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Subject: [NCROOTS] Fwd: MERRY CHRISTMAS MY FRIEND,
Date: Wed, 3 Nov 1999 13:22:53 EST
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HELLO TO ALL,
SINCE WE DO SO MUCH GENEALOGY ON OUR PAST RELATIVES WHO SERVED SO GALLANTLY
IN OUR PAST WARS AND SOME WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR OUR FREEDOM, I FELT THIS
POEM, SENT TO ME BY A FRIEND, DESERVED TO BE PUT ON OUR MAILING LISTS. I
LOST MANY RELATIVES IN WARS, BUT I SOMETIMES FORGET THAT THE FREEDOM WE ENJOY
TODAY IN THE USA MUST BE ATTRIBUTED TO ALL WHO SERVED, AND THOSE STILL
SERVING, IN THE ARMED SERVICES. BLESSINGS, LAURA HERNDON
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Date: Wed, 3 Nov 1999 04:33:48 EST
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In a message dated 11/2/99 6:44:56 PM Eastern Standard Time, Jamieinluv
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<< THIS IS SO BEAUTIFUL PLEASE READ AND SEND IT ON.....EMILY..
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Date: Tue, 2 Nov 1999 18:44:56 EST
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In a message dated 10/27/99 3:17:00 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
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Date: Wed, 27 Oct 1999 18:17:00 EDT
Subject: MERRY CHRISTMAS MY FRIEND,
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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.
> > >
> > > 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.
> > >
> > > 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.
> > >
> > > 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."
> > >
> > > his poem was written by a Marine stationed in
> > > Okinawa Japan. 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.
> > >
> > > ................Bonnie
> > >
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