Thread: We Fight On...

Please forgive this old post but it may bring some small bit of encouragement and lift the spirit of those that need it...
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In memory of my father and all that his generation did for us I have tried to convey what my father, a veteran, might write to his government and fellow countrymen given the challenge we now face....

I’m an American veteran. You may not remember me as I now live only in your memory. I was your father, your brother, your friend, your neighbor. I was a soldier once, and young. I proudly fought, bled, grieved and grew old in the deserts of North Africa, the hell of Bastogne, the bloody beaches of Iwo Jima, the frozen wastelands of Korea and the hellish jungles of Viet Nam. I watched my buddies disappear before my eyes, seen the life blood drain from their bodies, written the letters to the grieving parents who once had a son and now have an empty chair at the table. I left behind a wife and children who can no longer share with their father the joys of family and country on those special days like the fourth of July. I too once enjoyed all things American. However, my country needed me and I answered the call to duty. And now, in the end, I have given everything. I have given body and soul to protect my family, my buddies, my country. Now, from my eternal resting place I see my flag being desecrated. I see my country being torn asunder by those who have no honor, no love for what I fought for. Why do you desert me now? Have I not earned your respect? Do you no longer honor me? Why do you give away that for which I and my buddies sacrificed everything? I am tired…weary from battle and ask for little. A fond remembrance of me on veterans day would be nice. As my final wish, before you have forgotten me and the cross on my grave crumbles to dust, all I ask is that my sacrifice be not in vain. Make me proud….

Always Yours,

A Veteran

Thank you texasborn that was inspirational.I will fax this to all my senators and congressmen. Once again from one old warrior who saw some of those forien lands GOD BLESS

Very nice.

Rebel, thank you for all that you have sacrificed for your country. There are not enough words to express our affection for what you stand for.

Originally Posted by Rebelrouser

Thank you texasborn that was inspirational.I will fax this to all my senators and congressmen. Once again from one old warrior who saw some of those forien lands GOD BLESS

Beautifully written, TexasBorn, and I cried over that remembering my schoolmates that died in Vietnam. I too will send this to everyone I know.