tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323125037607548189.post2034544357403239726..comments2024-03-15T02:40:09.484-04:00Comments on Wall Street Manna: Second Lieutenant Van T. BarfootPalmonihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17670456087642069778noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323125037607548189.post-11390241315924922832010-08-31T01:55:03.529-04:002010-08-31T01:55:03.529-04:00Thank you Luke--Great postThank you Luke--Great postPalmonihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17670456087642069778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323125037607548189.post-654694400936922622010-05-21T00:35:25.374-04:002010-05-21T00:35:25.374-04:00Van T. Barfoot “Medal Of Honor”
Injustice oh inju...Van T. Barfoot “Medal Of Honor”<br /><br />Injustice oh injust, a Medal of Honor recipient put to the test,<br />Over the flag of a country he served, giving his ultimate best,<br />Heading east from Carthage in Mississippi, State Route # 16,<br />After a few miles the sign, Edinburg, you’ll see what I mean.<br /><br />This quiet unassuming fellow, a little history so you’ll know,<br />Just in front of his residence, he wanted to put up a flagpole,<br />Serving in World War II, Korea & a stint in South Viet Nam,<br />Received our nations, “Medal of Honor” from his Uncle Sam.<br /><br />With, “Stars & Stripes” in his yard, neighbors had other plans,<br />Medal of Honor, served in 3 wars, big deal, who gives a damn?<br />These suburban folks in Virginia, they had rules of their own,<br />And would not leave this 90 year-old decorated veteran alone.<br /><br />Born June 15, 1919, Van T. Barfoot, didn’t mean much then,<br />However, 25 years later, May 23, 1944, heroics would begin,<br />German machine gun positions, bullets like rain falling down,<br />Courageously set out to destroy enemy fire, he circled around.<br /><br />He advanced through a minefield taking out not 1 or 2 but 3,<br />Returning with 17 prisoners of war but not the end you see,<br />As later in the same day, 3 German takes were sent to retake,<br />The area he earlier secured, can you say, big, big, big mistake?<br /><br />So, he took on and annihilated those on high like those on low,<br />Not from a plane, a tank, from the ground, wouldn’t you know,<br />How dare the army award a Choctaw Indian an award so high,<br />Why not? Seeing that he was here before settlers thru his tribe. <br /><br />He was denied a permit yet chose to erect the flagpole anyway,<br />Facing a day in court, that’s right, the “hero” might have to pay,<br />Wait a minute are we talking about the Private to Colonel dude?<br />He helped save this country and his neighbors have an attitude?<br /><br />Not in one war, one year, one month, one week but in one day,<br />Technicality, “neighborhood association's” rulebook will say,<br />And what is the biggest thing terribly wrong with this picture?<br />If it wasn’t for guys like this we’d all be saying, “Heil Hitler!” <br /><br />Happy ending, because since this story became national news,<br />Coupled with his age of 90, he was allowed to bend the rules,<br />So it was media pressure that made the association play along,<br />No news coverage & they might gotten away with this wrong.<br /><br />By Luke EasterAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323125037607548189.post-36129056286890790602010-03-25T01:02:22.035-04:002010-03-25T01:02:22.035-04:00Thats why I own a home free from home owners assoc...Thats why I own a home free from home owners associations.<br /><br />Aside from meddling in trivial stuff such as what kind of flowers you are allowed to grow, they tend to overcharge and underdeliver on the upkeep of the property.<br /><br />People I know who had condos with associations hated them. Couldn't get a water sprinkler fixed even though they were paying 200.00 per month for the outside maintenence. But they sure got immediate grief over any transgression like leaving a patio light on all night. <br />Screw those associations. Seems like some little tyrant always gets to be in charge too who loves to bully the neighbors.whydibuyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10101676402335591169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323125037607548189.post-74079519195904019072010-03-25T00:02:04.402-04:002010-03-25T00:02:04.402-04:00Thank you for your continued love of country.Thank you for your continued love of country.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com