[Mama_Bear]

Good morning, Finest FReepers, all across the fruited plain. Thank you, Mayor and Billie, for our military tribute today.

God bless our military and all who support them!

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.

[Dubya]

Nice post.

[Dubya]

Young boy Sammy liked to hang out at Mom and Pop's Grocery Store. Other boys that visited the store would tease him often, calling him Slow Sammy, and punching him on the shoulder as they passed. Pop couldn't quite figure out what Sammy's problem was, because he seemed to be a very bright and intelligent person when the other boys were not around.

As an example, the boys would often mock Sammy for being slow. To prove their point they would offer him a dime and a nickel, telling him he could have just one. They said he always took the nickel because it was bigger.

One day after Sammy took the nickel, Pop pulled him to one side and spoke to him.

"Son, don't you know they're making fun of you? They think you don't know that the dime is worth more than the nickel. Are you really grabbing the nickel because it's bigger?"

"No," Sammy replied. "But if I took the dime they'd quit doing it!"

[Gabz]

That is so beautiful.

[Texagirl4W]

Good afternoon all. Mama B, this is so beautiful. We have such a brave military. God bless them and their families.