Hood County News from Granbury, Texas • Page 46

18D Hood County NewsSaturday, November 10, 2001 i if By: 6tafT Seargeant Cliff Powers Stationed in Fairbanks, Alaska My Men of Bravery So When A Soldier Goes To Battle His ramify Knovs He Will Detum Not The Time Has Come And The'Call To Battle Is Near And You Will Depend On A Soldier To Tight Tor Freedom And Stare Down Tear Is Not An Easy Task 1 Am An American Soldier And Have Been Tor 12 Years But I Am Also Human' I Give love, Joy And Tears A (Soldier A Person With A Different Way Of Life But I Am Also A Father With Three loving Kids And Wife A 6oldier Doesn't Make Much Money four Blood turned Beaches red, With your screams the air did fill; here medic', 'Before toat comrades Bodies lay stUL you cut thru the jungles, Thru the foliage dense; yojt swam in deep waters, M. you suffered we can't recompense. i you lost your arms and legs, Thousands lost your lives; 'But still you dared to go, Thinking you wouldn't survive. you dared to fight on islands, But Alas It Will Be Done And Through The Smoke You'll Sec A Soldier And Knor America Has Won So Before The Protests Start For Those Selected Ter A I Don't 6it And Pray Tor War I Am "Just A dimple Man 1 Even 6hop At A Grocery Store Nor I Am A leader A oergeant To Call By Name 1 Teach All The Young Ones That life Is Never A Game' Demember We Tight For Freedom And A Soldier Has Died For You A Soldier Is A Father, "Be Brave young Brave, Don't quiver or Be afraid; Mafe your country proud, We' (give you a Big parade, Did we tfunkjyou would aft return? When we sent you off to wart Did we thinfyou couldn't die? Or what the fight was for? Didwe thinthe ground would flow? With just Blood of the enemy? Didwe tfunkjyou would au survive? With no agony? Did we thinaBout the rain? The snow and the ice? Didwe thinaBout the jungles? Didwe consider them twice? Did we thinfaBout your Bodies? How you might lose parts of them? Didwe thinfyou would tear apart? Mow your survival was slim? Didwe thinaBout the fevers? The hunger and pestilence? Didwe thinfcaoout your loneliness? As across the oceans you went Didwe vision your deaths? On land, in sea and air? Did we see you in prisons? Did we even care? yes! We thought these things, yes! We thought them through; Wefeiewweasfedalot, When we Bid these things of you. 'But still you dared to go, you sacrificed so willingly; Qave more than ever expected, So we might remain free.

you sloshed thru the mud, you froze in the snow; jbu developed the fevers, 'But you Battled the foe. Dewey Powers Danny Powers Cliff Powers Chris Powers ASoa Daughter Or Wife 1 -But We Are All Americans That Tight Tor Our Way Of Life i I Would Not Trade My Job rr Money. Gold Or Pearls 1 Would Rather Tight For Freedom And Come Home To My Little Girls Tor People I Will Never Meet I Tight Tor Us To Be Free But I Knor Deep In My Heart You Would Do lt Tor Me And For Your Sons And Daughters They Call Me Sergeant By Name But Please Never Forget I Am A Soldier Just The Same Itmm Sept. 11, 2001 You Give Me Your Children To Teach And Grew And learn And I Give Them Knowledge With A Hand That Is Always Firm I've Been To A Soldier's Wedding And Helped Them Buy A Car I've Even Been The Driver When They All Go To The Bar I Do This Not for Money Tor Praise Or A Pat On The Back It Is A Part Of Life And 1 Would Never 'Give It Back A Soldier In The Army Has A Difficult Life At Best But We Do It With Much Pride So At Night You Can Pest" I've Seen The race Of War And Will Teach To All Who Will learn In Quam and Tigv) Qutnea; you dared to face the foes, In Trance and Qermany. Oh! you mighty men, I see you rise from your graves; And march again together, I honor you and 1 Qod 'Bless you generous men, you constantly haunt my thoughts; I'UrememBeryou always, And the Bravery you wrought Qod 'Bless you courageous men, My men of Bravery; Qod "Bless you heroic men, you men! of gallantry.

May America always remember, Mow you dared to risiyour lives; Mow you fought for the safe of freedom, Thousands paying the ultimate price. My tears flow life mountain streams, They cascade down my cheefe; When I recall all your Brave deeds, you souls I pray Qod will feep. Thankjou, for all you endured, feww these words must sound so small; They're from the Bottom of my heart, May Qod'Blessyou one and all By SSC GIT Powers, U.6. son ol Janet Powers, J. Powers Cotnaercial Losing father and husband mi to A Tribute To Our Veterans It is on this day, November 1 1th, that we remember the contributions of the men and women who fought tor freedom in pur armed forces.

To those who are still with us, we offer 4 .44 .4 Mary WalferJ JeB. 1S-16, 1999 our deep thanks. lor those who are JC' gone, their spirits live on in the hearts -1: or tnose ror wnom tney rougnu 4 O1 A 1. I ILL Franklin D. Burroughs Mikel Scott son of Alvin and Betty Scott U.S.

Navy ve Duty Artis D. Atkins Resident Seabees -Seaman First Class 194M943 B. Shane Burroughs son of Mr. Mrs. F.D.

Burroughs U.S. Navy -Sergeant 1997-Present JonF.Lohmer father of Elizabeth Burroughs U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel 1942-1947 Ernest C. Andrews Resident U.S. Army 1st Lieutenant 1950-1954 Resident-husband of Elizabeth Burroughs U.S.

Navy Petty Officer, 2nd Class 1975-1981 I 4 v. h. i Russell G. Bell father of John Bell, Beverly Ross U.S. Army Warrant Officer 1943-1946 Jack Tittle Resident U.S.

Navy SIC 1944-1946 Howard P. Smith Resident U.S. Army Master Sergeant 1942-1945 Truett B. Smith widow from Granbury U.S. Air Force' Lieutenant Colonel 1942-1970 F.Beverly husband of Alice M.

Beverly U.S. Marines Corporal 1942-1945 John B. Barber Resident U.S. Navy Lieutenant USNR 1942-1946 3 Hf v. John R.

Bell son of Dorothy Depew U.S. Army Special Forces Sergeant 1967-1970 Luther H. Wilson Resident 6th Rangers Staff Sergeant 1942-1946 William C. Knight Resident U.S. Army Tech.

Sergeant 1943-1946 N.W. 'Buck' McCullough Resident Navy 3rd Class Petty Officer 1942-1946 Frank Barkman Resident U.S. Army Airforce S'gt 1948-196 Grady G. Smith Resident U.S. Marine Corps Corporal" 1966-1968.