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To: All; Finest FRiends; The Mayor; Billie; dansangel; dutchess; FreeTheHostages; Aquamarine; ...
Good morning to our "military Monday" Mayor, and all who grace this Finest place.

I am leaving a poem today that I suspect many of you have seen before, but it is one of my favorites and fits well with our military monday tribute.

May God watch over our troops and bring them home, safe and sound, to their loved ones and a grateful America.




I am a small and precious child, my dad's been sent to fight.
The only place I'll see his face, is in my dreams at night.
He will be gone too many days for my young mind to keep track.
I may be sad, but I am proud…My daddy's got your back.

I am a caring mother. My son has gone to war.
My mind is filled with worries that I have never known before.
Everyday I try to keep my thoughts from turning black.
I may be scared, but I am proud…My son has got your back.

I am a strong and loving wife, with a husband soon to go.
There are times I'm terrified in a way most never know.
I bite my lip, and force a smile as I watch my husband pack.
My heart may break, but I am proud…My husband's got your back..

I am a soldier. Serving Proudly, standing tall.
I fight for freedom, yours and mine by answering this call.
I do my job, while knowing the thanks it sometimes lacks.
Say a prayer that I'll come home…It's me whose got your back.


35 posted on 04/12/2004 8:48:21 AM PDT by Mama_Bear (He is Risen)
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To: Mama_Bear
I love that graphic Mama_Bear
41 posted on 04/12/2004 9:20:42 AM PDT by The Mayor (Death separates us for a time; Christ will reunite us forever.)
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To: Mama_Bear
That's really beautiful, Lori. And you chose the perfect graphic to illustrate those words.

I am a soldier. Serving Proudly, standing tall.......
.....Say a prayer that I'll come home…It's me whose got your back.

58 posted on 04/12/2004 12:20:50 PM PDT by Billie
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To: Mama_Bear
I don't believe I've seen this poem before, it sums things up perfectly. Thank you for sharing it.
83 posted on 04/12/2004 7:54:51 PM PDT by Donaeus ( Change the world, not en mass, but by planting freedom in one heart/mind at a time.)
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