I am closing my 52 years of military service. When I joined the Army, even before the turn of the century, it was the fulfillment of all of my boyish hopes and dreams. The world has turned over many times since I took the oath on the plain at West Point, and the hopes and dreams have long since vanished, but I still remember the refrain of one of the most popular barrack ballads of that day which proclaimed most proudly that "old soldiers never die; they just fade away." And like the old soldier of that ballad, I now close my military career and just fade away, an old soldier who tried to do his duty as God gave him the light to see that duty.
Though, in reviewing the incidents of my administration, I am unconscious of intentional error, I am nevertheless too sensible of my defects not to think it probable that I may have committed many errors. Whatever they may be, I fervently beseech the Almighty to avert or mitigate the evils to which they may tend. I shall also carry with me the hope that my country will never cease to view them with indulgence; and that, after forty five years of my life dedicated to its service with an upright zeal, the faults of incompetent abilities will be consigned to oblivion, as myself must soon be to the mansions of rest.
Relying on its kindness in this as in other things, and actuated by that fervent love towards it, which is so natural to a man who views in it the native soil of himself and his progenitors for several generations, I anticipate with pleasing expectation that retreat in which I promise myself to realize, without alloy, the sweet enjoyment of partaking, in the midst of my fellow-citizens, the benign influence of good laws under a free government, the ever-favorite object of my heart, and the happy reward, as I trust, of our mutual cares, labors, and dangers.
Let me explain a little something to ALL of you trying to send in messages telling me "I" put up a photo in bad taste.
"I" did not go braless on TWO PAC14 shows in one day, Barrie Tilghman did. If YOU would like to contact the Mayor with your disgust, so be it but your comments will not go up here acting as if "I" have done something wrong.
She was standing at the podium making a speech, just as she did with her State of the City Address. This is the photo I have of her doing so. If you don't like it, send the Mayor a gift of a new Bra.
Douglas MacArthur's crowning moment as an orator came ion his farewell address at West Point about 10 years later. Here's the closing part:
"Let civilian voices argue the merits or demerits of our processes of government. Whether our strength is being sapped by deficit financing indulged in too long, by federal paternalism grown too mighty, by power groups grown too arrogant, by politics grown too corrupt, by crime grown too rampant, by morals grown too low, by taxes grown too high, by extremists grown too violent; whether our personal liberties are as firm and complete as they should be.
These great national problems are not for your professional participation or military solution. Your guidepost stands out like a tenfold beacon in the night: Duty, Honor, Country.
You are the leaven which binds together the entire fabric of our national system of defense. From your ranks come the great captains who hold the Nation's destiny in their hands the moment the war tocsin sounds.
The long gray line has never failed us. Were you to do so, a million ghosts in olive drab, in brown khaki, in blue and gray, would rise from their white crosses, thundering those magic words: Duty, Honor, Country.
This does not mean that you are warmongers. On the contrary, the soldier above all other people prays for peace, for he must suffer and bear the deepest wounds and scars of war. But always in our ears ring the ominous words of Plato, that wisest of all philosophers: "Only the dead have seen the end of war."
The shadows are lengthening for me. The twilight is here. My days of old have vanished - tone and tints. They have gone glimmering through the dreams of things that were. Their memory is one of wondrous beauty, watered by tears and coaxed and caressed by the smiles of yesterday. I listen then, but with thirsty ear, for the witching melody of faint bugles blowing reveille, of far drums beating the long roll.
In my dreams I hear again the crash of guns, the rattle of musketry, the strange, mournful mutter of the battlefield. But in the evening of my memory I come back to West Point. Always there echoes and re-echoes: Duty, Honor, Country.
Today marks my final roll call with you. But I want you to know that when I cross the river, my last conscious thoughts will be of the Corps, and the Corps, and the Corps.
Anonymous said... Listen, I never liked Ms. Tilghman, but she did serve as Mayor of this city, and for that alone we aught to be a little more gracious.
4:56 PM
Bullcrap!!! She ruined this and she has been gracious to no one! Get lost Fruitloop!
her picture is nice. however. can we focus on the future mayor who will likely be ireton and focus on positive changes he may be able to make to downtown, river, crime, just a thought
I just put a white training bra in the mail, address to Barry, perhaps she will get the hint...LOL! Of course, I didn't bother with a note, since all of Salisbury's finest will curse your name and this blog for giving me the idea! Again, thanks for all you do!!
