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Son of a Soldier

A Prayer for My Dad

Now I lay me down to sleep,

I pray dear Lord, my soul you will keep.

My mommy says I need to pray,

For many others on this day.

But my daddy- he is a soldier,

Of this I am sure you know,

He helps protect our freedom,

I was sad to see him go.

Although I know he is safe with you,

I would rather have him here,

Because he is the one who always said

With prayer, there is no fear.

Dear Lord, I know you hear me,

Way up in the sky,

Please protect my daddy,

And comfort me when I cry.

I know he has a job to do

And protects our Country

With all his might

But, I can't help but wishing, Lord

That he could be home with me, tonight!

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It is the

Veteran,

not the preacher,

who has given us freedom of religion

It is the

Veteran,

not the reporter,

who has given us freedom of the press.

It is the

Veteran,

not the poet,

who has given us freedom of speech

It is the

Veteran,

not the community organizer,

who has given us freedom to assemble

It is the

Veteran,

not the lawyer,

who has given us the right to a fair trial

It is the

Veteran,

not the politician,

who has given us the right to vote.

It is the

Veteran who

salutes the flag

It is the

Veteran

who serves under the flag.

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The Military Wife

The good Lord was creating

A model for military wives

and was into his sixth day of overtime

when an angel appeared.

She said, "Lord, you seem to be having

a lot of trouble with this one

What's wrong with the standard model?"

The Lord replied,

"Have you seen the specs for this order?

She has to completely independent,

possess the qualities of both mother and father

be a perfect hostess for four to forty

with a hours notice, run on black coffee

handle every imaginable without a manual

be able to carry on cheerfully,

even if she is pregnant and has the flu,

and she must have six pairs of hands."

The angel shook her head

"Six pairs of hands? No way!"

The Lord continued, "Don't worry,

we will maker other military wives to help her

And we will give her an unusually strong heart

so it can swell with pride

in husbands achievements,

sustain the pain of separation

beat soundly when it is overworked and tired

and be large enough to say

"I understand" when she doesn't

and "I love you" regardless

"Lord", said the angel, toughing his arm gently,

"Go to bed and get some rest,

you can finish this tomorrow"

"I can't stop now," Said the Lord

"I'm so close to creating something unique

Already this model heals herself when she is sick

can put up six unexpected guests for the weekend

wave good-bye to her husband from a pier

a runway or depot and understand

what it's important that he leave."

The angel circle the model of the military wife

looked at it closely and sighed

"It looks fine, but it's too soft"

"She may look soft", replied the Lord

"but she has the strength of a lion

you would not believe what she can endure"

Finally, the angel bent over and ran her fingers

across the check of the Lord's creation

"There's a leak," she announced

"Something is wrong with the construction

I'm not surprised that it has cracked.

You are trying to put too much into this model"

The Lord appeared offended

at the angel's lack of confidence

"What you see is not a leak," he said,

"It's a tear"

"A tear, What is it here for?" asked the angel

The Lord replied, "It's for joy, sadness, pain

disappointment, loneliness, pride and dedication

to all the values that she

and her husband hold dear."