, 26 May 2008 17:40:48 +0000 http://scvtalk.com/2008/05/26/memorial-day-poem-video/#comment-2461 The Young Dead Soldiers.... The young dead soldiers do not speak. Nevertheless, they are heard in the still houses.....who has not heard them? They have a silence that speaks for them at night and when the clock counts. They say.....We were young. We have died. Remember us. They say.....We have done what we could. But until it is finished, it is not done. They say.....We have given our lives. But until it is finished, no one can tell what our lives gave. They say.....Our deaths are not ours. They are yours. They will mean what you make them. They say..... Whether our lives and our deaths were for peace and a new hope, or for nothing, we cannot say. It is you that must say this. They say.....We leave you our deaths. Give them their meaning. Give them an end to the war and a true peace. Give them a victory that ends the war and a peace afterwards. Give them their meaning. We were young, they say. We have died. Remember us. Archibald MacLeish - 1892 The Young Dead Soldiers….

The young dead soldiers do not speak.
Nevertheless, they are heard in the still
houses…..who has not heard them?

They have a silence that speaks for them at
night and when the clock counts.

They say…..We were young. We have died.
Remember us.

They say…..We have done what we could.
But until it is finished, it is not done.

They say…..We have given our lives. But until
it is finished, no one can tell what our lives gave.

They say…..Our deaths are not ours. They are
yours. They will mean what you make them.

They say….. Whether our lives and our deaths
were for peace and a new hope, or for
nothing, we cannot say. It is you that must say this.

They say…..We leave you our deaths. Give them
their meaning. Give them an end to the
war and a true peace. Give them a victory
that ends the war and a peace afterwards.
Give them their meaning.

We were young, they say. We have died.
Remember us.

Archibald MacLeish - 1892

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