Red White and Blue

I was watching a show on TV  called "CMT's next Superstar." It's a show kind of like American Idol, except just for the genre of country music. It is amazing. These people are so talented and I can sing, but nothing compared to the talent shown on this program. But, anyways...on the episode from last week they went to an Air Force base and watched the troops come home to meet their families once again. They sang for the troops. These men and women had been deployed for 12 months. Some had children, wives, girlfriends, husbands...one even had a child who was 6months old...he didn't even get to be there for his daughter's birth. To give their lives for me and for you and for all that we have...to be so selfless as to give up their homes and families to make sure they're safe and to make sure we're safe...I mean wow. I am amazed.
My brother is in the Air Force and he's currently deployed for 7 months to Korea. Luckily he isn't in a war zone, but it doesn't make me miss him any less. It's sad to me that he probably doesn't realize how much I miss him and how much I appreciate him. I have friends who are also currently deployed in Korea, Iraq, and Afghanistan. I am  so proud of them...I wish I was out there doing my part for our country. I only hope that I can make someone as proud of me as I am of all of them.
We forever owe so much to all of our military and their families for their bravery, courage, strength, but most of all for the selflessness that they show everyday. They fight for strangers...for some who don't even deserve to have the many things we as Americans have, but they still give their time, their care, their willingness, and sometimes their lives so that we have the opportunities that most dream of. I am forever in their debt. Thank you and God bless.

An army is a nation within a nation, it is one of the vices of courage.

 This is my brother, Charles DuVerney; Air Force

 Jim Myers; retired Army

 Steve Selke; Army

 Patrick Bonelli; Marines

 Nathan Cline; Air Force

 Luke Ryan; Army

 Jacob Laroche; Army

 Rayna Greenway; Army

Brandon Haneckow; Army

Thank you to all my friends and family who are serving. Love you all. <3

Poetry. My Passion.

Poetry is one of my passions. I love to write. Here is one of my favorites from the more than 50 poems I have composed.

Normandy

Sandy beaches now splattered with dismemberment.

Combat boots forever leave imprints.

The seas roar and wave’s crash, but red paint still secretly stays cemented in the sand.

The wind whispers cruel stories from yesterdays.

A foggy smoke still sits to show the history of what was.

Bandages and bruises of broken soldiers are badges of battle.

Repeated war, yet so different from the first round of rage.

Heat brings a sour smell and bitterness on the tongue.

The gruff voice of the general shouts my grade.

His wise words gave us the hope to win.

“Bravery is the capacity to perform properly even when scared half to death.”

We pressed on through the flashing metal and sprays of red.

Back home they cheer us on in heart, hoping for the day we return.

Some came to safety while others retired covered in red, white and blue.

Bravery, Courage, Ambition, Self-Sacrifice, Pride, and Patriotism.

2; 1944; 156,000; 2,500; 4,900; 6,036; total 425,000