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Trailer Trash Advice for the Week of
July
31, 2005
Soldiers'
Funeral (Texas Style)
Dear Readers,
An old friend passes this email
along to me. Emails like this I wouldn't normally publish, but this one
really touched me. It's hard to say "thank you" to our fallen heroes, but
this town did it right.
Although the name of the author is provided in
the letter, I do not know this person or the soldier. I do know, however,
that the thanks of America goes out to all of our fallen sons, daughters, nieces
and nephews. May we never forget the sacrifice that these people have
made.
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What follows is a message from
Vicki Pierce about her nephew James' funeral (he was serving our country in
Iraq):
"I'm back, it was certainly a quick
trip, but I have to also say it was one of the most amazing experiences of
my life. There is a lot to be said for growing up in a small town in
Texas.
The service itself was impressive with wonderful flowers and sprays, a
portrait of James, his uniform and boots, his awards and ribbons. There was
lots of military brass and an eloquent (though inappropriately longwinded)
Baptist preacher. There were easily 1000 people at the service, filling the
church sanctuary as well as the fellowship hall and spilling out into the
parking lot.
However, the most incredible thing was
what happened following the service on the way to the cemetery. We went to
our cars and drove to the cemetery escorted by at least 10 police cars with
lights flashing and some other emergency vehicles, with
Texas
Rangers handling traffic. Everyone on the road who was not in the
procession, pulled over, got out of their cars, and stood silently and
respectfully, some put their hands over their hearts.
When we turned off the highway
suddenly there were teenage boys along both sides of the street about every
20 feet or so, all holding large American flags on long flag poles, and
again with their hands on their hearts. We thought at first it was the Boy
Scouts or 4H club or something, but it continued .... for two and a half
miles. Hundreds of young people, standing silently on the side of the road
with flags. At one point we passed an elementary school, and all the
children were outside, shoulder to shoulder holding flags . kindergartners,
handicapped, teachers, staff, everyone. Some held signs of love and
support. Then came teenage girls and younger boys, all holding flags. Then
adults. Then families. All standing silently on the side of the road. No
one spoke, not even the very young children.
The military presence, at least two
generals, a fist full of colonels, and representatives from every branch of
the service, plus the color guard which attended James, and some who served
with him ... was very impressive and respectful, but the love and pride from
this community who had lost one of their own was the most amazing thing I've
ever been privileged to witness.
I've
attached some pictures, some are blurry (we were moving), but you can get a
small idea of what this was like. Thanks so much for all the prayers and
support."
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A special note to all of of you in our military from Uncle
Ralph
Thank you & God keep you.
Prayer Our Military
Please send
this on after a short prayer.
Prayer for
our soldiers.
Prayer
"Lord, hold our troops in
your loving hands. Protect them as they
protect us. Bless them and
their families for the selfless acts they
perform for us in our time of
need. I ask this in the name of Jesus, our
Lord and Savior. Amen."
This Weeks Joke
Or Is It?
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A major research institution has recently announced the
discovery of the heaviest chemical yet known to science. This new element
has been tentatively named "Governmentium."
Governmentium has one neutron, 12 assistant neutrons, 75 deputy neutrons,
and 224 assistant deputy neutrons giving it an atomic mass of 312.
These 312 particles are held together by forces called morons, which are
surrounded by vast quantities of lepton like particles called peons. |
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Since Governmentium has no electrons, it is inert. However, it can be detected
as it impedes every reaction with which it comes into contact.
A tiny amount of Governmentium causes one reaction to take over four days to
complete when it would normally take less than a second.
Governmentium has a normal half-life of four years; it does not
decay, but instead undergoes a reorganization in which a portion of the
assistant neutrons and deputy neutrons exchange places.
In fact, Governmentium's mass will actually increase over time since each
reorganization will cause more morons to become neutrons, forming isodopes.
This characteristic of moron-promotion leads some scientists to speculate that
Governmentium is formed whenever morons reach a certain quantity in
concentration. This hypocritical quantity is
referred to as "Critical Morass." You will know it when you see it.
When catalyzed with money, Governmentium becomes Administratium, an element
which radiates just as much energy since it has half as many peons, but twice as
many morons.
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