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What Do You SayWhat Do You Say

What do you say when What do you say when you get your orders for you get your orders for

Iraq?Iraq?

““Don’t worry Baby, in six Don’t worry Baby, in six months I will be back”months I will be back”

What do you say to your What do you say to your two little sons?two little sons?

““Daddy Loves you, and I Daddy Loves you, and I will be home when my will be home when my

work is all done”work is all done”

What do you say to your What do you say to your sweet wife when you part?sweet wife when you part?

““I’ll miss and I’ll love you I’ll miss and I’ll love you with all my heart”with all my heart”

What do you say to your What do you say to your family you have held so family you have held so

dear?dear?

““Watch after my family for Watch after my family for me, since I can’t be here”me, since I can’t be here”

What do you say out in the What do you say out in the desert when you are all desert when you are all

alone?alone?

““God keep us all safe and God keep us all safe and bring us all home”bring us all home”

What do you say when the What do you say when the orders come down to orders come down to

attack?attack?

““You pray to God to please You pray to God to please watch your back”watch your back”

What do you say when the What do you say when the sky is lit up and the bombs sky is lit up and the bombs

are so loud?are so loud?

““Thank God I am an Thank God I am an American, I am free and I American, I am free and I

am Proud”am Proud”

What do you say when the What do you say when the fighting is all done?fighting is all done?

You say “Thank you God, You say “Thank you God, tell my wife and my two tell my wife and my two sons I am coming home!sons I am coming home!

Dedicated to SPC Dedicated to SPC Christopher Dodson, love Christopher Dodson, love

MOMMOM

Written March 18, 2003Written March 18, 2003

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