Moon Over Iwo Monument Quite a picture--Taken on the night of 10 >November03 ><!--[if !vml]--><!--[endif]--> > > >This is a poem being sent from a Marine. For those who read it, his letter >is at the bottom of this page to his dad. It makes you truly be thankful >for all of our troops. > > >THE MARINE >We all came together, >Both young and old. >To fight for our freedom, >To stand and be bold. > >In the midst of all evil, >We stand our ground, >And we protect our country >From all terror around. > >Peace and not war, >Is what some people say. >But I'll give my life, >So you can live the American way. > >I give you the right >To talk of your peace, >To stand in your groups, >And protest in our streets. > >But still I fight on. >I don't bitch, I don't whine. >I'm just one of the men >Who is doing your time. > >I'm harder than nails, >Stronger than any machine, >I'm the immortal soldier, >I'm a U.S. MARINE! > >So stand in my shoes, >And leave from your home. >Fight for the people who hate you, >With the protests they've shown. > >Fight for the stranger, >Fight for the young, >So they all may have, >The great freedom you've won. > >Fight for the sick, >Fight for the poor. >Fight for the cripple, >Who lives next door. > >But when your time comes, >Do what I've done. >For if you stand up for freedom >You'll stand when the fight's done. > >~Corporal Aaron M. Gilbert~ >~UNITED STATES MARINE~ >~ 'USS SAIPAN, PERSIAN GULF~ > > >HEY DAD, DOWN HERE. >Do me a favor and label this "THE MARINE" and send it to everybody on your >distribution list. Even leave this paragraph in it. I want this rolling all >over the U.S. I want every home reading it. Every eye to see it. And every >heart to feel it. So can you please send this out for me? I would but I am >sorta on the USS SAIPAN and my e-mail time isn't that long. >You know what Dad, I wondered what it would be like to truly understand >what JFK said in his inaugural speech, "When the time comes to lay down my >life for my country, I do not cower from this responsibility, I welcome >it." Well, now I know. And I do, Dad, I welcome the opportunity to do what >I do. Even though I have left behind a beautiful wife, and I will miss the >birth of our first born child, I would do it 70 times over to fight for the >place that God has made for my home. >I love you all and I miss you very much. I wish I could be there when my >wife has our child, but tell her that I love her, and Lord willing, I will >be coming home soon. >~SEMPER, FI.~ ~AARON~ > >Lt Josh Bates from AP photo in Iraq > > <!--[if !vml]--><!--[endif]--> > > > >
===== Can miles truly separate you from friends... If you want to be with someone you love, aren't you already there? ~Richard Bach~ __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Protect your identity with Yahoo! Mail AddressGuard http://antispam.yahoo.com/whatsnewfree _______________________________________________ Sndbox mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://a8.mewebdns-a8.com/mailman/listinfo/sndbox_sandboxmail.net
