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Recently notified that one of my close friends was killed in action while fighting in Iraq |
The ultimate sacrifice For the freedom of your country Giving everything you have Giving your life To defend our country And her freedom A loved one dead The tears of his family Falling off of their cheeks And into mother earth A 22 year old Too young to die A whole life ahead of him Ripped from his hands The pleasures of his own family The love of his own children Something he will never have Something his family can never look forward to A young man Brave enough to go to Iraq To fight for what he believes A young man Only in Iraq for 56 days Barely given a chance A mother and father Who now have to bury their son Parents buying their child Something that should never happen A young girl Who knew the family well Crying to God when she found out A good friend Taken from the world Too soon A younger brother Who now has to live without his older brother Life So fragile That it can be swept away At a moments notice A young man Leaving behind those he loves And those he could have loved A whole school Supporting the copy room woman The copy room woman And the mother The same person Now with the support Of a whole school behind her A mother Who deeply loved her son Crying out to God And asking why God silently answering He always has a plan for you Even if you cant see them For one young man dies And several other lives are saved. Chris Patterson The young man Who gave his life To save those around him Chris Patterson A brave solider Who committed an act That only the best and the bravest Can follow through One life taken for several others to be spared Chris Patterson In heaven With God Looking down on his family And telling them not to worry That he is safe And that he will always be watching over them Chris Patterson A hero For all time |