I AM A SMALL CHILD WITH A DAD THAT'S BEEN SENT TO FIGHT...
THE ONLY PLACE I'LL SEE HIS FACE, IS IN MY DREAMS AT NIGHT.
HE WILL BE GONE TOO MANY DAYS FOR MY YOUNG MIND TO KEEP TRACK...
I WILL BE SAD, BUT I'M PROUD...MY DADDY HAS YOUR BACK.
I AM A CARING MOTHER...
MY SON HAS GONE TO WAR.
MY MIND IS FILLED WITH WORRIES THAT I'VE NEVE KNOWN BEFORE.
EVERYDAY I TRY TO KEEP MY TOUGHTS FROM TURNING GLOOMY OR BLACK...
I MAY BE SCARED, BUT I'M PROUD...
MY SON HAS GOT YOUR BACK.
I AM A STRONG AND LOVING WIFE,
WITH A HUSBAND THAT HAD TO GO...
THERE ARE TIMES I'M TERRIFIED INA MOST WILL NEVER KNOW.
I BIT MY LIP, AND FORECED A SMILE AS I WATCHED MY HUSBAND PACK...
MY HEART MAY BREAK, BUT I'M PROUD..
MY HUSBAND HAS GOT YOUR BACK.
I AM A SAILOR...
SERVING PROUDLY, STANDING TALL...
I FIGHT FOR FREEDOM...
YOURS AND MINE BY ANSWERING THIS CALL.
I DO MY JOB WHILE KNOWING, THE THANKS IT SOMETIMES LACKS...
SAY A PRAYER THAT I'LL COME HOME...
IT'S ME WHO'S GOT YOUR BACK.
LOVE TO ALL,
TOMMIE ANTONIO HARRIS JR.
Soldier brave and true
Fighting for me and you
They take their stand
On desert sand
They stand and fight
Thru the long dark nights
They sleep when they can
In holes in the sand
We all adore them
We all support them
They are soldiers brave and true
But let's not forget
The rest of the best
The ones in the kitchen
That do the cookin'
The ones behind the desk
They have an important task
The ones who push brooms
Through all the rooms
The ones who do the sewin'
The scrubbin' and washin'
The doctor's and nurses
The trash keeper
And book keeper
They don't have to be on the front line
Or step on a mine
They all have a part
An intricate part
That ties it all together
So things will work better
Tho they are rarely seen
They run things behind the scenes
It takes a humble person
To serve behind the curtain
They to....Are soldiers brave and true.
Rhonda Holscher April 2003