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| | A Military Christmas Poem info----- Christmas Poem 'Twas The Night Before Christmas, He Lived All Alone, In A One Bedroom House Made Of Plaster And Stone. I Had Come Down The Chimney With Presents To Give, And To See Just Who In This Home Did Live. I Looked All About, A Strange Sight I Did See, No Tinsel, No Presents, Not Even A Tree. No Stocking By Mantle, Just Boots Filled With Sand, On The Wall Hung Pictures Of Far Distant Lands. With Medals And Badges, Awards Of All Kinds, A Sober Thought Came Through My Mind. For This House Was Different, It Was Dark And Dreary, I Found The Home Of A Soldier, Once I Could See Clearly. The Soldier Lay Sleeping, Silent, Alone, Curled Up On The Floor In This One Bedroom Home. The Face Was So Gentle, The Room In Such Disorder, Not How I Pictured A United States Soldier. Was This The Hero Of Whom I'd Just Read? Curled Up On A Poncho, The Floor For A Bed? I Realized The Families That I Saw This Night, Owed Their Lives To These Soldiers Who Were Willing To Fight. Soon Round The World, The Children Would Play, And Grownups Would Celebrate A Bright Christmas Day. They All Enjoyed Freedom Each Month of the Year, Because Of the Soldiers, Like the One Lying Here. I Couldn't Help Wonder How Many Lay Alone, On A Cold Christmas Eve In A Land Far From Home. The Very Thought Brought A Tear To My Eye, I Dropped To My Knees And Started To Cry. The Soldier Awakened And I Heard A Rough Voice, "Santa Don't Cry, This Life Is My Choice; I Fight For Freedom, I Don't Ask For More, My Life Is My God, My Country, My Corps." The Soldier Rolled Over And Drifted To Sleep, I Couldn't Control It, I Continued To Weep. I Kept Watch for Hours, So Silent and Still and We Both Shivered From the Cold Night's Chill. I Didn't Want To Leave On That Cold, Dark, Night, This Guardian Of Honor So Willing To Fight. Then The Soldier Rolled Over, With A Voice Soft And Pure, Whispered, "Carry On Santa, It's Christmas Day, All Is Secure." One Look at My Watch, And I Knew He Was Right. "Merry Christmas My Friend, and To All A Good Night." ![]() Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, "Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?" And I said, "Here am I. Send me!" -- Isaiah 6:8 |
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Nice Poem, did you write it or someone else?
\"I am a soldier, I fight where I am told, and I win where I fight.\" -- General George S. Patton |
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cool!
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Very nice poem.
MCpl K. Steliga Ground Controller Wing Operations/Air Traffic Control 14 Wing Greenwood Royal Canadian Air Force Per ardua ad astra |
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i LOVED it... awesome! thx for sharing! ![]() http://www.army-sykess.com/index.htm My Way Of Supporting! Terrorists, the best days of my life!, is every single day that U die!!. |
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That's beautiful.
"The purpose of fighting is to win. There is no possible victory in defense. The sword is more important than the shield and skill is more important than either. The final weapon is the brain. All else is supplemental." - John Steinbeck |
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Nice. This is Vice Admiral J. Kevin Moran ![]() Semper Fortis |
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| | ![]() good poem "The best form of taking care of troops is first-class training, for this saves unnecessary casualties." Erwin Rommel |
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