Uncle
Don served in Desert Storm to show others liberty
He had to know everything that moved, whether on land, air or sea
Uncle
Jeremy served in the 82nd Air Borne, parachute in place
First to Go Defend our freedom, a very important race
Uncle
Loy in Hawaii did serve an unusual mission
Setting up sand tables of war games with dueling passion
Uncle
Frank so many helicopters mission he did fly
Retrieving wounded soldiers so very sneaky and sly
Uncle
David in Turkey did struggle to fight so many Fires
Search and rescue of his warriors was his greatest known desire
Uncle
Ray in Korea did help revamp each plane
Wheels, wings, gears, and much more always to maintain
Uncle
Robert so busy as an Air Force Safety Engineer
Holding men accountable to thwart a salty tear
Aunt
Dixie in Hawaii did work near Harbor of Pearl
No time for this brave Marine to be a silly girl,
Cousin
Mark scrutinizing the Navigator charts without fame
Thousands of feet in the air, did help refuel another plane
Your
cousin Camille as a Supply Chief in Iraq did serve
Leaving Toddler Twin Boys took
quite some nerve
Cousin
Robert Bennett as a USS Marine knew patrol
Cadence with the Marine Corp Hymn sang so bold
Cousin Winford standing on the Ships forward Deck
Oh so careful was his duty those missiles to protect
Aunt
Samantha directing family support and much more
Greeting and saluting Returning Warriors who have come from the War
Grandpa
Horn as a North China Marine stood Guard
Invasion of his country left endless memory of the chard
Grandpa
Eskridge on the fighter planes he did work
His duty to repair the radar, never did he shirk
And
now our Young Shawn in Afghanistan takes his stand
A country in peril , our American Soldier knows the plan
In
our prayers , we keep them all, our thanks so very great
Peace on earth, good will to men, let’s stop this world of hate.