The following are bulk-items; large groups of people adversely affected throughout known history. Individuals, such as the characters in our series of novels, will also be listed here, as specific examples in each category. Further details here.
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Table of Contents:
- POW
- MIA
- KIA
- The Warrior’s Prayer
- The Soldier’s Creed (Army)
- The Sailor’s Creed (Navy)
- The Rifleman’s Creed (Marine Corps)
- Creed of the Tomb Guards of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
- Conceptual Images
- 2024 April/+
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POW: Prisoner Of War
- untold thousands/millions abducted for research by aliens and others
- millions captured by the various nations and sides during the Earth‘s World Wars
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MIA: Missing In Action
- millions who fled/migrated underground during the Earth’s surface tension times
- millions taken during the Voyages of Acquisition (of/from planet Gor)
- tens of millions abducted/drafted by off-world organizations
- untold hundreds of millions in the breakaway civilizations
- billions who migrated or fled underground during the global floods and other catastrophes
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KIA: Killed In Action
- hundreds of thousands who died during the Mars facility bombing incident in the 2000s
- 6,200,000 during the Unification War in/of 34 Tauri
- ~25,000,000 during the worst plague; the Black Death of the 1340s A.D.
- ~40,000,000 during the spread of the Mongols during the reign of Genghis Khan (10% of the human population of Earth at that time)
- ~80,000,000 (mostly Russians) during the Great Patriotic War (a.k.a. WWII)
- ~138,000,000 Native Americans killed by biological warfare, The Trail of Tears, and other related events & means
- 7.2 billion during the Rapture Campaign
- untold billions or even trillions during the cataclysms and wars in New Eden
- trillions during the Earth’s global floods (mostly human-sized slaves and genetic experiments, along with their ‘beasts of burden’, as well as millions of giants, and thousands of Titans)
- untold trillions during the firing of the Halo array
- untold trillions during the (ancient) Wars in the Heavens/Space
- untold trillions during the Extinction-Level Events (E.L.E.s) on many worlds (including stars)
- untold trillions during the wars and other events in the [Star Wars] galaxy
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The Warrior’s Prayer
Gods of war, I call you.
My sword is by my side.
I seek a life of honor
free from all false pride.
I will crack the whip
with a bold, mighty hail.
Cover me with death
if I should ever fail.
Glory, majesty, unity.
Hail! Hail! Hail!
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The Soldier’s Creed
I am an American Soldier.
I am a warrior and a member of a team.
I serve the people of the Union of Allied Planets,
and live the Army Values.
I will always place the mission first.
I will never accept defeat.
I will never quit.
I will never leave a fallen comrade.
I am disciplined, physically and mentally tough,
trained and proficient in my warrior tasks and drills.
I will always maintain my arms, my equipment and myself.
I am an expert and I am a professional.
I stand ready to deploy, engage, and destroy,
the enemies of the Union of Allied Planets in close combat.
I am a guardian of freedom and the American way of life.
I am an American Soldier.
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The Sailor’s Creed
I have chosen to serve in the U.A.P. Navy.
America depends on my performance for her survival,
and I accept the challenge to set my standards high,
placing my country’s well-being above self interest.
I will be loyal to my Alliance,
its Constitution and its laws,
and to my shipmates.
I will be honest in my personal and professional life
and encourage my shipmates to do the same.
I will, to the best of my ability,
do the right thing for its own sake,
and am prepared to face pain or death
in the defense of my country.
I will be a professional, wearing my uniform with pride
and accepting responsibility for my actions.
I will set excellence as my standard
and always strive for ways
to make myself a better sailor
and my crew a better crew.
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The Rifleman’s Creed
This is my rifle.
There are many like it, but this one is mine.
My rifle is my best friend. It is my life.
I must master it as I must master my life.
Without me, my rifle is useless.
Without my rifle, I am useless.
I must fire my rifle true.
I must shoot straighter than my enemy
who is trying to kill me.
I must shoot him before he shoots me.
I will…
My rifle and myself know that what counts in this war
is not the rounds that we fire,
the noise of our burst,
nor the smoke that we make.
We know that it is the hits that count.
We will hit…
My rifle is human, even as I am human,
because it is my life.
Thus, I will learn it as a brother.
I will learn its weaknesses, its strengths,
its parts, its accessories, its sights and its barrel.
I will ever guard it against the ravages
of weather and damage as I will ever guard
my legs, my arms, my eyes and my heart against damage.
I will keep my rifle clean and ready.
We will become part of each other.
We will…
Before God I swear this creed.
My rifle and myself are defenders of my country.
We are the masters of our enemy.
We are the saviors of my life.
So be it, until there is no enemy, but peace!
Amen.
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Creed of the Tomb Guards of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
My dedication to this sacred duty
is total and whole-hearted.
In the responsibility bestowed on me
never will I falter.
And with dignity and perseverance
my standard will remain perfection.
Through the years of diligence and praise
and the discomfort of the elements,
I will walk my tour in humble reverence
to the best of my ability.
It is he who commands the respect I protect,
his bravery that made us so proud.
Surrounded by well meaning crowds by day,
alone in the thoughtful peace of night,
this soldier will in honored glory rest
under my eternal vigilance.
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2024 April/+:
“Poor is the nation that has no heroes. Shameful is the one that, having them, forgets.”
And the most shameful of all is the one that knows it has heroes but treats them as awfully as can be. That nation is evil. Not just immature or rude. Evil.
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It may be that these large “dying off” events, and even most individual deaths, were due to mindset; beliefs or brainwashing, if not also essence and/or destiny. It may be that all who died… were made as tiny parts of Chaos/Death Incarnate. We all know some want to die, and choose to, and make themselves; suicide does not always come in the form of a quick end from a blade or bullet wound.
This is not to insult all who died; it is just a new theory/possibility.
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