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Unknown Hero
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Unknown Hero |
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azblond Senior Member
since 1999-07-01
Posts 637The Steamy Desert 
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He won’t be hailed a hero when he comes home. Few will know what it is he has done out there For truly I really don’t understand the technical part of it all All I know is my love, my best friend had to leave And now he sleeps in tents in a country ravaged by violence Gunfire and bombs a part of his daily existence But he is not a warrior. He is not a soldier and will not be recognized as one No one will ever thank him for supporting our country Some even look at us as though we chose this My husband is a contractor…and in that word It seems his sacrifice is diminished. He faces the same dangers as our soldiers Yet he meets the challenge without weapons He comes to war with tools in a belt Little help against those who see Americans and hate us He sleeps on a cot with too few blankets And eats meals that don’t satisfy him I know he craves chocolate milk. Yet in my eyes he is a hero although I am biased But this man I love so did volunteer I asked him why before he left My eyes filled with tears He replied that what he knows will keep our hero’s safe. My husband is a contractor…starting out in a new job Trying to prove his worth from knowledge he gained When he did serve our country in a time of peace He repairs equipment that allows communication amongst the troops He installs wires and cables that keep our security secret He sleeps in tents and spends his birthday alone Thanksgiving alone Christmas alone And no one will hail him a hero Or ever mutter a thank you Yet when I mention this to him…this man I love He says to me that every soldier that comes home safe Is thank you enough And he tells me he is thankful he can be there to allow them To do their job My hero. Let my words fall first upon deaf ears before a closed mind... |
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SharaRose Member Elite
since 2003-07-19
Posts 2501Somewhere out there~ |
Tears :'( What a sweet write. Sending a hug.  Love, Terri~  |
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passing shadows Member Empyrean
since 1999-08-26
Posts 45577displaced |
a sad but beautiful tribute |
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