Happy Memorial Day

I GIVE MY LIFE

By Tena Bastian

www.tenabastian.com

 

I give my life for your life

I give my strength for your day today

My family goes on without me

So that yours can stand up and say...

I am proud to be an American

There is no other country where I would ever be

The sons and daughters, the sisters and brothers

Our sacrifice comes down to me

The soldier who fought for freedom

and the mother who sits alone

Holding in her hand, the letter

That says I did not make it home

 

I give my life for your life

I do this without regret

I only ask one thing of you

That none of you will ever forget

How priceless is this freedom

To young and old, rich and poor

That all of you live your life to it's fullest

And remember what were fighting for

Not just today but every day

Pause for a moment and bow your head

For those who stepped up and offered their service

And for the wounded and the dead.

 

I give my life for your life

As does every soldier in every war

On American soil or in a distant land

If I can ask just one thing more...

May God bless the wounded soldier

May he bless and keep those close to him now

May he watch over the ones who stand at arms

And help them find their way home somehow

May you keep them in your thoughts and prayers

May the fighting someday cease

Because I give my life for your life

But I also pray for peace.

 

HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY. Please keep this going by forwarding it today to everyone in your life. In honor of those who fight for freedom and pray for peace, of their families who make the ultimate sacrifice, THANK YOU!