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Oh say; can you pray?

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Walter Geiger

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Thursday, May 27. 2010

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Compiled, submitted by Sheila Tolley

With Memorial Day on the horizon, I hope everyone in Newspaperland can crawl into a retro moment with me. If you will, read this article slowly. That isn't slow enough. Go and get some old black and white pictures of your Great Grandparents gaze at them and start over. This was the beginning of your FREEDOM people. Get into the turbulent waters with the prisoner of war, William Beanes. Can you hear the bombs? Are you scared? You do know that you can die any second, right? You will never see your loved ones again and they may never know what happened to you. But you must keep praying, you must have faith in God, maybe just maybe...come morning, the flag will be there. Say a little prayer now before you continue....come morning....prayer may be taken from our homes as it has been our public lives. Please God, come morning...let prayer still be there.

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#1 George Mickle on 05/27/10 at 06:43 PM

Shelia I really enjoyed your article. May God bless all those that did not make it back. May God bless all those that made it back and suffered wounds. May God bless all those that made it back and live with the horror of war. Freedom is not free. Never back down or bow to a foreign leader. Post your flags.

Semper Paratus

#1.1 Donna Jo on 05/28/10 at 10:54 AM

You never back down from anyone doing wrong. Tyranny exist when the people in power break and bend laws to suit them.

Shelia, It's a really good lesson in history. I wonder where all our anonymous posters and impostors are? I guess it's above their reading level.

#1.1.1 Anonymous on 05/28/10 at 06:55 PM

hello, that was mean

#2 J.M. on 05/28/10 at 03:48 AM

Enjoyed your article.

#3 David Rawlins on 05/28/10 at 06:13 AM

Good article!!

#4 Concord Resident on 05/28/10 at 09:08 AM

Well put and a good read.

#4.1 working girl on 05/28/10 at 10:47 AM

"And don't let them ever take it away"......AMEN!
In GOD we still TRUST

#5 is there on 05/28/10 at 12:50 PM

two shelia tolleys. this cant be the mean one.

#5.1 J.M. on 05/28/10 at 01:59 PM

This is Sheila twin sister. She the good one! The mean Sheila only gets out at nite.

#6 Anonymous on 06/01/10 at 05:40 PM

Why is this article all over the Internet, much of it being the exact same text with few differences, some dated as far back as 2008? Is Sheila that popular of an author?

#6.1 Concord Resident on 06/01/10 at 06:14 PM

Compiled. Look it up. She didn't take credit for writing it, only finding it and posting it.

#6.2 spongebob on 06/02/10 at 08:43 AM

she is mighty good but as 6.1 says she does not claim writing it just compiling it.

#6.3 Anonymous on 06/02/10 at 09:57 AM

The confusion is due to the missing citation.
Perhaps the actual author will exercise his freedom to confront the plagiarizer.

#6.3.1 Sheila Tolley on 06/02/10 at 02:40 PM

My Mama asked Francis Scott Key for me. He told me to "name it and claim it." Since your new president is ashamed of it anyway.

#6.3.1.1 Anonymous on 06/02/10 at 09:35 PM

I agree. Knowledge should be free and belongs to everyone. I dont think your conservative, corporate loving friends would agree with that.

#6.3.1.2 Anonymous on 06/04/10 at 05:45 PM

So you think plagarism is ok then Sheila? You're pathetic. Stealing another persons work is sick, to not give proper credit to the original author is beyond sick.

#6.3.1.2.1 Sheila Tolley on 06/06/10 at 08:23 AM

Will everyone who does not know that I, Sheila Tolley, did not write The Star Spangled Banner, please stand. Will anyone who sees "Written by" Sheila Tolley on the above article, please stand beside this lone Anonymous idiot. I thought so, set your lone stupid a$$ down, Anonymous. Who let you back out anyway? I thought you were back in the chicken house.

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