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Veteran Sounding Board and Sea Stories

An SI Board Since February 2003

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Introduction Compact

It was March of 1941 (8 months prior to Pearl Harbor) when my Father-in-Law...then a young Corporal 18 years old...wrote this poem. Much as it is today, war was on the horizon and all the young guys in the military were thinking about it. He (now 81 years old and a retired Army Major) described to me sitting in a tent after a long day in the field training for what was to come when these words came to him:

"THE MIGHTY BIG JOB"

There's a might big job, and it's gotta be done;
A tremendous battle that's gotta be won.
Because of the wideness in somebody's greed;
We are destined to suffer, maybe even to bleed.
Are we afraid? Shall we try to run;
From this mighty task that's gotta be done?

We're making our sacrifices, both big and small;
Our names may not decorate some public hall.
But, honor instills us with intense desire;
To try to extinguish this second world fire.
We will not fail them, the gallant, now dead;
As they toss with unrest in their cold, silent bead.

There's a might big job, and it's gotta be done;
So gladly we toil and sweat in the sun.
In hope that someday, our goal we'll attain;
And once more on earth, love and peace will reign.
Yes, I know we complain, but we shall never shun;
This mighty big job that's just gotta be done!

-CORP. M. L. Kline, Jr.
Hq. Btry., 213th CA (AA)
Camp Stewart, GA
March, 1941

This thread is for us Veterans, family of Veterans, and friends of Veterans to share our concerns about current world events, share our "sea or foxhole stories", and just generally fellowship.

All are welcome, but disrespect to anyone on the thread will not be tolerated.

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49	Keep an eye out for it...you've got to see it. And yeah, it's very crit	faqsnlojiks	-	1/18/2006
48	No I did not. Not sure I'm real keen on outsourcing a large percentage of s	Oral Roberts	-	1/18/2006
47	I saw a "Frontline" story on PBS yesterday. It was a story about how	faqsnlojiks	-	1/18/2006
46	Yes, I agree. I'm hoping that there is a tide that's turning (for the b	faqsnlojiks	-	11/11/2003
45	It isn't our President's vision that scares me, it's his enemies who	Oral Roberts	-	11/11/2003
44	Did you read or hear Bush's speech from last week? Man, it's so awesome	faqsnlojiks	-	11/11/2003
43	That was very nice. I truly hope a majority are with our men and women who are	Oral Roberts	-	11/11/2003
42	Thanks Buddy. This is very cool: gcsdistributing.com -Joe	faqsnlojiks	-	11/11/2003
41	And same to you.	Oral Roberts	-	11/11/2003
40	HAPPY VETERAN'S DAY to all of you that have served and your families. Let&#	faqsnlojiks	-	11/11/2003
39	How nice it is that we don't have to concern ourselves with Saddam any longe	faqsnlojiks	-	4/14/2003
38	......Blair's Case For War “So: why does it matter so much? Because the out	HighTech	-	3/19/2003
37	You have to read this! Very funny! Message 18705082	HighTech	-	3/15/2003
36	haha...love it.	faqsnlojiks	-	3/15/2003
35	PRESIDENT BUSH AGREES TO MORE INSPECTORS (AP) Washington DC Friday, March 7, 2	HighTech	-	3/15/2003
34	Let the French know what you think here: Subject 53781	HighTech	-	3/13/2003
33	On the way into Iraq... The bravely bold human shields rode forth from Britain.	HighTech	-	3/10/2003
32	lol	faqsnlojiks	-	3/4/2003
31	We always had Seals with on North Atlantic ops. Scary people. Sit around in th	Oral Roberts	-	3/4/2003
30	I think that my next thread is going to be called "Alpha Mike Foxtrot"	Jorj X Mckie	-	3/4/2003
29	Those were bad dudes. Once I was hauling 4 canoes from the autopsy room to the	Ish	-	3/3/2003
28	Wow. That's a job I would never want...great story. I have a "rat&quo	faqsnlojiks	-	3/3/2003
27	I did '69-'70 in an ambulance company in Germany. We were so short hande	Ish	-	3/3/2003
26	I did maybe 12 hours on the surface in the N. Atl. during a storm, and that was	faqsnlojiks	-	3/3/2003
25	Yeah that was probably more story then a guy should tell though I suspect it'	Oral Roberts	-	3/3/2003

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