My Daddy was a soldier, fought in two great wars for me;
he put his life in danger, fighting both times gallantly.
He served his country in WW2, in Europe first, and then
in Korea he showed his bravery, while helping wounded men.
My auntie’s husband served by Daddy’s side in Germany
until he lost his life to gunfire of our enemy.
In the Merchant Marines my uncle served 'til captive he was seized,
on Wake Island, for two long years, held by the Japanese.
Two other uncles proudly went to serve your land and mine;
one in the US Navy where he braved the foamy brine,
the other on Korean hills 'gainst communists and tanks
To all of them I give sincere and everlasting thanks.
My Auntie joined her brothers, WW2 as WAC
She didn’t have to fight the wars and soon came back.
My own young husband served his term in jungles of Cho-sen,
the country which had then become the battleground Korean
My son has done his duty too, in Washington D.C.
protecting a new president as an MP there was he.
Two nephews in the Navy, their proud father a soldier too,
have all stepped forward to defend their country's honour true.
My dear granddaughter who recently returned home from Iraq
after serving there for at least a year and plans on going back
She counsels the many soldiers who've suffered through the fights
so that we and others back at home can live within our rights
I’m so proud of my family, members brave and strong
and what they stand for, fighting for the right against the wrong.
I’m proud to be American and, most of all to me,
I’m proud of all our soldiers fighting for our liberty.
Dee Garner
©May 23, 2009
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