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Wishing you all, and your families, a Merry Christmas,


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and best wishes for 2022, let us hope it is kind to us all,


Richard


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This is a poem that I wrote in 2005 when my son was on his first deployment to Afghanistan ... The photo of him was taken on Christmas Eve on a mountain top near the Pakistan border ... I am not a professional writer, but if you find yourself liking it, feel free to share it.

 

 

 

Gathered with families 'round Christmas trees bright

Familiar old carols give peace to the night

Snug in warm houses, safe from all harm

Do you think of the soldier alone in the storm?



He sits on a mountain, blown by the winds

Far from his home, his family, his friends

He bows to the snow stinging his face

Forgotten by most in this far away place



He's been many places far from his home

The Argonne, Belleau Wood, New Guinea, Bastogne

Bataan, the Hürtgen, Saipan, and Incheon

The Yalu, and Chosin, Ia Drang, and Khe Sanh

Fallujah, and Bagdad, Takur Ghar, Nad-e-Ali

Shin Kalay, Lashkar Gah, and the Korengal Valley



He's there for his country, he answered the call

To preserve with his life the freedom of all

So pause for a moment this holiday season

Give thanks for your blessings, reflect on the reason

That your family about you and all that you own

Is preserved as a gift from a soldier unknown


~Steve Shackleford
December 2005

 

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  • 2 weeks later...

Hark! I broke my Thompson sling.

And my L drum's got a ding.

Brass is scarce and primers less.

Reactive targets are a mess.

But I love

To make some noise

With all of

My Class III toys.

Santa knows just what I need:

Bullets that fly with extra speed.

Hark! I broke my Thompson sling.

Hope that my stocking has those things.

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and a Joyeux Noel to you all...

 

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