A Silent Post for our fallen brothers and sisters of the past two weeks.

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[campjwiii]

SFC Tom Stone
15th Civil Support Team
Medic 3rd Tour Afghanistan
Killed in Action Lashkar Gah
03/29/06

He will be missed.

[CindyV1]

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[Hawkeye]

This was dated last May but has some something on all the fallen.   http://www.oregonlive.com/special/oregonian/iraq/fallen/

[Hawkeye]

 

Let Them In

Let them in, Peter
They are very tired
Give them couches where the angels sleep
And light those fires

Let them wake whole again
To brand new dawns
Fired by the sun not wartime's
Bloody guns

May their peace be deep
Remember where the broken bodies lie
God knows how young they were
To have to die
God knows how young they were
To have to die

So give them things they like
Let them make some noise
Give dance hall bands not golden harps
To these our boys

And let them love, Peter
For they've had no time
They should have trees and bird songs
And hills to climb

The taste of summer in a ripened pear
And girls sweet as meadow wind
With flowing hair

And tell them how they are missed
But say not to fear
It's gonna be alright
With us down here

Let them in, Peter
Let them in, Peter
Let them in, Peter

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"Let Them In"  was made into song by John Gorka from a poem found in a hospital in the Philippines during World War II. The nurse that found the poem kept it all these years until the recent war brought out all the memorabilia. Luckily, her daughter sent a copy to John"

[jamsa10]

Redhawk, that was a beautiful poem.


                    

[Hawkeye]

Redhawk, that was a beautiful poem.


                    

It is actually a song.  First done by the author above and by David Wilcox on a CD from 1991.

[TarantulaMan]

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[SurveyGirl]

It's a good song, IMHO.  May each and every one Rest in Peace. 

TRACE ADKINS LYRICS

"Arlington"

I never thought that this is where I'd settle down,
I thought I'd die an old man back in my hometown,
They gave me this plot of land, me and some other men, for a job well done,
There's a big white house sits on a hill just up the road,
The man inside he cried the day they brought me home,
They folded up a flag and told my mom and dad, we're proud of your son

[Chorus:]
And I'm proud to be on this peaceful piece of property,
I'm on sacred ground and I'm in the best of company,
I'm thankful for those things I've done,
I can rest in peace, I'm one of the chosen ones, I made it to Arlington

I remember daddy brought me here when I was eight,
We searched all day to find out where my granddad lay,
And when we finally found that cross,
He said, "son this is what it cost to keep us free" Now here I am,
A thousand stones away from him,
He recognized me on the first day I came in,
And it gave me a chill when he clicked his heels, and saluted me.

[Repeat Chorus]

And everytime I hear twenty-one guns,
I know they brought another hero home to us

We're thankful for those thankful for the things we've done,
We can rest in peace, 'cause we are the chosen ones,
We made it to arlington, yea dust to dust,
Don't cry for us, we made it to Arlington



[Thanks to Laurie (lauriem0@netscape.net) for these lyrics]
[Thanks to brndlynn28@aol.com for correcting these lyrics]

[ www.azlyrics.com ]

[Gorilla24D]

 /:)

[nickydafish]

 /:)

[SurveyGirl]

Bump. 

[Tnafbrat]

 /:)P

[SurveyGirl]

RIP

[Texun]

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[dr dementia]

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