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John Saulnier
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The Good Years
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>Bury Me With Soldiers
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I've played a lot of roles in life; I've met a lot of men,
I've done a lot of things I'd like to think, I wouldn't do again.
And though I'm young, I'm old enough to know, someday I'm going to die.
And to think about what lies beyond, beside whom I would lie.
Perhaps it doesn't matter much; still if I had my choice,
I'd want a grave 'mongst Soldiers when at last death quells my voice.
I'm sick of the hypocrisy of lectures of the wise. I'll take the man, with all the
flaws, who goes, though scared, and dies.
The troops I knew were common place they didn't want the war, they fought because their
fathers and their fathers had before.
They cursed and killed and wept... God knows they're easy to deride... but bury me with men
like these.. they faced the guns and died.
It's funny when you think of it, the way we got along. We'd come from different worlds to live
in one where no one belongs.
I didn't even like them all I'm sure they'd all agree, yet I would give my life for them, I know some did for me..
So bury me with soldiers, please, though much maligned they be. Yes, bury me with Soldiers, for I miss their company.
We'll not soon see their likes again; we've had our fill of war, but bury me with men like them till someone else does more.
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>HONOUR..... SIMPLY PUT IS A VETERAN
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>- WHETHER REGULAR FORCE, RESERVE, ACTIVE OR RETIRED IS SOMEONE WHO,
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>- AT ONE POINT IN THEIR LIFE, SET ALL ELSE ASIDE
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>- AND WROTE A BLANK CHEQUE MADE PAYABLE TO
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>- "THE DOMINION OF CANADA ,"
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>- FOR AN AMOUNT OF "UP TO AND INCLUDING MY LIFE."
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>- THAT, MY FRIEND, IS HONOUR AND LOVE OF COUNTRY,
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>- AND THERE ARE WAY TOO MANY PEOPLE IN THIS COUNTRY
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>- WHO NO LONGER UNDERSTAND OR REALIZE THIS. --AUTHOR UNKNOWN
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RCR DEPOT-1965(SICILY PL) CYPRUS-1966-GERMANY-1967-70-LONDON-1970-73-GERMANY-1973-77-LONDON-1977-81-CFSPDB-1981-85-CFOCS-1985-89.RETIRED 89. REMAINED IN CHILLIWACK UNTIL 1998,MOVED TO NB IN 98 TO PRESENT TIME.
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Jim Hickson
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Hi John
You're exactly right my friend.
Jim
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1961-Depot San Lenorado
1962-1st Bn RCR Ex Gagetown
1962-JR NCO Course Grad 19 Oct
1962-1965 Germany B-C-D-A Coy (Revecated Nov 64)
1965-1967 Sigs Pl Cyprus Prom CPL 'til xmas and C of Drums
1967-1973 Cpl, MCpl, Sgt, Sigs, D Coy
1973-1977 CFOCS Chilliwack Prom WO
1977-1982 UEO, Sigs, Pl WO RECCE, CSM B&A Coy,
1982-1984 SIT School
1984-1988 Career Manager (Prom CWO 1986)
1988-1990 RSM 1RCR
1991-1995 CWO Adm(Per) - C Of S
1995-1999 Base CWO Wainwright
1999-Retired
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