tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3807994396764212014.post180719082709431210..comments2023-10-14T08:37:11.192-07:00Comments on Round Circle: Thank You, Welcome HomeSpadomanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17781369901345409341noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3807994396764212014.post-77599505370868390502011-07-25T05:22:34.320-07:002011-07-25T05:22:34.320-07:00Wow. The photos alone are telling and emotional. ...Wow. The photos alone are telling and emotional. Accompanited by the words--all the more powerful.<br /><br />You speak to it so well, with or without words.<br />I'm honoured to have crossed paths with such a honourable warrior and an exceptional man.<br /><br />*hugs*Melhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14408403855260279799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3807994396764212014.post-91230294710253222362011-07-23T16:25:28.040-07:002011-07-23T16:25:28.040-07:00...that peace would prevail... i love, love, love ......that peace would prevail... i love, love, love that... it is good to remember vietnam... shall we not forget.... my brother went straight to 'nam right outta high school... he's changed... absolutely... and oh so thankful he came home to see the world another day... so many who didn't... thank you for the time and attention you took to your post...miss piehttp://pieceofpie.wordpress.com/2011/07/23/recuerda-mi-corazon-suggestion-sauce/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3807994396764212014.post-66064454725066682282011-07-23T08:22:20.453-07:002011-07-23T08:22:20.453-07:00This is so touching. I almost can't comment.Ju...This is so touching. I almost can't comment.Just want to say I protested the Vietnam war, never the warriors.<br />The ones I knew came home in a box.<br />Unfortunately at that time ignorant people got the war and warriors confused.Sad. Hope we have learned our lesson.gmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04879507440579599549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3807994396764212014.post-37451300200319950802011-07-23T06:28:49.331-07:002011-07-23T06:28:49.331-07:00this made me cry - your photo, your haiku, and the...this made me cry - your photo, your haiku, and the letter. <br /><br />THANK-YOU.Lesliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01221703763145912238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3807994396764212014.post-60971992999150184762011-07-22T23:53:54.304-07:002011-07-22T23:53:54.304-07:00There are few heroes in my life, number one my dad...There are few heroes in my life, number one my dad, who was a soldier in the second world war, a cheeky chap who was nearly drowned when his glider plane was dropped short off the island of Sicily, always joking of how he kept his cigarettes dry in his cap!<br /><br />And then there's you Joe and your lovely heart, bless you.<br /><br />Ms Foxysue xfoxysuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04620248626509576905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3807994396764212014.post-82332268735928759912011-07-22T21:52:49.593-07:002011-07-22T21:52:49.593-07:00Treatment of our Vietnam veterans was shameful. T...Treatment of our Vietnam veterans was shameful. Thank goodness that Americans did learn their lesson and now loudly honor the men and women who sacrifice everything for our freedoms. Such a powerful post today!Dawn Elliotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03079162211848499285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3807994396764212014.post-10896603358829208532011-07-22T21:10:28.798-07:002011-07-22T21:10:28.798-07:00Honor the warrior, not the war. This was a very po...Honor the warrior, not the war. This was a very poignant photo and haiku, but your reflections and the letter from 2004 really touched my heart. Ron Kovic, who wrote Born on the 4th of July, is my neighbor, although I haven't seen him out and about lately. He is still active in protests against wars--not warriors.Fran aka Redondowriterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10603407790426583209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3807994396764212014.post-91176888078859635312011-07-22T13:36:22.493-07:002011-07-22T13:36:22.493-07:00Semper Fi.Semper Fi.Kathleen Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05646385858931164718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3807994396764212014.post-54705286888449051252011-07-22T13:07:58.475-07:002011-07-22T13:07:58.475-07:00another thought provoking post...thank you for kee...another thought provoking post...thank you for keeping this front and center, that we can support the warrior but not the war.<br /><br />My husband is a Vietnam era vet, he was drafter but did not end up in Vietnam...he was indeed spit upon at a parade in Denver.<br /><br />peace indeedStephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08163848048048193138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3807994396764212014.post-45524577499969557922011-07-22T12:41:13.616-07:002011-07-22T12:41:13.616-07:00Joe,
