The Duncan Family: water slide

Friday, August 28, 2009

water slide

The army has stepped it up a notch!!!! What a great splash park and water slide! V did a great job!!!!

3 comments:

Jess said...: where is this at? Don't tell me this is on post?!!! looks awesome!; Friday, August 28, 2009
Ray, Jayme, Caeleb, Alaura & Hailey said...: I tell you the Army is making some pretty impressive water parks!!! I am IMPRESSED! I love ours here, I do not know what my kids are going to do when we go back state side.... LOL! lOOKS like Vera loved the slide!!!!; Friday, August 28, 2009
Jason and Carrie said...: Wow! That's awesome! Vera has some guts! Not sure Jaycie would go down that slide!; Friday, August 28, 2009

Military Wife

I never wore the uniform, no medals on my chest.
The band, it doesn't play for me, I am not among “the Best.”
I do not march in cadence; I do not rate salute,
I stand among the silent ranks, our devotion absolute.
If you've not worn my shoes, you do not know my story.
I live a life of sacrifice, my reward a private glory.
I've wept many silent nights away,
and I've kept the home fires burning.
I've worried and I've waited, as world events were churning. I've moved more times than you could fathom,
left more people than you've known.
I've planted gardens 'round the world,
very few that I've seen grown.
I've grieved with new-made widows,
and had my share of scares -- when a ship or plane or man was down, and all I had were prayers.
I'm not asking for your sympathy, (although appreciation can be nice) I did it quite on purpose --I chose to sacrifice.
I'll tell you a secret now, one you'd never guess.
About the one glory that is mine,
it's just enough -- no more, no less.
When you and I stand together as our national anthem plays, I'll fill with reminiscences of how I spent those days.
I'll know the pain and joys again,
I'll know that freedom isn't free,
I'll know I've helped to pay the price –
and that the anthem plays for me.

Elizabeth Soutter Schwarzer
Marine Wife