{"id":31341,"date":"2012-08-06T10:40:13","date_gmt":"2012-08-06T14:40:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=31341"},"modified":"2012-08-06T13:49:24","modified_gmt":"2012-08-06T17:49:24","slug":"a-year-ago-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=31341","title":{"rendered":"A year ago today"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kilo writes to remind us that a year ago today was the largest loss of life in a single day for the special operations community. This link from Jennifer Harper at the Washington Times<\/a>;<\/p>\n

\u201cA most sobering anniversary: August 6. It marks the most serious and heaviest loss of life for our SEAL community in their illustrious service to our country,\u201d says Rep. Scott E. Rigell, who reminds the nation of the helicopter crash one year ago in the Wardak province of Afghanistan that killed 25 members of Navy SEAL Team 6, along with five U.S. Army National Guard and Army Reserve crewmen, one civilian interpreter, seven Afghan commandos and a military working dog. The twin-rotor CH-47 helicopter was brought down by a rocket-propelled grenade; the Taliban were quick to take credit for the attack, which Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta deemed \u201ca reminder that we remain a nation still at war.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Mr. Rigell read on the House floor the Albert Carey Caswell poem “We stood” which was written in memory of the fallen special operations folks that day. Here it is in it’s entirety from Mr. Rigel’s House.gov page<\/a>;<\/p>\n

We!
\nWE STOOD!
\nWE STOOD,
\nso you can sleep!
\nWhile, out across our Nation our Mothers now so weep!
\nWE FOUGHT, so you can live!
\nAll in such blessed peace–that which our most selfless sacrifice so gives!
\nAs all in such pain and heartache our families must now so live!
\nWE STOOD,
\nso you could sleep!
\nUpon that Bed of Freedom so very sweet!
\nAs to all of you, our promises WE did so keep!
\nAs it was all for you, WE now so sleep!
\nSo Sleep, all in such cold dark quiet graves so very deep!
\nWE GAVE!
\nAll of our most precious lives!
\nWhile, all of our brothers in arms did so cry … and did not ask why!
\nAs WE so raised our hands so way up high!
\nAnd so swore to pledge our most precious lives!
\nTo make a stand!
\nTo make a difference with it all!
\nAs WE so gave that last full measure while standing tall!
\nAs WE died and bled!
\nTo so keep all of our most solemn vows of honor, said!
\nAs why out across our nation our FAMILIES now so weep!
\nAll but for the greater good, WE so gave all we could!
\nAS WE STOOD!
\nAs WE pray now to our Lord their fine souls to so keep!
\nFor THEY so stood for what was right!
\nAll with their most brilliant souls so burning bright!
\nAs THEY died, all for that old Red, White, and Blue this sight!
\nAs into that face of evil, THEY so marched off casting their most heroic lights!
\nTo so go forth, all in such a most brilliant force to fight!
\nFor THEY’D MUCH RATHER HAVE DIED FOR SOMETHING!
\nTHAN TO HAVE LIVED FOR NOTHING AT ALL!
\nFOR STRENGTH IN HONOR!
\nWas but THEIR most sacred battle cry … call!
\nBecause, moments … are all that WE so have!
\nTo make a difference! To hear that call!
\nTo change the world! To go off so boldly with flags unfurled!
\nTroops mount up, as Heaven calls!
\nMove on! Move out!
\nAs there are 30 more new angels, in the army of Our Lord …
\nTo fight that battle, who shall not pause!
\nTo so watch over us all!
\nAnd then there comes a gentle rain, their tears will wash down upon us so to remain!
\nTo ease our pain, so we won’t have to cry anymore!
\nAs forever in our hearts YOUR most sacred names, WE will carry ALL!
\nBecause, YOU died so WE can sleep!
\nUpon, that Bed of Freedom … YOUR Gift of Peace!
\nAs now WE LAY YOUR FINE BODIES down to rest, to sleep!
\nBECAUSE YOU STOOD!
\nAmen! <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Aunty Brat names names<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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