WHEN in the course of human Events, it becomes necessary….
Boomer Anthems: Brothers In Arms
byVanderleunonMay 30, 2022
Lest the Forgetting grow ever deeper…
Now the sun’s gone to hell
And the moon’s riding high
Let me bid you farewell
Every man has to die
But it’s written in the starlight
And every line in your palm
We are fools to make war
On our brothers in arms…
I never carried a rifle, though I did strap on a S&W.38 from time to time, and had access to the keys to launch nuclear missiles. Never used them, though.
KCKMay 30, 2022, 7:42 AM
Took my boy LN to Top Gun (2). Packed house at 8 pm in the Spokane IMAX. His grandfather (World War II combat vet) passed away, in the 1990s, in May. Even the Top Gun movie couldn’t help tipping a hat to the Greatest generation. Which: always tugs at my heart.
May God bless you all on this fine day. May god smile on our vets today. Sincerely to you Vets, thank you for your service.
TopGun “ Maverick” saw it Sat at 11:30am, fantastic movie. Found myself “ flaring” my legs out into the shitty movie house seats on the G pulls!
The SU57 Gen 5 Russian Jets are the real deal, not our aircraft worked over to look alike the flying the “ 57s” is real, the tumbles the falls, are true aircraft factual pics!, likely Paris air show or similar.
I saw many old friends at the show. Marines, Air Force and Army. yelled down to them, in our now routine inner service rivalry GO NAVY!
To my surprise a “gallery clap “was heard throughout the movie house.
My friends quickly found their seats. I then asked if “ you butter cups” are going to require barf bags. This is Navy flying, I got another gallery clap!
End of the movie EVERYBODY stood and clapped! Won’t lie I had tears in my eyes. God I love these United States!
Boat GuyMay 31, 2022, 3:50 PM
This day is not for veterans, it’s for the People who never got to be “veterans”; those of us who got to be veterans have our own day in November.
I love the idea of the United States. I love the brilliance of our Founders design. I love the greatness of production, innovation and industry achieved in this country. I mourn the degradation and destruction of what this country has been. I intend that we will yet recover the liberties surrendered to those who intend to rule over us and I promise a reckoning with those vermin.
Real World Address for Donations, Mash Notes and Hate Mail
Gerard Van der Leun
1692 MANGROVE AVE
APT 379
Chico, Ca 95926
Green Pants Interior by Klahn
Who Am I? by Carl Sandburg
My head knocks against the stars.
My feet are on the hilltops.
My finger-tips are in the valleys and shores of universal life.
Down in the sounding foam of primal things I reach my hands and play with pebbles of destiny.
I have been to hell and back many times.
I know all about heaven, for I have talked with God.
I dabble in the blood and guts of the terrible.
I know the passionate seizure of beauty
And the marvelous rebellion of man at all signs reading “Keep Off.”
My name is Truth and I am the most elusive captive in the universe.
Duty, Beauty, Liberty, Country, Honor, Family, Faith — Plus a few simple easy to follow rules for guys
Men saw the stars at the edge of the sea
They thought great thoughts about liberty
Poets wrote down words that did fit
Writers wrote books
Thinkers thought about it
Take it where you find it
Can’t leave it alone
You will find a purpose
To carry it on
Mainly when you find it
Your heart will be strong
About it
Many’s the road I have walked upon
Many’s the hour between dusk and dawn
Many’s the time
Many’s the mile
I see it all now
Through the eyes of a child
Take it where you find it
Can’t leave it alone
You will find a purpose
To carry it on
Mainly when you find it
Your heart will be strong
About it
[Chorus]
Lost dreams and found dreams
In America
In America
In America
Lost dreams and found dreams
In America
In America
In America
And close your eyes
Leave it all for a while
Leave the world
And your worries behind
You will build on whatever is real
And wake up each day
To a new waking dream
Take it where you find it
Can’t leave it alone
You will find a purpose
To carry it on
Mainly when you find it
Your heart will be strong
About it
[Chorus]
Change, change come over
Change come over
Talkin’ about a change
Change, change
Change come over, now
Change, change, change come over
I’m gonna walk down the street
Until I see
My shining light
I’m gonna walk down the street
Until I see
My shining light
I’m gonna walk down the street
Until I see
My shining light
I’m gonna walk down the street
Until I see
My shining light
I see my light
See my light
See my shining light
I see my light
See my light
See my shining light
Gerard Van der Leun
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This always finds it’s way to today..
I never carried a rifle, though I did strap on a S&W.38 from time to time, and had access to the keys to launch nuclear missiles. Never used them, though.
Took my boy LN to Top Gun (2). Packed house at 8 pm in the Spokane IMAX. His grandfather (World War II combat vet) passed away, in the 1990s, in May. Even the Top Gun movie couldn’t help tipping a hat to the Greatest generation. Which: always tugs at my heart.
May God bless you all on this fine day. May god smile on our vets today. Sincerely to you Vets, thank you for your service.
TopGun “ Maverick” saw it Sat at 11:30am, fantastic movie. Found myself “ flaring” my legs out into the shitty movie house seats on the G pulls!
The SU57 Gen 5 Russian Jets are the real deal, not our aircraft worked over to look alike the flying the “ 57s” is real, the tumbles the falls, are true aircraft factual pics!, likely Paris air show or similar.
I saw many old friends at the show. Marines, Air Force and Army. yelled down to them, in our now routine inner service rivalry GO NAVY!
To my surprise a “gallery clap “was heard throughout the movie house.
My friends quickly found their seats. I then asked if “ you butter cups” are going to require barf bags. This is Navy flying, I got another gallery clap!
End of the movie EVERYBODY stood and clapped! Won’t lie I had tears in my eyes. God I love these United States!
This day is not for veterans, it’s for the People who never got to be “veterans”; those of us who got to be veterans have our own day in November.
I love the idea of the United States. I love the brilliance of our Founders design. I love the greatness of production, innovation and industry achieved in this country. I mourn the degradation and destruction of what this country has been. I intend that we will yet recover the liberties surrendered to those who intend to rule over us and I promise a reckoning with those vermin.