"A Little Soldier"...A tribute to children, and their parents in combat?

Question

A Little Soldier


She was just a little girl,
and, she didn't have a care,
except, that Dad was missing,
somewhere, way out there.

She asked her Mom for help, where,
many soldier's, like her Dad,
had gone abroad, to save lives,
scared, oh, just a tad!

She knew Dad had a duty,
but, unsure of what it was,
only being four, knew Dad,
fight's for a great cause!

"Mr. Soldier", she did ask,
to a man all dressed in green,
who was ready to take off,
"Please take time for me?"

And, so he knelt, by her knees,
to listen to her question,
she leaned over, kissed his cheek,
without deception.

"Send that, to my Daddy, please,
to show how much we love him.
My Daddy is my hero,
in mind, and within."

She was pointing at her heart,
and the child in the man,
then knew, he found a spirit,
bigger than the sand.

"I am so glad I met you,
little lady, with the heart,
so many soldier's need you,
your Dad's a great part."

"I know your Dad, by the way,
and we soldier's call him doc,
he helps us lad's, with this fight,
and, when we're in shock!"

The little girl, knew her Dad,
and so, knew this was true.
"My Daddy's helping soldier's,
and, will be home soon."

"A Tribute to all Daddy's,
in a letter, she did write,
to Soldier's, and her Daddy,
God, Bless, you did RIGHT!"

Guys, and lady's, thank you for your kind words, but please don't direct them towards me. I am nothing, except some chick who put some pretty words together, and wrote a poem. I am nothing great. The soldier's are, and they deserve every credit, my heart, love, and every American's, too. Please praise them, and not me. I don't deserve, the same blessings they do. Bless them!

Friends, please fell free to share this poem with everyone you know. It is not copywritten, yet, and I don't mind in the least, who reads it, but I hope it helps to bring love around to people for the troops, and their children. Happy Father's Day, to every Daddy!

Answer 1

I LOVE THIS POEM!!! It is amazing what words can do to someone. I got chills like crazy!!!! I copied and I am sending it on to all my friends. LOVE IT!!!! Out of all the poems I have read recently you definitely get 10 stars (with 10 being the best and 1 the worst!!!) Thanks for such on awesome poem!!!!

Megan

Answer 2

Thank you.
My husband is in the Military.
Soldiers everywhere surrender their lives both physically and spiritually for Duty, Honor and Country. As my country prepares for more hostilities, hopefully to avoid war, I pray that all soldiers will return safely and that their families have peace.

Answer 3

Your precious poem is quite touching------you have a gift-----use it --------this brings the thought home that we all need to reach out and be a helping hand to the wifes and children of our brave fighting men and women. Will do more to help them----Thank You.

Answer 4

Humbling; moving; touching; adoring; and honored to have you as my Friend. And on my side in paying just Tribute. To those that protect both of us. You have out did yourself, young Lady. Two Thumbs up. WAY UP!!!

Answer 5

I read the story on here earlier and knew you would write a poem. I had no idea how great it would be.

You did it justice. Thanks for posting it.

Answer 6

bravo..... my son just graduated army basic and when he went in his daughter was 2 month old today she is 6 months old and he is home for his short leave before him and his family go off to hawaii then of course afghanistan............ yes him and all his army buddies need our respect..........they are the true heroes

Answer 7

Love it!!! AWESOME!!!! I know something like that! here it goes :



As a Company, Southwest Airlines is going to support "Red
Fridays."

Last week I was in Atlanta , Georgia attending a conference.
While I was in the airport, returning home, I heard several people behind me beginning to clap and cheer. I immediately turned around and witnessed one of the greatest act's of patriotism I have ever seen. Moving thru the terminal was a group of soldiers in their
camo's, as they began heading to their gate everyone (well almost everyone) was abruptly to their feet with their hands waving and cheering. When I saw the soldiers, probably 30-40 of them, being applauded and cheered for it hit me. I'm not alone. I'm not the only red blooded American who still loves this country and supports our troops and their families.

Of course I i mmediately stopped and began clapping for these
young unsung heroes who are putting their lives on the line everyday for us so we can go to school, work and home without fear or reprisal.

Just when I thought I could not be more proud of my country or of our service men and women a young girl, not more than 6 or 7 years old, ran up to one of the male soldiers. He kneeled down and said "hi," the little girl then she asked
him if he would give something to her daddy for her. The young
soldier, he didn't look any older than maybe 22 himself, said he would try and what did she want to give to her daddy? Then suddenly the little girl grabbed the neck of this soldier, gave him the biggest hug she could muster and then kissed him on the cheek.

The mother of the little girl, who said her daughters name was
Courtney, told the young soldier that her husband was a Marine and had been in Iraq for 11 months now. As the mom was explaining how much her daughter, Courtney, missed her father, the young soldier began to tear up.

When this temporarily single mom was done explaining her situation, all of the soldiers huddled together for a brief second. Then one of the other servicemen pulled out a military looking walkie-talkie. They started playing with the device and talking back and forth on it. After about 10-15 seconds of this, the young soldier walked back over to Courtney, bent down and said this to her, "I spoke to your daddy and he told me to give this to you." He then hugged this little girl that he had just met and gave her a kiss on the cheek. He finished by saying "your daddy told me to tell you that he loves you more than anything and he is coming home very soon."

The mom at this point was crying almost uncontrollably and as
the young soldier stood to his feet he saluted Courtney and her mom. I was standing no more than 6 feet away from this entire event unfolded. As the soldiers began to leave, heading towards their gate, people resumed their applause. As I stood there applauding and looked around, their were very few dry eyes, including my own. That young soldier in one last act of
selflessness, turned around and bl ew a kiss to Courtney with a
tear rolling down his cheek.

We need to remember everyday all of our soldiers and their
families and thank God for them and their sacrifices. At the end of the day, it's good to be an American.

RED FRIDAYS ----- Very soon, you will see a great many people
wearing Red every Friday. The reason? Americans who support our troops used to be called the "silent majority". We are no longer silent, and are voicing our love for God, country and home in record breaking numbers. We are not organized, boisterous or over-bearing. We get no liberal media coverage on TV, to reflect our message or our opinions. Many Americans, like you, me and
all our friends, simply want to recognize that the vast majority
of America supports our troops.


Our idea of showing solidarity and support for our troops with
dignity and respect starts this Friday -and continues each and every
Friday until the troops all come home, sending a deafening message that.. Every red-blooded American who supports our men and women afar will wear something red. By word of mouth, press, TV -- let's make the United States on every Friday a sea of red much like a homecoming football game in the bleachers.

Answer 8

Beautiful. Thank you

Answer 9

that poem is beautiful...it made my husband cry...that is something our daughter would do...thank u

Answer 10

Excellent poem. I got chills!!!