Arlington
Arlington
c 1990 by Marian H. Neudel
The bloodied sun sinks in the west
And lights us all with glory;
Here sleep the brave in honored rest;
The bugler tells our story;
O dulce et decorum est pro patria mori;
O dulce et decorum est pro patria mori.
Go tell the people, passer-by,
Read the stone before ye,
Tis sweet and fitting that we die
For our country's glory;
Obedient to your will we lie
Pro patria mori;
O dulce et decorum est pro patria mori.
From under stone we've often seen
These lures to empty glory;
We know what deaths these words can mean,
Lonely, cold and gory;
We find these Latin words obscene,
Pro patria mori,
O dulce et decorum est, pro patria mori.
We have no country of our own,
We who sleep in glory;
We died your hatreds to atone,
Still you shun our story;
Oh write no more on any stone,
Pro patria mori;
O dulce et decorum est, pro patria mori.
c 1990 by Marian H. Neudel
The bloodied sun sinks in the west
And lights us all with glory;
Here sleep the brave in honored rest;
The bugler tells our story;
O dulce et decorum est pro patria mori;
O dulce et decorum est pro patria mori.
Go tell the people, passer-by,
Read the stone before ye,
Tis sweet and fitting that we die
For our country's glory;
Obedient to your will we lie
Pro patria mori;
O dulce et decorum est pro patria mori.
From under stone we've often seen
These lures to empty glory;
We know what deaths these words can mean,
Lonely, cold and gory;
We find these Latin words obscene,
Pro patria mori,
O dulce et decorum est, pro patria mori.
We have no country of our own,
We who sleep in glory;
We died your hatreds to atone,
Still you shun our story;
Oh write no more on any stone,
Pro patria mori;
O dulce et decorum est, pro patria mori.
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For your listening pleasure [8)] 
http://youtube.com/watch?v=wOih0MHNmZU
This song chokes me up everytime I hear it [B)]0 -
Does anyone know what the requirements are to be buried there? I guess that song has got me wondering what exactly do 'they' consider enough of a sacrifice to warrant a place in Arlington National Cemetery?
its all about pucks and bucks0 -
Had a chance to tour Arlington National Cemetery with the wife this morning. Haven't been there for nearly 30 years and have to attend a funeral there in a few days. Looked out from the stairs above the Tomb of the Unknowns across the Potomac at the Capitol and couldn't help but think "How can you do the things you do with this sacred place within view every day?"
Maybe one is America as it was and the other is America as it now is?0 -
Thanks. A good dose of "remember what's important" for us. 0 -
good one!
this is what's on the radio where i'm at...
8th Of November by: Big & Rich
good one too.
edited to tell u it a song about a soldier. [:)]0 -
I can't see youtube here, but have you heard Tim McGraw's song "If you're reading this?" That one tears me up. 0 -
This is a great video. Thanks for sharing. I forwarded it to a lot of people on my address list. 0
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