For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders.
And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
Of the increase of his government and peace there will be no end.
He will reign on David's throne and over his kingdom, establishing and upholding it with justice and righteousness from that time on and forever.
The zeal of the LORD Almighty will accomplish this.;
—Isaiah 9:6-7

Peace to you and your family this holiday season from the Cup Scene Daily Family

We Shall Never Forget

A fellow soldier sent me the tribute “Blood of our Heroes”. I decided to run it on Christmas day because this Christmas has taken on a special significance for many of us.

For those of you who have never visited the Cup Scene Daily before: I’m not only the sole webmaster for this site but I have been connected to the US Military for almost 23 years. First with the US Air Force and currently with the US Army. My unit recently learned that we will be deploying to the Middle East, most probably Iraq, perhaps Afghanistan, in March. Don’t worry I’m not giving away any secrets here, this deployment is public knowledge.

So this Christmas means a little more to us than others because there is a chance that for some of us, it could be our last. That’s okay, because we all took an oath to “defend the Constitution against all enemies foreign and domestic” and we will go wherever the call might take us and whatever sacrifice we might be called upon to make.

I wanted to not only honor those brave men and women who have given their lives in defense of our freedom and our way of life, but to also remind all of us why were conducting our current operations. I also include as heroes those men and women who unwillingly gave their lives at a place in New York we call Ground Zero.

What does that mean for me? Well there’s still a chance I may be left behind, I was injured in our last deployment and am not fully healed yet. I may be retired medically before then, or “I could just suck it up and drive on” , as I say : a motto I’ve used many, many times over the last 23 years.

I’m torn between watching those 18-20 something kids go over there and me being left behind to having my 6 year old son ask me why his daddy has to leave again. Besides, as I learned on the last deployment, I’m getting too old to be playing in any “big sandbox”, running around dodging packages on the side of the road.

What does all this mean for the Cup Scene Daily? It means that if I do go the site will either be put on hold or I’ll try and find someone to run it for me, a decision I won’t have to make for a month or so.

I will try and be at Daytona, if I can convince NASCAR to issue me credentials: that I am running a legitimate news site and am a legitimate journalist ...a battle all it’s own, trust me.

Until then, I’ll enjoy Christmas with my kids and I hope you will too, never forgetting those brave men and women who gave their lives in defense of our Freedom and our way of life.

The regular page will be back tomorrow in it’s entirety

Never forget the “Blood of our Heroes”.

Greg Engle
Editor Cup Scene Daily
December 25, 2003


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