Veterans - I Beteranu Siha

Ti malagu yu mapedde nu este na gerra, tampoku hao.

I don't want to lose this war, and neither do you.

  

Todo siha ayu i ti magerra, taya tiningo-ñiha i mina'añao.

Those who haven't been to war, have no idea how horrible it is.

Munga ma ekunguk todo siha i masasangan na asunto.

Don't listen to everything the media tells you.

Todo siha i tumunan manmaisa siha put todo "i minagahet," puru ha dinagi.  

Those who call themselves "the truth" are usually full of shit.

Supotta i sindalun-ta siha.

Support the troops. 

Yu'us bendisi i sindalun mami siha.

God bless our troops.

Lameta i korason-hu esta gaige giya Iraq.

Half of my heart is in Iraq.

I lahi-hu gaige giya Iraq.

My son is in Iraq.

I haga-hu gaige giya Afghanistan.

My daughter is in Afghanistan.

I VA debi di u ayuda i beteranu siha.

The VA should be helping veterans.

Todo i taotao mantrankilo manmaigu gi puengge sa mangaige i sindalu siha malisto para u ma protehi hafa na achaki.   

People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf. 

Yanggin taya hao ni gumerra, fa'tinas i fabot yan huchom i pachot-mu.

If you haven't been in combat, do us all a favor and shut up.

Debi di u guaha respeto para i manmatai siha.  

Have respect for the dead.

**Special note:  Thanks to Ms. Blas for catching the typo!!!