Even when our country was not actually at war
All over the world our troops still deployed
Projecting strength to keep enemies at bay
Only a speed bump for the Communist horde
Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Marines
Keeping watch while most have no clue
Unknown to most the sacrifice made
Your Christmas is protected by only a few
Christmas afar leaves a soul lonesome
West Germany when I couldn’t come home
Once I’d see Aaron Tippin and Bob Hope
The 101st in Dhahran ready and strong
Soon after Christmas the air war began
About a month later up Tapline road
Avoiding Kuwait we went straight into Iraq
In 100 hours Hussein’s surrender told
Some Christmases would prove even worse
My last warrior Christmas in Mosul, Iraq
We had almost all made it to the end
Lost warriors on the 21st to a suicide attack
Please take a moment to remember our troops
Keeping us safe while many are unaware
Think about them and their families today
We need to let them all know we care
JBentley-24Dec2023