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>,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >Subject: What we must not forget during these upcoming holidays and after] >Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2003 8:08:08 -0500 > > > > > > Subject: Fw: What we must not forget during these upcoming holidays and after > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Bob Reese > > Dirk Mosis (E-mail) ; Calderon (E-mail) ; Jim Dearborn (E-mail) ; McNair (E-mail) > > Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2003 5:00 AM > > Subject: FW: What we must not forget during these upcoming holidays and after > > > > > > Let's have a merry Christmas. > > > > W. Reese > > Marathon Title Company > > 800 E. Sonterra Blvd., Suite 170 > > San , Texas 78258 > > Phone 210-366-1306 > > Fax 210-366-0730 > > > > > > > > 'TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS, > > THEY LIVED ALL ALONE, > > IN A ONE BEDROOM HOUSE MADE OF > > PLASTER AND STONE. > > > > I HAD COME DOWN THE CHIMNEY > > WITH PRESENTS TO GIVE, > > AND TO SEE JUST WHO > > IN THIS HOME DID LIVE. > > > > I LOOKED ALL ABOUT, > > A STRANGE SIGHT I DID SEE, > > NO TINSEL, NO PRESENTS, > > NOT EVEN A TREE. > > > > NO STOCKING BY MANTLE, > > JUST BOOTS FILLED WITH SAND, > > ON THE WALL HUNG PICTURES > > OF FAR DISTANT LANDS. > > > > WITH MEDALS AND BADGES, > > AWARDS OF ALL KINDS, > > A SOBER THOUGHT > > CAME THROUGH MY MIND. > > > > FOR THIS HOUSE WAS DIFFERENT, > > IT WAS DARK AND DREARY, > > I FOUND THE HOME OF A SOLDIER, > > ONCE I COULD SEE CLEARLY. > > > > THE SOLDIER LAY SLEEPING, > > SILENT, ALONE, > > CURLED UP ON THE FLOOR > > IN THIS ONE BEDROOM HOME. > > > > THE FACE WAS SO GENTLE, > > THE ROOM IN SUCH DISORDER, > > NOT HOW I PICTURED > > A UNITED STATES SOLDIER. > > > > WAS THIS THE HERO > > OF WHOM I'D JUST READ? > > CURLED UP ON A PONCHO, > > THE FLOOR FOR A BED? > > > > I REALIZED THE FAMILIES > > THAT I SAW THIS NIGHT, > > OWED THEIR LIVES TO THESE SOLDIERS > > WHO WERE WILLING TO FIGHT. > > > > SOON ROUND THE WORLD, > > THE CHILDREN WOULD PLAY, > > AND GROWNUPS WOULD CELEBRATE > > A BRIGHT CHRISTMAS DAY. > > > > THEY ALL ENJOYED FREEDOM > > EACH MONTH OF THE YEAR, > > BECAUSE OF THE SOLDIERS, > > LIKE THE ONE LYING HERE. > > > > I COULDN'T HELP WONDER > > HOW MANY LAY ALONE, > > ON A COLD CHRISTMAS EVE > > IN A LAND FAR FROM HOME. > > > > THE VERY THOUGHT > > BROUGHT A TEAR TO MY EYE, > > I DROPPED TO MY KNEES > > AND STARTED TO CRY. > > > > THE SOLDIER AWAKENED > > AND I HEARD A ROUGH VOICE, > > "SANTA DON'T CRY, > > THIS LIFE IS MY CHOICE; > > > > I FIGHT FOR FREEDOM, > > I DON'T ASK FOR MORE, > > MY LIFE IS MY GOD, > > MY COUNTRY, MY CORPS." > > > > THE SOLDIER ROLLED OVER > > AND DRIFTED TO SLEEP, > > I COULDN'T CONTROL IT, > > I CONTINUED TO WEEP. > > > > I KEPT WATCH FOR HOURS, > > SO SILENT AND STILL > > AND WE BOTH SHIVERED > > FROM THE COLD NIGHT'S CHILL. > > > > I DIDN'T WANT TO LEAVE > > ON THAT COLD, DARK, NIGHT, > > THIS GUARDIAN OF HONOR > > SO WILLING TO FIGHT. > > > > THEN THE SOLDIER ROLLED OVER, > > WITH A VOICE SOFT AND PURE, > > WHISPERED, "CARRY ON SANTA, > > IT'S CHRISTMAS DAY, ALL IS SECURE." > > > > ONE LOOK AT MY WATCH, > > AND I KNEW HE WAS RIGHT. > > "MERRY CHRISTMAS MY FRIEND, > > AND TO ALL A GOOD NIGHT," > > > > This poem was written by a Marine stationed in Okinawa Japan. > > The following is his request. I think it is reasonable..... > > > > PLEASE. Would you do me the kind favor of sending this to as many > > people as you can? Christmas will be coming soon and some credit is > > due to our U.S. service men and women for our being able to > > celebrate these festivities. > > > > Let's try in this small way to pay a tiny bit of what we owe. > > Make people stop and think of our heroes, living and dead, who > > sacrificed themselves for us. Please, do your small part to plant > > this small seed. > > > > > Wonder if the latest virus has gotten to your computer? Find out. Run the FREE McAfee online computer scan now!