shakari
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Reged: 09/02/03
Posts: 1107
Loc: South Africa
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What today is.
Do not stand at my grave and weep,
I am not there, I do not sleep.
I am in a thousand winds that blow,
I am the softly falling snow.
I am the gentle showers of rain,
I am the fields of ripening grain.
I am in the morning hush,
I am in the graceful rush
Of beautiful birds in circling flight,
I am the starshine of the night.
I am in the flowers that bloom,
I am in a quiet room.
I am in the birds that sing,
I am in each lovely thing.
Do not stand at my grave and cry,
I am not there. I did not die.
Two Sides of War (All Wars)
"All wars are planned by older men
In council rooms apart,
Who call for greater armament
And map the battle chart.
But out along the shattered field
Where golden dreams turn gray,
How very young the faces were
Where all the dead men lay.
Portly and solemn in their pride,
The elders cast their vote
For this or that, or something else,
That sounds the martial note.
But where their sightless eyes stare out
Beyond life's vanished toys,
I've noticed nearly all the dead
Were hardly more than boys."
~Grantland Rice
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Steve "Shakari" Robinson
Kuduland Safaris (Africa) Ltd
info@kuduland.com
www.kuduland.com
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9.3x57
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Reged: 22/04/07
Posts: 5561
Loc: United States
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Thanks very much for posting.
And to Greg, Josh K, Ethan, Aaron, Josh M and Blake, Godspeed and safety, and gratitude is our prayer for you all.
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What are the Rosary, the Cross or the Crucifix other than tools to help maintain the fortress of our faith in Jesus Christ, the Son of God?
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DarylS
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Reged: 10/08/05
Posts: 27701
Loc: Beautiful British Columbia, Ca...
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Spot-On Steve and 9.3x57..
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Daryl
"a gun without hammers is like a Spaniel without ears" King George V
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Ripp
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Reged: 19/02/07
Posts: 16072
Loc: Montana, USA
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THANK YOU FOR THAT---AWESOME...
Ripp
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ALL MEN DIE, BUT FEW MEN TRULY LIVE..
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mikeh416Rigby
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Reged: 24/02/03
Posts: 6051
Loc: The beautiful Oley Valley, PA....
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Well done.
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KWK
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Reged: 28/02/04
Posts: 61
Loc: Illinois
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1) Dead is dead.
2) I suspect that if young men filled the councils who decided on war, there would be more wars.
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tinker
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Reged: 12/03/05
Posts: 4835
Loc: Nevada
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Good spot for perspective.
I've seen quite a few men die.
By a longshot most of them were very young.
May they rest in peace!
Cheers
Tinker
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--Self-Appointed Colonel, DRSS--
"It IS a dangerous game, and so named for a reason, and you can't play from the keyboard. " --Some Old Texan...
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