Serving Others

As we welcome another New Year let us never forget those who chose to serve our great country..



 This poem was written by a Marine *
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> *Merry **Christmas. *
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> *  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.*
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> *    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.*
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> *  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.*
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> *  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."*
> 
> *    This poem was written by a Marine.
> The*
> *    following is his request. I think
> it is reasonable......*
> 
> 
> *PLEASE. Would you do me the kind favor of sending
> this to as many people
> as you can? Christmas will be coming soon, and some
> credit is due to our
> U.S. service men and women for our being able to
> celebrate these
> festivities. *
> 
> *Let’s try in this small way to pay a tiny bit of
> what we owe.*
> 
> *Make people stop and think of our heroes, living and
> dead, who sacrificed
> themselves for us. Please, do your small part to plant
> this small seed.*
> 
> *May God Bless You and Have A Great Day...*

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