Two for the Vietnam Vets
Given the number of Vietnam Vets who continue to come through my classes, this post is for you, even if you don’t appreciate the music genre! 
67 years old, or around that age, often wounded in combat, you continue to train. I am humbled. I salute you.
The Ode of Remembrance:
They went with songs to the battle, they were young.
Straight of limb, true of eye, steady and aglow.
They were staunch to the end against odds uncounted,
They fell with their faces to the foe.
They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning,
We will remember them.
Lest we forget.
Live Hard.
Die Free.
Max
Here’s a good one…
brutal, but gives a taste of what these guys did. A great song too.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=opCS4f6SY7M
Max,
Thanks you. The young men I fought with we’re true patriots. Most were drafted into a war that was unpopular and certainly not well understood. They fought hard, made tremendous sacrifices, were wounded and in some cases, died. Most came home and without recognition, picked up their lives and drove on. I am proud of them! They were every bit as good as any generation of American fighting men. They truly deserved more respect than ever got from the public at large. God Bless every single one of them.
Max, my older brother (my one living hero) is a Vietnam veteran. He is my big brother, friend, and a true patriot. Enlisted when others were drafted. Served with honor. Ridiculed by idiots when he came home. He still loves his country. He and the other Vietnam vets truly deserve more respect than they will ever get.
Max, thanks for the thought, brought back some memories.
A long time ago, in a place far away we were young once. We returned older and wiser than our years. Now we are as old as we feel, but we are committed to the freedoms and ideals our “brothers” fought and died for those many years ago. Live Free, Die Hard!