ANY woman of a certain age, say 13 and UP, KNOWS when the bra they put on does NOT protect against certain situations, like say a cold room.
Even with the sag, I'd say she's NOT bra-less, but she certainly didn't purchase her foundation garment (and YES, that's what they are called as a group) with either support or modesty in mind.
I'd recommend a cantilever support and heavy on the foam layer for a smooth appearance. (Any good construction worker knows how to get that job done) As for the Mayor, looks like a visit to Lane Bryant is LONG overdue.
I hope that her experiences don't prevent other good people to step up to serve the community.
I hope that when businesses consider opening in the Salisbury area, that political climate doesn't induce them make them move on to greener pastures (i.e. easier situations).
You guys doing all the shouting and ridiculing should be careful what you wish for. Blowback is a b...
...and I certainly don't appreciate the decline in my property values. None of my other houses have declined in value like this.
After 5 min. or so I had to turn off the sound -- it's pure BS, she's delusional. And when I turned it back on she was blaming the blogs for all our problems.
It seems Mayor Tilghman has given us national acclaim with all the blogs committing on her state of the city address. Please go to CNN website and put in Salisbury as your local news and comment on the blog from Scranton, PA. entitled Maryland city under seige says Mayor of Salisbury, Md.
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It's the real "March Madness"!
joe,,she got da headlights on ain't she? lol
must have been freezing in there
Holy Hell! I thought that she was topless for a minute. Scary, but probably not as scary as her speech.
Really poor taste, Joe. All the good works you and your blog have accomplished are diminished every time you run this picture.
Show the pic with the hand facing you -- in her red coat, looking VERY HUNGOVER
Who remembers Dougout Doug's farewell address to Congress after he was sacked by Truman? Barrie's is almost as malodorous.
Listen, I never liked Ms. Tilghman, but she did serve as Mayor of this city, and for that alone we aught to be a little more gracious.
Hey Barrie -- top this:
I am closing my 52 years of military service. When I joined the Army, even before the turn of the century, it was the fulfillment of all of my boyish hopes and dreams. The world has turned over many times since I took the oath on the plain at West Point, and the hopes and dreams have long since vanished, but I still remember the refrain of one of the most popular barrack ballads of that day which proclaimed most proudly that "old soldiers never die; they just fade away." And like the old soldier of that ballad, I now close my military career and just fade away, an old soldier who tried to do his duty as God gave him the light to see that duty.
Good Bye.
That is such a great picture...of a cow.
Guess who said this:
Though, in reviewing the incidents of my administration, I am unconscious of intentional error, I am nevertheless too sensible of my defects not to think it probable that I may have committed many errors. Whatever they may be, I fervently beseech the Almighty to avert or mitigate the evils to which they may tend. I shall also carry with me the hope that my country will never cease to view them with indulgence; and that, after forty five years of my life dedicated to its service with an upright zeal, the faults of incompetent abilities will be consigned to oblivion, as myself must soon be to the mansions of rest.
Relying on its kindness in this as in other things, and actuated by that fervent love towards it, which is so natural to a man who views in it the native soil of himself and his progenitors for several generations, I anticipate with pleasing expectation that retreat in which I promise myself to realize, without alloy, the sweet enjoyment of partaking, in the midst of my fellow-citizens, the benign influence of good laws under a free government, the ever-favorite object of my heart, and the happy reward, as I trust, of our mutual cares, labors, and dangers.
Geo. Washington (1796)
she left her high beams on
Let me explain a little something to ALL of you trying to send in messages telling me "I" put up a photo in bad taste.
"I" did not go braless on TWO PAC14 shows in one day, Barrie Tilghman did. If YOU would like to contact the Mayor with your disgust, so be it but your comments will not go up here acting as if "I" have done something wrong.
She was standing at the podium making a speech, just as she did with her State of the City Address. This is the photo I have of her doing so. If you don't like it, send the Mayor a gift of a new Bra.
4:56-
Douglas MacArthur's crowning moment as an orator came ion his farewell address at West Point about 10 years later. Here's the closing part:
"Let civilian voices argue the merits or demerits of our processes of government. Whether our strength is being sapped by deficit financing indulged in too long, by federal paternalism grown too mighty, by power groups grown too arrogant, by politics grown too corrupt, by crime grown too rampant, by morals grown too low, by taxes grown too high, by extremists grown too violent; whether our personal liberties are as firm and complete as they should be.
