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NAVY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FUND These Navy Community Foundation Fund members of the United States Navy Veterans Association have made a substantial contribution to the production and maintenance of this Site, to the cause of the Veteran and to the Mission of the Association. Regardless whether the member is an individual, a trust, an association, a corporation or an institution, these members have served the Nation well on the home front. They, along with all the members and booster members of the United States Navy Veterans Association, are all true American patriots.
Navy Comunity Foundation Fund members may either be individual voting members of the Association or individual or entity non-voting honorary members of the Association, depending on their qualifications. For more information on how to become a Navy Community Foundation Fund member, go to the Navy Community Foundation Fund  Section on the Convention, Membership and Contributions  Page.       "THE PASSING OF A SOLDIER"   He was getting old and paunchy, And his hair was falling fast. And he sat around the Legion, Telling stories of the past.   Of a war that he once fought in, And the deeds that he had done, In his exploits with his buddies; They were heroes, every one.   And 'tho sometimes to his neighbors, His tales became a joke,  All his buddies listened quietly, For they knew whereof  he spoke.   But we'll hear his tales no longer, For old Bob has passed away. And the world's a little poorer, For a soldier died today.   He won't be mourned by many, Just his children and his wife. For he lived an ordinary, very quiet sort of life. He held a job and raised a family, Going quietly on his way; And the world won't note his passing, 'Tho a Soldier died today. When the politicians leave this earth, Their bodies lie in state, While thousands note their passing, And proclaim that they were great. Papers tell of their life stories, From the time that they were young,  But the passing of a Soldier goes unnoticed, and unsung. The politician's stipend, And the style in which he lives, Are often disproportionate, To the service that he gives. While the ordinary Soldier, Who offered up his all, Is paid off with a medal, And perhaps a pension, small. Should you find yourself in danger, With your enemies at hand, Would you really want some cop-out, With his ever waffling stand? Or would you want a Soldier- His home, his country, his kin, Just a common Soldier, Who would fight until the end? He was just a common Soldier, And his ranks are growing thin, But his presence should remind us, We may need his like again. If we cannot do him honor, While he's here to hear the praise, Then at least let's give him homage, At the ending of his days. Perhaps just a simple headline, In the paper that might say: OUR COUNTRY IS IN MOURNING, A SOLDIER DIED TODAY.				NavyCommunityFoundationFund@Navyvets.org    THE IRENE T. BOYAR FOUNDATION THE JOHN F. KEARNEY FOUNDATION THE DEBORAH & CHARLES PISSOTT FOUNDATION             .