Poem From A Sergeant In The Army Serving In Afghanistan

Date: Mon, 11 Oct 2004 12:59:43 -0500

The following poem was written by a Sergeant in the U.S.Army serving in

Afghanistan and printed in our newspaper, The Daily Times Herald, dated

Friday, June 25,2004. I was touched by this man's words and decided to put

it in an e-mail and ask that you please forward this on to everyone on

your e-mail list. As the war on terrorism continues and begins to wear

each of us down, we all sometimes wonder why our leader keeps this deadly

fight going.....read on and maybe this will help give you a small amount

of understanding as to why.

Bedtime Prayers and Memories

When we go to sleep tonight,

so many worlds apart,

keep me in your bedtime prayers

and my memories in your heart.

Know that you are safe and sound

and the enemy is far away.

He hit us once when we weren't looking,

so now I watch him every day.

Some of you don't understand who I am

or why I do what I do

Some don't understand the sacrifices I've made,

protecting the red, white and blue.

I am the Army, I am the Navy, I am the Air Force,

and the Marines.

I obey the orders of Uncle Sam, my king,

and protect the Statue of Liberty, my queen.

When I hear our National Anthem,

a tear may fall from my eye

It is from pride welling up in my heart,

or for a fellow soldier, who died.

I am an American Solider.

This is the life I choose to live.

For every Christmas, or birthday I'm away,

freedom is the gift I will give.

Thank you for your love and support,

for the yellow ribbons that I see.

Thank you for the sacrifices you have made

and for always believing in me.

Someday the world will be a safer place

and I will know I did my part,

but I couldn't have done it

without your bedtime prayers,

or my memories in your heart.

Keith Anthony Vonnohme, Sergeant

U.S. Army, serving in Afghanistan

Please do your part to help -- on behalf of this young gentlemen for

sharing his thoughts about our right to Freedom and keeping America safe,

please forward this awesome prayer on to everyone on your mailing list!!

Let Freedom and Peace for all exist!! Thank you!!!