These great national problems are not for your professional participation or military solution. Your guidepost stands out like a tenfold beacon in the night: Duty, Honor, Country.
You are the leaven which binds together the entire fabric of our national system of defense. From your ranks come the great captains who hold the Nation's destiny in their hands the moment the war tocsin sounds.
The long gray line has never failed us. Were you to do so, a million ghosts in olive drab, in brown khaki, in blue and gray, would rise from their white crosses, thundering those magic words: Duty, Honor, Country.
This does not mean that you are warmongers. On the contrary, the soldier above all other people prays for peace, for he must suffer and bear the deepest wounds and scars of war. But always in our ears ring the ominous words of Plato, that wisest of all philosophers: "Only the dead have seen the end of war."
The shadows are lengthening for me. The twilight is here. My days of old have vanished - tone and tints. They have gone glimmering through the dreams of things that were. Their memory is one of wondrous beauty, watered by tears and coaxed and caressed by the smiles of yesterday. I listen then, but with thirsty ear, for the witching melody of faint bugles blowing reveille, of far drums beating the long roll.
In my dreams I hear again the crash of guns, the rattle of musketry, the strange, mournful mutter of the battlefield. But in the evening of my memory I come back to West Point. Always there echoes and re-echoes: Duty, Honor, Country.
Today marks my final roll call with you. But I want you to know that when I cross the river, my last conscious thoughts will be of the Corps, and the Corps, and the Corps.
I bid you farewell.
[The ovation that followed was truly deafening.]
Joe did you use a slow utter, I mean shutter speed on this picture >
Joe, we were talking about her face...her eyes, that cute little witch nose!
Goodbye Barrie, we will not miss you!
gettin' ready to nurse 'Shamie'
ROTFLMFAO!!
Does Salisbury have a Logo and a slogan? If not, this pic could be it!
Welcome to Salisbury, Maryland!
Run and operated by boobs!
Anonymous said...
Listen, I never liked Ms. Tilghman, but she did serve as Mayor of this city, and for that alone we aught to be a little more gracious.
4:56 PM
Bullcrap!!! She ruined this and she has been gracious to no one! Get lost Fruitloop!
By the way it is "ought" and not "aught."
her picture is nice. however. can we focus on the future mayor who will likely be ireton and focus on positive changes he may be able to make to downtown, river, crime, just a thought
Joe:
I just put a white training bra in the mail, address to Barry, perhaps she will get the hint...LOL! Of course, I didn't bother with a note, since all of Salisbury's finest will curse your name and this blog for giving me the idea! Again, thanks for all you do!!
It replays 11:14 a.m. on Thursday, the 19th.
Joe, I WILL pay you good money to please destroy that photo, the Viagra won't even help. Holy Crap Batman!
Joe,
ANY woman of a certain age, say 13 and UP, KNOWS when the bra they put on does NOT protect against certain situations, like say a cold room.
Even with the sag, I'd say she's NOT bra-less, but she certainly didn't purchase her foundation garment (and YES, that's what they are called as a group) with either support or modesty in mind.
I'd recommend a cantilever support and heavy on the foam layer for a smooth appearance. (Any good construction worker knows how to get that job done) As for the Mayor, looks like a visit to Lane Bryant is LONG overdue.
Turkey's done.
I hope that her experiences don't prevent other good people to step up to serve the community.
I hope that when businesses consider opening in the Salisbury area, that political climate doesn't induce them make them move on to greener pastures (i.e. easier situations).
You guys doing all the shouting and ridiculing should be careful what you wish for. Blowback is a b...
...and I certainly don't appreciate the decline in my property values. None of my other houses have declined in value like this.
A plague on both your houses.
After 5 min. or so I had to turn off the sound -- it's pure BS, she's delusional. And when I turned it back on she was blaming the blogs for all our problems.
And this is really scary -
Gary Comegys = Barrie Tilghman
It seems Mayor Tilghman has given us national acclaim with all the blogs committing on her state of the city address. Please go to CNN website and put in Salisbury as your local news and comment on the blog from Scranton, PA. entitled Maryland city under seige says Mayor of Salisbury, Md.
Go here...read this...
http://www.marylandpolitics.us/
Her award...on the E- list
Shes going to put someones eye out with one of those things. They are settling faster than the fire palace.
nice nips
I know it's been already been said but boy it must have been a little chilly in there.
wow! a new flavor. peach m&m's
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