Veterans Day, Once More

Spc6 Lawrence Joel, MOH, and Family.

Specialist 6^th Class Lawrence Joel, Medic, Vietnam, Medal of

Honor, and His Family http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/l-joel.htm

Veterans Day nears,

to be observed with accolades, tears,

and emails filled with patriotic themes.

I received a video today, and it seems,

as is all too common, I didn’t see

a single soul who looked like me.

The note said it was okay if it made me cry;

I watched it all with a sigh.

From beginning to end

it continued that sad, sad trend;

it was another, in a long line of others,

that ignored me, my father, and all my brothers.

Salute.

http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=KTb6qdPu8JE

A country and western duo named Big and Rich wrote a song called ‘The 8^th of November”. The song was written about the action in which Lawrence Joel earned the Medal of Honor for his conspicuous gallantry but the lyrics do not mention him.

http://www.cmt.com/videos/big-rich/88178/8th-of-november.jhtml as shown on the CMT website.

YouTube - 8th of November - Big & Rich The “Official” video, as shown on YouTube.

“In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.”
- Martin Luther King Jr. (1929-1968)

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