GIRLS & GUNS

Symphony of Desrtuction

PW - NO EASY TASK

We can't bend to oppression

Terrorism we must fight

Ignoring their challenge

Could never be right.

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With fear they control

They conquer the weak

Conflict they bring to us

It's not something we seek

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Now faced with this burden

We cannot walk away

It's no easy task

But there's no other way
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So whether it's the long haul

Or a short term for peace

Our Troops protect the innocent

As we pray fighting will cease

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by Nancy Crossman

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PW - THE INFANTRYMAN

The Infantryman

He was born of the earth, on the day he enlists
He is sentenced to life on the soil,
To march on it, crawl on it, dig in it, sprawl on it,
Sleep in it after his toil.

Bee it sand, rock or ice, gravel, mud or red loam
He will fight on it, and die,
And the crude little cross, telling men of his loss
Will cry mutely to some foreign sky.

He’s the tired looking man in untidy garb
Weather-beaten, footsore with fatigue,
But his spirit is strong, as he marches along
With burdens for league upon league.

He attacks in the face of murderous fire
Crawling forward, attacking through mud.
When he breaks through the line, over wire and mines
On the point of his bayonet is blood.

Should you meet him, untidy, begrimed and fatigued
Don’t indulge in unwarranted mirth.
For the brave infantryman deserves more than your sneer,
He is truly the salt of the earth.

-A Gunner-

10 signs you might be a Taliban

10. You refine heroin for a living, but you have a moral objection to beer.

9. You own a $300 machine gun and a $5,000 rocket launcher, but you can't afford shoes.

8. You have more wives than teeth.

7. You think vests come in two styles: bullet-proof and suicide.

6. You can't think of anyone you HAVEN'T declared Jihad against.

5. You consider television dangerous, but routinely carry ammunition in your robe.

4. You've never been asked, 'Does this burka make my ass look big?'

3. You were amazed to discover that cell phones have uses other than setting off roadside bombs.

2. A common compliment is, 'I love what you've done with your cave.'

And, the NUMBER ONE SIGN you might be a member of the Taliban:

1. You wipe your ass with your bare hand, but consider bacon unclean.

The Canadian Soldier

He is profane and irreverent,

living as he does in a world full of capriciousness,

frustration and disillusionment.

He is perhaps the best-educated of his kind in history,

but will rarely accord respect on the basis of mere degrees or titles.

He speaks his own dialect,

often incomprehensible to the ...layman.

He can be cold, cruel,

even brutal and is frequently insensitive.

Killing is his profession

and he strives very hard to become even more skilled at it.

His model is the grey, muddy,

hard-eyed slayer who took the untakeable at Vimy Ridge,

endured the unendurable in the Scheldt and held the unholdable at Kapyong.

He is a superlative practical diplomat;

his efforts have brought peace to countless countries around the world.

He is capable of astonishing acts of kindness,

warmth and generosity.

He will give you his last sip of water on a parched day

and his last food to a hungry child;

he will give his very life for the society he loves.

Danger and horror are his familiars and his sense of humour is accordingly sardonic.

What the unknowing take as callousness is his defence against the unimaginable;

he whistles through a career filled with graveyards.

His ethos is one of self-sacrifice and duty.

He is sinfully proud of himself,

of his unit and of his country

and he is unique in that his commitment to his society is Total.

No other trade or profession dreams of demanding such of its members

and none could successfully try.

He loves his family dearly,

sees them all too rarely and as often as not loses them to the demands of his profession.

Loneliness is the price he accepts for the privilege of serving.

He accounts discomfort as routine and the search for personal gain as beneath him;

he has neither understanding of nor patience for those motivated by self-interest,

politics or money.

His loyalty can be absolute,

but it must be purchased.

Paradoxically,

the only coin accepted for that payment is also loyalty.

He devours life with big bites,

knowing that each bite might be his last and his manners suffer thereby.

He would rather die regretting the things he did than the ones he dared not try.

He earns a good wage by most standards and,

given the demands on him,

is woefully underpaid.

He can be arrogant,

thoughtless and conceited,

but will spend himself,

sacrifice everything for total strangers in places he cannot even pronounce.

He considers political correctness a podium for self-righteous fools,

but will die fighting for the rights of anyone he respects or pities.

He is a philosopher and a drudge,

an assassin and a philanthropist,

a servant and a leader,

a disputer and a mediator,

a Nobel Laureate peacekeeper and the Queen's Hitman,

a brawler and a healer,

best friend and worst enemy.

He is a rock,

a goat,

a fool,

a sage,

a drunk,

a provider,

a cynic and a romantic dreamer.

Above it all,

he is a hero for our time.

You, pale stranger,

sleep well at night only because he exists for you,

the citizen who has never met him,

has perhaps never thought of him and may even despise him.

He is both your child and your guardian.

His devotion to you is unwavering.

He is a Canadian soldier.

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In respect of the loss Cpl. Christian Bobbitt and Sapper Matthieu Allard

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Cpl Bobbit & Cpl Allard were killed on 4 Aug 2009, by a roadside bomb in the Zharay District of Kandahar province
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I look upon their photos see a sparkle in their eyes

Of gifted caring warriors and then I read that they have died

I cannot turn my heart away

I cannot quell the tears

For these young men have stepped between

Our world’s terror and the meek

They have heard their country’s calling

Our Lord knows the reason why

And most of us don’t get it

Or rarely even try

To stand up for a world in need

To stand for what is right

To stand before a cowards threat

That won’t come out in a fight

To stand for what’s so very pure

Place their lives upon the line

For all that they believed in

Showed a heart that’s so divine

Dear Lord please send your angels

To gently bring them forth

Lay them near and coddle them

They’re truly more than what we’re worth

Please oh lord

Please quell the pain

Their families will endure

And help them through this troubled time

They truly need you near

And Canada stand, stead fast beside

For so many share this pain

Do not forget this grief so needs

A shoulder upon which to cry

Your efforts will not be forgotten.

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You are Canada, and you and your fellow troops are in our hearts.

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Cpl. Christian Bobbitt and Sapper Matthieu Allard we knew you not, but our prayers reach out for you, your loved ones, friends, and fellow soldiers.

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We do, so dearly, thank you and your loved ones for your efforts towards making our world a better place.

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By: Roger Borchert