I love you. This is one of my favorite poems....Joe,<br />I love you. This is one of my favorite poems. I think that it applies here my dear friend. Please accept it as my comment with a heart full of wonder and question and our country's lack of compassion for the many young men who suffered so greatly during that Watershed period in our history. I remember it well. <br /><br />The Simple Truth<br /><br />I bought a dollar and a half's worth of small red potatoes,<br />took them home, boiled them in their jackets<br />and ate them for dinner with a little butter and salt.<br />Then I walked through the dried fields <br />on the edge of town. In middle June the light<br />hung on in the dark furrows at my feet,<br />and in the mountain oaks overhead the birds<br />were gathering for the night, the jays and mockers<br />squawking back and forth, the finches still darting<br />into the dusty light. The woman who sold me <br />the potatoes was from Poland; she was someone<br />out of my childhood in a pink spangled sweater and sunglasses<br />praising the perfection of all her fruits and vegetables<br />at the road-side stand and urging me to taste <br />even the pale, raw sweet corn trucked all the way, <br />she swore, from New Jersey. "Eat, eat" she said,<br />"Even if you don't I'll say you did."<br />Some things<br />you know all your life. They are so simple and true<br />they must be said without elegance, meter and rhyme,<br />they must be laid on the table beside the salt shaker,<br />the glass of water, the absence of light gathering <br />in the shadows of picture frames, they must be<br />naked and alone, they must stand for themselves.<br />My friend Henri and I arrived at this together in 1965<br />before I went away, before he began to kill himself, <br />and the two of us to betray our love. Can you taste <br />what I'm saying? It is onions or potatoes, a pinch <br />of simple salt, the wealth of melting butter, it is obvious,<br />it stays in the back of your throat like a truth<br />you never uttered because the time was always wrong,<br />it stays there for the rest of your life, unspoken,<br />made of that dirt we call earth, the metal we call salt,<br />in a form we have no words for, and you live on it. <br />~Philip LevineNoelle Clearwaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15879264907115107737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3807994396764212014.post-78082573737972910602011-07-22T07:44:13.763-07:002011-07-22T07:44:13.763-07:00Whoa... such a powerful post today. A double dose ...Whoa... such a powerful post today. A double dose with the letter too. The Queen recently honoured a small town here in the UK (Wootton Bassett) because of the way the entire town honoured each fallen hero on their repatriation. They'd line the main street and applaud each of the fallen as they passed by - a celebration of life and courage. Bravo to you and your friends. xoRosiehttp://alteredartandstuff.wordpress.com/2011/07/22/merqueen-rising/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3807994396764212014.post-82138209224263719222011-07-22T07:29:46.337-07:002011-07-22T07:29:46.337-07:00May Peace Prevail.. God bless!!May Peace Prevail.. God bless!!Ramesh Soodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05589155663544312563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3807994396764212014.post-57364684418232712382011-07-22T07:23:30.730-07:002011-07-22T07:23:30.730-07:00your post here runs so deep. it pierces my very so...your post here runs so deep. it pierces my very soul. i want this for us. this mindful honoring of all life. i want eyes that look into hearts, past all the endless differences. i want the peace that comes from truly being present and living as one. <br /><br />together, side by side, in the family of belonging, the world family of belonging.<br /><br />thank you for your place in all our hearts. you are a powerful giver of wisdom always waking us up to peace.rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05265802752790310923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3807994396764212014.post-85754795339635486062011-07-22T06:13:18.507-07:002011-07-22T06:13:18.507-07:00Honor the Warrior, Not The War .... Amen..
Touchi...Honor the Warrior, Not The War .... Amen..<br /><br />Touching, wonderful<br /><br />peace .....Snaphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16648866385164116020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3807994396764212014.post-55937840472185804212011-07-22T05:43:04.743-07:002011-07-22T05:43:04.743-07:00Eloquent, my friend, simply eloquent. Thank you fo...Eloquent, my friend, simply eloquent. Thank you for continuing to speak out so passionately.Magical Mystical Teacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01853272111925075994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3807994396764212014.post-6295614924504910192011-07-22T04:48:21.608-07:002011-07-22T04:48:21.608-07:00Your post really touches me today... they always d...Your post really touches me today... they always do somehow but this time even more. I promised Rebecca on her blog that I would 'drink deep from small cups' today... and I'm doing that right now. I learn so much from you. Peace, my friend, peace of mind and peace in the world. (PS My son signes all his letters with 'love & peace'... he's 19...)Marithttp://www.maritspaperworld.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3807994396764212014.post-15673545426971040242011-07-22T03:29:17.598-07:002011-07-22T03:29:17.598-07:00Interesting haiku.. the first line esp. captured m...Interesting haiku.. the first line esp. captured my attention..Vinay Leo R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13132856855570330824noreply@blogger.com