Today I
received a poem that
I would really want to share with you .
This is dedicated to
LC Brian Overbey
and written by his mom .
Please take time to
read these
words so full of love .
Costs
of War
As I
sit and watch the war unfold
Listening and dreading what will be told
Our
troops having to aim, shoot, and fight
Not knowing what will be their final plight
One
of these troops is my only child
Who while growing up was always so mild
Now
he fights with anger and a lot of fury
Looking over his shoulder to flee in a
hurry
He’ll
only flee to fight again
Beside his brother who is now more than
a friend
They
fight a Regime who is not human
Killing his own, man, child, and woman
That
Regime must be killed to free that
land
So, of course, the USA stepped in to lend
a hand
Our
troops are the best you will ever see
Not backing down as they meet the enemy
I
know it is hard to be so far from home
Think of your loved ones and you’re never
alone
The
fight will be over in it’s own time
Our troops standing is what you’ll see
at the end of the line
Standing
proud and tall with weathered
skin
Not even showing signs of a grin
Casualties
we’ve suffered and we grieve
each loss
But we fight to the end, we fight at all
costs
This
war we did not want but we didn’t
back down
As Saddam threatened not to enter his
town
Enter
we will and Iraq will say
There’s no one better than the USA
So to
all the troops and especially my
son
You’re all very special, you’re all #
1
Our
military is the best you’ll ever see
Especially when you see our US Marines
May
God Be With All Of You
Annette
L. Cook
4-2003