A Soldier's Christmas

an e-mail I received ^ | 12/7/00 | Michael Marks

[Squantos]

My KC-10 pilot "Lady Friend" has it in her possession who in turn will post for her crew and others in her squadron I'm sure. You message is on the wall per se in the Persian Gulf region and in Texas..................

Stay Safe !

[redrock]

Thanks for posting the poem.......

You and Yours have a Good Christmas.

redrock

[jjbrouwer]

Thanks again.

On a lighter note as it is Christmas...

Santa's Naughty or Nice List

[Terry's Take]

Thank you, Snow Bunny! That poem is wonderful. Another teary eyed bump here!

[ppaul]

Thanks.

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Merry Christmas!

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[Snow Bunny]

HI my friend, I thank you, Thank you for all you do here at FR and for your kindness and friendship.

Thank you....Merry Christmas !!

[NCEaglette]

MAY GOD BLESS AND DEFEND THIS HONORABLE REPUBLIC

Amen! My sincerest thanks to all our men and women serving in the military. Your dedication and courage is not going un-noticed! Godspeed and Merry Christmas!

[Kaslin]

Do a search in Google for Silent Night September 2001. The song can not be found in any store. It is an MP3 file that can be downloaded from radio stations.

Here are a few lines of the text.

Here are the words spoken on the September 11th version of Silent Night

Silent Night

You say you will never forget where you were when you heard the news on September 11, 2001.

Neither will I.

I was on the 110th floor in a smoke filled room with a man who called his wife to say, "Good-bye."

I held his fingers steady as he dialed

[stand watie]

returned. for the SASsy sisters,sw