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. |
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