Sunday, August 10, 2008

A Civilian's Ode to the USA SF


Your work is so tough, none but your fellows comprehend.
You love your country with an unfathomable zeal.
Each day you get up, not knowing what it will bring, or where you'll be.
Each night you come to bed knowing you did a top notch job.
For all that you do for our country I love you so much it hurts.

You sense of duty goes far beyond normal imagination.
Your sense of honor is unsurpassed in today's apathetic culture.
Your sense of patriotism burns deep within your very soul.
Your sense of volunteerism takes you to the ends of the world.
For all that you do for our country I love you so much it hurts.

Your initial training took everything you had, and then some.
Your continual training makes you the elite warrior, in every sense.
Dedication is not just a word for you, but a lifestyle- your breath.
Loyalty is a word that you and your unit live and survive by.
For all that you do for our country I love you so much it hurts.

Your life is forged in the blood, sweat, tears and turmoil of hardship.
Your duty is not just your password, it is what wakes you up in the morning.
To free the oppressed is the goal of your life, and the beat of your heart.
You liberate those that are less fortunate, and bound by too heavy a yoke to bear.
For all that you do for our country I love you so much it hurts.

No one forced you to take up this calling, you asked for it yourself.
You trained hard and you trained long, you took it upon yourself.
You forfeit time with your friends, family, neighbors and loved ones.
You give up many of the luxuries that you fight to protect and preserve.
For all that you do for our country I love you so much it hurts.

Thank you for loving America to the very depth of your soul and beyond.
Thank you for answering the volunteer call to duty and arms.
Thank you for your patriotism, courage, strength, love, and optimism.
Thank you for all that you do that you can not share with those you love most.
For all you do for our country I love you so much that it hurts.

Our current battle is not popular, nor is it a conventional, easy fight.
Our current battle is fought in secret, in danger and in hardship.
Our current battle is what you live for- for we must win it at all costs.
Our current battle is to free the oppressed and to protect our freedoms.
For all that, and oh so much more, I love you all and always will.

May God always be on our side, and may you remember that it is He-
It is God who leads your group, and God who you must depend upon.
It is God that is with you and with me, when I can not be at your side.
It is God that protects you and give you wisdom, intelligence and strength.
May you always remember that you are loved and appreciated- now go forth!

Remember the motto: De Oppresso Liber!

-Paige/Jessie-

"Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? Then I said, "Here am I. Send me." (Is. 6:8)

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