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Thoughts on CALvary Vs. CAValry

March 11, 2015 by Echo Recon Web 1 Comment

Stallion

It’s CAValry

People who waste their education,
Can be particularly annoying to me;
How many times must I say this,
The word is “CAVALRY.”
Too often it’s called “The Calvary,”
Which is not an interchangeable word;

Calvary, I believe, is where Jesus died,
Or maybe they haven’t heard.
I’m proud of my division in Vietnam,
I served with the 1st Cavalry;
And it’s called the Cav, not the Cal,
Is that so hard to see.

The cavalry got its name,
From the horse mounted soldiers of old;
While Calvary is at the heart,
Of the greatest story ever told.

But today, tomorrow, or maybe next week,
I’ll read it, or hear it again;
Some overeducated idiot,
Will stick his foot where his mouth should have been.

I wish just once they would remove the foot,
Open their ears, and listen to me;

It’s C-A-V-A-L-R-Y.

And it’s pronounced CAValry.

Robert E. Springer 6/06/02

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Comments

  1. Ben Hazard says

    June 26, 2017 at 5:03 am

    I am an Army Vet. I hate when civilians use any sounds like. Ordnance vs.Ordinance is also aggravating.

    Reply

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