

| Subject: | Re: Crowded at the polls today |
| From: | Tony Collins |
| Date: | Tue, 4 Nov 2008 10:37:38 -0500 |
I thought that booth felt a little cramped....... :) But yes, I did my duty first thing this morning. On Tue, Nov 4, 2008 at 9:47 AM, Al Knoll <anasasi@gmail.com> wrote: > It's going to be crowded at the polls. There'll be a lot of people > you don't know there. Some will be there to vote and some to > > help others vote but another group will be there too. They're quiet. > You hardly notice them there in booth with you. > > With names like Smith, Jones, Brown, Gonzales, Nakamoto, Chan, Begay, > and others they stand there with you. They > > wear odd clothing. Some have three cornered hats, some have rags > around their feet, others are dressed in tattered and > > faded, blue or grey uniforms. Some wear the baggy stripes of > prisoners, some have tiger stripe fatigues, they're all with you > > there in the voting booth. > > They've stood before in places as close as the bridge at Concord or > the angle at Gettysburg or in places as far away as > > Belleau Wood, Bastogne, Iwo Jima, Chosin Reservoir, Ia Drang, Khe > Sahn, Mogadishu, Fallujah and others. They're truck > > drivers, nurses, mechanics, pilots, rebels, cooks, clerks, riflemen, > artillerymen, tank commanders, rangers, and patriots. > > They're standing with you today as they stood for you in places and > times far away to be sure you excercise your freedom > > and responsibility to vote. > > You'll not see them, but they're there just the same, watching while > you make your mark on history. Vote today. > -- 82 Scirocco "Rodolfo" 85 Vanagon "Blubrik, El Guapo"
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