How beautiful, thank you so very much for sharing this with the rest of us.
Oma Sanders
Wife, mother, grandmother, cousin, sister-in-law, and friend of a military
man.
On Sat, May 28, 2011 at 12:12 PM, Matthew D. Friend <
blindgenealogist(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Hi Ya' All!
I wanted to extend this memorial weekend with a poem from a former soldier.
I know that Memorial Day is to remember our fallen soldier, but yet to me
it
is to remember those who were left behind to give us a brighter future and
heritage of who were are. I am proud to be an American. That's who I am.
I Stand Before You
I stand before you all today
But not one eye can see my way
My time arrived, to leave this earth
A fact so planned, to every birth
It happened where I had to go
My torch for life was so aglow
I transferred while in uniform
Protecting freedom, through a storm
Should I resent I died for you
Not on my life, red white and blue
Please help my family through each day
Tell all my friends, try not to stray
And of the country I did love
Do think of me, through God above
Your memories, brought forth this day
Send love to us, who could not stay
©2001Roger J. Robicheau
Former SP5 US Army
Have a great and safe weekend,
Matt Friend
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Matthew "Matt" D. Friend
Conway, Arkansas
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