Remember September 11, 2001!!!
God Bless America !!!
God Be With You All !!!
Rev. Charles Knappenberger, Chaplain
ASA KOREA
Author Unknown
If I knew it would be the last time I'd see you fall asleep,
I would tuck you in more tightly and pray the Lord your soul to keep.
If I knew it would be the last time that I see you walk out the door,
I would give you a hug and kiss and call you back for one more.
If I knew it would be the last time I'd hear your voice lifted up in praise,
I would video tape each action and word, so I could play them back day after day.
If I knew it would be the last time I could spare an extra minute
To stop and say 'I love you', instead of assuming you would KNOW I do.
If I knew it would be the last time I would be there to share your day,
Well I'm sure you'll have so many more so I can let just this one slip away.
For surely there's always tomorrow to make up for an oversight
And we always get a second chance to make everything just right.
There will always be another day to say 'I Love You,'
And certainly there's another chance to say our 'Anything I can do?'
But just in case I might be wrong, and today is all I get,
I'd like to say how much I love you and I hope we never forget.
Tomorrow is not promised to anyone, young or old alike
And today may be the last chance you get to hold your loved one tight.
So if you're waiting for tomorrow, why not do it today?
For if tomorrow never comes, you'll surely regret the day.
That you didn't take the extra time for a smile, a hug, a kiss
And you were too busy to grant someone what turned out to be their one last wish.
So hold your loved ones close today and whisper in their ear;
Tell them how much you love them and that you'll always hold them dear.
Take time to say, 'I'm sorry! Please forgive me! Thank you! or It's okay';
And if tomorrow never somes, you'll have no regrets about today."
by James M. Dixon, Marshall, Michigan
Comradery has become a diurnal import and export in America
In the land of, "In God We Trust" we chose to rise
Above the soot and ash at Ground Zero
We now pledge allegiance in a different manner
4th of July Jubilee and Spangle Banner
The stars beacon and twinkle brighter
Our red and white strips are more unified
Our blue is just a little more royal too
For a brief moment we were mortified
We came together as a new Nation
refortified
There is but one choice
One harmonizing voice
United as a Nation we will rejoice
"We The People" are a new breed of people
Those 3 colors that appear are daily reminders in several fashions
And in different forms
Whether it is the standard pin that we wear to work on our three piece suits
Tattooed on our skins
Waving up and down our interstate highways
Our mothers bake tri colored cakes
So that we, as families, can induldge in them at our national parks
Some say, there is even a neo neapolitan ice cream
It comes in Red...White...and Blue...
No matter how small the replica, it is held high in our hearts from generation...to generation...to generation...
Never dissipating or evaporating
Flags that were brought down in respect at half mast
For a moment
Are now in full blossom from every corner post to car
In the country
Inverting, Extroverting, Osmosising...
United We Stand.
ASA KOREA HOMEPAGE
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