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Welcome
back to the corner. What a great time of year! When we think of
November, most of us think of Thanksgiving and family.
I
was driving down the road and heard Trace Adkins singing
“Arlington.” This is
such a great tribute to our country’s freedom and the cost to our
service men and women. Please read this script of the song and say a
prayer of THANKS for those fighting for the freedom we enjoy and those
that gave their own life for our Great Nation, The United States of
America.
I
never thought that this is where I’d settle down,
I
thought I’d die an old man back in my hometown,
They
gave me this plot of land, me and some other men, for a job well done,
There’s
a big white house sits on a hill just up the road,
The
man inside he cried the day they brought me home,
They
folded up a flag and told my mom and dad, we’re proud of your son.
(chorus:)
And
I’m proud to be on this peaceful piece of property,
I’m
on sacred ground and I’m in the best of company,
I’m
thankful for those things I’ve done,
I
can rest in peace, I’m one of the chosen ones, I made it to Arlington.
I
remember Daddy brought me here when I was eight,
We
searched all day to find out where my granddad lay,
And
when we finally found that cross,
He
said, “Son, this is what it cost to keep us free.”
Now
here I am, a thousand
stones away from him,
He
recognized me on the first day I came in,
And
it gave me a chill when he clicked his heels, and saluted me.
(repeat
chorus)
And
everytime I hear twenty-one guns,
I
know they brought another hero home to us.
We’re
thankful for those, thankful for the things we’ve done,
We
can rest in peace, ‘cause we are the chosen ones,
We
made it to Arlington.
Yeah,
dust to dust, don’t cry
for us,
We
made it to Arlington.
4-Hers
were extremely busy in September and October. Not only did we have many
county and state fairs, we had the Alabama National Fair in Montgomery.
A great job by the Kiwanis and Fair staff saw record numbers of heifers
and goats arrive to be shown. Bob Ebert will post all of the results on
his web site http://www.ag.auburn.edu/~rebert.
National
4-H Week was October 1 through 7
National
4-H Week recognizes the 6.5 million youth and more than 530,000
volunteers committed to learn, grow and work together as catalysts for
positive change in their community, their nation and their world. 4-H
helps your community’s young people reach their full potential. Recent
studies show youth who participate in 4-H do better in school, are more
motivated to help others and feel safe to try new things.
The
core of 4-H youth development is the strength and leadership potential
that youth possess. Youth have the power to contribute significantly to
communities, to be equal and caring partners, to create positive change
and to imagine new possibilities and directions. As young people learn,
building their skills and knowledge, their power increases.
Diverse groups of youth take part in 4-H activities. In Alabama, more
than 62,000 young people ages 5 to 19 have countless opportunities to
develop leadership, citizenship, interpersonal and workforce skills in a
variety of 4-H programs. Collegiate 4-H clubs allow 4-Hers to continue
their 4-H experience while in college.
4-H
is Alabama’s only youth development program directly connected to the
technological advances and latest research at Auburn and Alabama A&M
Universities. 4-H members learn life skills through hands-on projects
in science,
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