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Tony 'da Rat
Oct 16, 2000
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I had no Christmas spirit when I breathed a weary sigh,
and looked across the table where the bills were piled too high.
The laundry wasn't finished and the car I had to fix,
My stocks were down another point, the Dolphins lost by six.

And so with only minutes till my son got home from school
I gave up on the drudgery and grabbed a wooden stool.
The burdens that I carried were about all I could take,
and so I flipped the TV on to catch a little break.

I came upon a desert scene in shades of tan and rust,
No snowflakes hung upon the wind, just clouds of swirling dust.
And where the reindeer should have stood before a laden sleigh,
eight hummers ran a column right behind an M1A.

A group of boys walked past the tank, not one was past his teens,
Their eyes were hard as polished flint, their faces drawn and lean.
They walked the street in armor with their rifles shouldered tight,
their dearest wish for Christmas, just to have a silent night.

Other soldiers gathered, hunkered down against the wind,
To share a scrap of mail and dreams of going home again.
There wasn't much at all to put their lonely hearts at ease,
They had no Christmas turkey, just a pack of MREs.

They didn't have a garland or a stocking I could see,
They didn't need an ornament-- they lacked a Christmas Tree.
They didn’t have a present even though it was tradition,
the only boxes I could see were labled "ammunition."

I felt a little tug and found my son now by my side,
He asked me what it was I feared, and why it was I cried.
I swept him up into my arms and held him oh so near
and kissed him on the forehead as I whispered in his ear.

There’s nothing wrong my little son, for safe we sleep tonight,
our heroes stand on foreign land to give us all the right,
to worry on the things in life that mean nothing at all,
instead of wondering if we will be the next to fall.

He looked at me as children do and said its always right,
to thank the ones who help us and perhaps that we should write.
And so we pushed aside the bills and sat to draft a note,
to thank the many far from home, and this is what we wrote:

God Bless You all and keep you safe, and speed your way back home.
Remember that we love you so, and that you’re not alone.
The gift you give you share with all, a present every day,
You give the gift of liberty and that we can’t repay.
 

Green Horn

aka Chip Carbone
N. Texas SP
Jun 20, 1999
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Thanks thumbs, I NEEDED to read that.

Merry Christmas to our Troops and thank you for your sacrifices. I will keep you in my thoughts this season.
 

squeaky

Roosta's Princess
Damn Yankees
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Mar 28, 2003
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That brought a tear to my eye for sure, it's the little day to day things we take advantage of, and it's worse during the holidays.

Thank you to everyone serving to protect this country, so that we can have the little things. You are in my thoughts always and here's wishing you a Merry Christmas.
 

Tony Eeds

Godspeed Tony.
N. Texas SP
Jun 9, 2002
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Dang, there is something in my eye ...

Thanks Tony, great words all and oh so true.
 

MXSparx

Mr. Meltsomeglass
Jul 25, 1999
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NoVa
That was a cool read :cool: Thanks!

I am in noway trying to hijack this thread but...if it pulled at your patriotic heart strings, think about going here and giving a little bit back Support our troops there are lots of great ways.
Happy Holidays to all.
 

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