FYI - My family - your family - every family, especially those of us living under the i***t configuration of our current government, can barely go from day to day ... if you believe in your marriage vows - my obligation is to protect and defend my family. Our Country is more vulnerable than ever in our history...and by the way - Our Motto is in GOD we trust...God is first - he is the creator - . If you believe putting family first "is a joke" - you need to do two things.."define "heresy" and apologize to his son. For you cannot get to heaven unless through Jesus. GOD protected me in battle...He knows where I stand. I'm a proud combat veteran. "are you!" A real man wouldn't suggest family first is a joke.
My dedication is to "My Family" "My God" "My Country." Our Republic faces a scourge unlike anything I've seen in my lifetime. The "split" in 1860-65 was a crevice compared to the onslaught we now face. We can repeat the noble words from the past - [i.e. "A House Divided Cannot Stand" - I can run out of this space a million times over - with praise for what our republic was and will be again if we stand as one. "E Pluribus Unum" out of many one. We need an army of "Unum's".
I truly believe that sitting on our very doorstop - are Russia - China - North Korea - Iran. All of whom are just "Biden their time!" [Yes pun intended]. There are just so many overpowering crises coming at one time. "Inflation" "Runaway Border Crossings" "Drugs" The total absence of qualified leadership. All I want to say is:
"If this be our death knell -
Then it will be in our infancy
And by our own hand!"
Allen Cameron Gary
Senior Citizen - Veteran - Patriot
An Unhyphenated American
God Bless America!
You know what? I'll just send them to anyone who wants to hear. All proceeds on "In Memoriam" go to "Tunnel To The Towers" and Sidewalk Sale goes to "Wounded Warriors"
I wrote two. One for 9/11. Title: "In Memoriam" Original manuscript at Pentagon. The second: Sidewalk Sale.
Written for a returning Afghan Veteran. He came home "legless!" - dispirited. Had both songs recorded in Nashville.
Mr. Anonymous [His choice - never learned his real name] He got to hear what I wrote. He died on the streets of his hometown. I have MP3's of both. I'll email to Veterans..no charge.
I'm 77 years old. A writer/song writer. American Legion Member. Born and raised in the shadows of Fort McHenry - Baltimore, Maryland.
Married. [50 years] Two grown sons.