A Tribute to Combat Arms Soldiers

My husband has many wonderful qualities. I bet you will all be surprised to know that he has a way with words and is quite a poet when he wants to be. He has written me poetry on occasion and I treasure every one. Yesterday, he emailed me this great poem, and dedicated it to all the combat arms soldiers.

Over the ocean and far, far away,

lies a place filled with sorrow and murderous craze

Encircled by evil in mayhem’s dark night,

are a group of young men filled with courage and might

They seek not for power or fortune or fame,

but honor and hope and freedom from chains

With courage of lions they ride out in the storm,

to bring justice to madmen who’s souls have been torn

In battle heroes fall and a lone bugle sounds,

the places they gave all are now hallowed grounds

While some men pity them and say ‘what a shame’

the warriors will know their brothers died not in vain

Where ‘ere they are needed to quash evil’s foul blight,

these young men of valor will rise up and fight!