Thank You For Visiting Texas Bob's World

And Goooood Morning Viet-Nam!,  Remember that call?!   I do!

Now 'crack open them 'c-ration's',   grab that pack of 'instant coffee'   get some ''C-4'' n' let's burn us a ''Cup o' Joe'' and 'Yak about the Nam!

 

Why 'NOW?'   Well,  I was at a ''Marine Corps Ball'',  talking to some ''Fresh''  ''Brand New'' Marine's,  Well,  they started asking questions about the ''Combat'.   Was kinda like the movie  ''Full Metal Jacket!''   ''Did Ya See A lot of Combat Sarge?'' They asked.

 

Being of 'Sound Mind and Body',   of course I just HAD to answer,  ''Yup,  Only what I seen on T.V!''   Then I corrected my ''foolish way'' and said,  ''Why I was

with a real bunch of 'Hero's'? I was with ''Suicide Charlie 1/7 Marine Division''

 

You could of ''Dropped a Bomb!''   Really they replied,  Your one of ''Chesty Puller's'' Marine's!.   Their ''eyeball's lit up like kids at ''Christmas'',.Was I surprised!

 

I kinda ''puffed-up'' a little,  made Me ''Proud'' to have ''Served with Hero's''  Brother's All,   And then ''Boom''.

''THE BIG QUESTION''   ''What Happened to

All of You ''Viet-Nam Veteran's''?   ''Is it True How All of You Were Treated when You Got Home?''

 

Needless to say,   The ''Weight of 58,000 Fallen Warrior's'' seemed to Land on  My Shoulder's at once,    I got very 'Quiet',   my shoulder's sagged a little and  I teared up some.

 

They said they were Sorry the asked such an ''Awkward Question'',    but they

Learned about it in their ''Marine Corp's History!

 

''No I said,   it was just that it was ''So Long Ago'',  but it seemed like 'Yesterday!'

 

So,   I rattled on a little about the ''Country and the Changing attitude's and all that ''bunk''.  

As the ''Ball'' started and they ''shook my paw'' and left maybe little 'Wiser' as Marine's get finding out ''Truth'',   They seemed a ''Little Prouder'' as they walked away '

'Saluting'' and yelling''OOORRRAAAH!

 

But All of Us ''Viet-Nam Veteran's'',   From All Service's Still Remember and for some 'Still Carry'' that Pain!

 

My Favorite Question,   Again,  ''What Would Jesus Do?''     Well?

 

Matthew..21:8-9.  ''As Jesus entered the Town,  Some threw down their coats and some put down Palm's as He Entered the City,   ''Praise Him,   they shouted!  Praise God in the highest heaven!''

 

A ''Few Day's Later,   They ''Crucified Jesus!''

 

Jesus was ''Cheered then Jeered''

 

NO!,  I ain't a 'comparing' us with Jesus,   Bless God in The Highest though,

What  I'm saying is this,   The Call Came and we went,  Some 'drafted, some of us ''Enlisted'',   But We went,   and when We went in the ''Early Part'' of the War,   Some of Us were sent off with a 'Band' or a 'Bunch of Well Wishers',

But When We Came Home,   ''Don't Wear Your Uniform''  We were told!

 

We,   The ''Proud and Tired Warrior's''  were ''Cheered then Jeered!''

 

That ''Was'' then,  This is ''Now'',  Let's Learn From the Past,  Let's Stand for

''Our Next Generation Warriors''

 

Never Must a Country Turn Her Back on Our ''Veteran's Again!    We are truly  ''A Band of Brother's, and Sister's''.

 

We All Wear ''Our Medal's of Honor'',  When We Put on ''Our Dog Tag's!''

 

Well,  that's it 'for thinkin' bout the ''Nam!'',  ''Welcome Home!''.  Aw shuck's ,

I say,  'Been Home for bout' forty plus years now!'',  Where Ya been?

 

I'll Leave You with this 'Little Parable''.

 

Ephesian's..2:8-9..''For it is by grace you have been saved, through Faith, and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God,-not by works, so that no one can boast''

 

My Brother's,  ''These are Glorious Day's We Live in!''

 

I Love All of You ''Warrior's'' so much,   Keep in mind though,  How We are,

How We Treat Each Other AND Our Families, Reflects Who We are Inside.

 

Let's Show Love and Compassion,  We Must Not Make those Around Us  ''Casualties of War''.

 

Sherrie and I Hold You All in Prayer with the Father,   God Bless Our ''Troop's''  and God Bless America!

 

Till Next Week, Pastor / Chaplain Frank, the ''Preacher''