Bless you for serving our country,
American landscape seems far away.
Do your best in Iraq, Afghanistan,
you are in our prayers every day.
May the good Lord watch over you,
you are America's bravest and best.
Sacrificing for your love of country,
stand tall to fight freedom's quest.
So mighty, brave and fearless,
some wise beyond their young years.
With soldiers like you to protect us,
our homeland has nothing to fear.
May God bless you all and keep you,
wrapped in His arms safe and sound.
May He protect you from the enemy,
and the nightly mortar rounds.
When you finally come marching home,
your families will be here for you.
We will be proud and honor you all,
we salute the red, white and blue.
Though far away in a foreign land,
you are still in your family's heart.
QOur prayers echo across the ocean,
till we are no longer apart.
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Written April 28th, 2005
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I want to thank you for reading my poem and commenting on it. God Bless you. Take care, Sandy
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beautiful
aaww, this is so beautiful. i don't beleive in God but i loved this poem anyways, it is so flawless and smooth and wow! I really hope that most of the American troops and no, any troops in the world come back safely to their families and forgot the gore and horrors of blood and death, yuck.
Note: I changed my name to Alice In Wonderland, for your info
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great write and best of luck in the contest x x
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Thank you so much for the beautiful comment you left me on the poem. I so appreciate it. Take care, Sandy
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Thank you so much for the warm and wonderful comment. I do appreciate it. I always enjoy hearing from you. God Bless you. Take care, Sandy
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Thank you so much Mickie for the warm and wonderful comment. I do appreciate it. I always enjoy hearing from you. God Bless you. Take care, Sandy
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Hey !
Your poem is great ,.is actually one of the best things I´ve read in so long ..the rhyme and the inspiration ..its a good reason to be proud of your country -
Amazing write
I read both of these poems and find them so inspiring and I am grateful someone appreciates these soldiers and stand by them in prayer and support. Thank God for authors like you. -
this was so beautiful.. and I think a great kindness on your part to take the time to pen a thank you to the boys who are out risking their lives for all of us here at home. I wish there was a way each and every one of them could see this so they would know that they are loved by a grateful nation. Very very good poem. God bless, Mary
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This is a beautiful tribute to the men and women who have laid their lives on the line for our country. Much appreciated.
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they shouldn't even have to be over there, i feel so bad for the families of our soldiers, i know i was worried when my cousin was stationed in iraq, luckily he came back about a year ago, i feel so bad for the soldiers over there, great write
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You know what you believe and you say it well with honesty and integrity. I loved your poem and I agree with what you have written I enjoyed this work very much.
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reminds me of Arsenic_ who just got into Bagdhad ... hope he survives the kidnappings and car bombings .. (sigh) .. I hate it so .. thanks for the wonderful poem ...
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A soldier in the military
giving up his entire life
So you can be free from harm
be free from pain and strife
Carrying a gun in his hand
and a grenade in the other
Sticking by every soldier
and caring from them as a brother
Now the people here at home
doing nothing but complain
While our young men are dying
and suffering immense pain
We should be behind them
every step of the way
Showing our love for them all
each and every single day
Why cast stones at them
it's not their fault
For they aren't the ones that
hold the key to the vault
They are simply protecting you
from the enemies at hand
I just hope this world will soon
one day just understand
We are very fortunate to have
the freedom we have today
And I think it's time that we
finally stand up and say
"That I am proud to be an american
where at least I know I'm free.
And I won't forget the men who died,
who gave that right to me.
And I'll gladly stand up, next to you
and defender her still today
Cuz there aint no doubt I love this land
God Bless the U.S.A.
Sandy, this was a beautiful tribute to our soldiers over there fighting everyday, dying everyday, and just giving up their life so we can be free and live in peace and harmony with one another. I thank you for your love and support and I am always in prayer for you and I will always be here
I love you with all my heart and never forget that!! I love You!! God Bless You!!!!
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Thank you so much Tamara for the warm and lovely comment. I so appreciate it. I always say a prayer each night for our fine men and women in the armed services. God Bless you my sister in Christ. Take care, Sandy
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Thank you for the lovely comment. I do appreciate it. Take care, Sandy
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AMAZING
Thank you again Melanie. I always enjoy your lovely comments. I so appreciate it. God Bless you my dear friend Take care, Sandy
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Thank you so much for the wonderful comment. It is so appreciated. We should never forget our men and women still in harms way. I pray they will all come home soon. Take care, Sandy
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splendid
Sandy, this will touch so many hearts for this is truly magnificent in the undertones for the many that do serve for us here at home that do have the freedom to live life in our country while those men overseas dedicate their life for our reign of victory of Saddam and many other world terroist...
so sad we need to remain in a war that seems so worthless
to me and others
could we not find another item to use in place of oil so we would no longer need to purchase the stuff from anywhere.
I believe in solar power and fossel fuels that are safer than that rich petroleum crap....
you have such a beautiful heart and dedicated joy for the soldiers.
Tamara -
outstanding!
this was unbelievable, my brother is in Iraq right now and let me tell you the letters he sends home tell us of all of the anguish that they go through, you depicted what they go through as if you personaly know, very beautuiful write i loved thios piece, honestly it brought tears to my eyes. wonderful job! i loved this! -
Aww this poem is beautiful .. Although I wanted something about a background that allpoetry provides by itself, I accept the poem because it's just touching .. It has a nice flow and it's very heartfelt .. Great job! Best of luck!
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GREAT WRITE sweet Sandy!!!!! Made me want to stand up and salute!!! You have the biggest heart of any lady I know... Your words just never cease to amaze me!
Keep it up!
Melanie
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If I could applaud this a thousand times over
Sandy...
What a beautiful tribute to our finest and bravest soldiers who are over their fighting for our freedom and their families back here. If I could applaud this a thousand times over I would. Excellent write.
In Christ's love...
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GREAT
This was so interesting I had to say a little something about it ,,,,
I liked how you captured the words with the picture.....
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