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Your Son |
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To the Mothers and the Fathers
Of
United States Marines
Who have fought and bled and died
So that freedom's
bell still rings
From the Halls of Montezuma
To the shores of Tripoli
From the alleys of Fallujah
To the frozen Yudam-ni
From the sands of
Iwo Jima
To the hills around Khe Sanh
From the smoky hell of Belleau Woods
Your Son fought and won
Your Son battled dictatorships
Communism and
tyranny
God's Son died to make men holy
Your Son died to make men free
There is a debt we owe Your Son
That we can never repay
We owe Your
Son more than platitudes
Heard on Veterans or Memorial Day
Your Son is
a son of America
One of the Proud and the Few
Your Son volunteered to do
the things
Other men would not or could not do
Your Son was Semper
Fidelis
Always Faithful to the end was he
Your Son was a shining example
Of what a man is supposed to be
Now Your Son has been reassigned
To
stand guard on Heaven's streets
And when my tour of duty is over
I know
that we will meet
I'll thank Your Son for my freedom
For keeping
terror on a distant shore
I'll thank Your Son for our way of life
And the
sacrifice he bore
So tonight when you cry out to God
While praying on
your knees
Know that He's a loving God
Who will listen to your pleas
To lose Your Son for freedom's cause
God truly understands
God sent
His Son to die for us
So you can see Your Son again |
By
Gene E. Blanton
Copyright 2004
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