You Are A Soldier Poem by Grace Hays

You're a father, mother, son,
daughter, brother or sister
Yet you are willing to give up
your life for our freedom
You are a friend and you
are family

This is your calling
It is what you are meant to do
You are a soldier

We constantly pray for you
to come home soon
We know that you are doing
your job
Thank you for all you do

Right now you are somewhere
in the world(Iraq or Afghanistan)
You are fighting for freedom
And we anxiously await your
return

This is your calling
It is what you are meant to do
You are a soldier

This is a thank you to the troops serving overseas right now.

(written in 2004 after I heard about a classmate of mine who is overseas)