Warriors’ Christmas

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