Topic: Selfless Deed
I wrote this awhile back when I was thinking about my son, who's now a US Army drill sergeant. He was relocated to Oklahoma late last fall and he has been putting in some long days and nights breaking in new recruits ever since. Meanwhile the benefits for those in the US military continues to get whittled down to practically nothing due to the ongoing political squabble not far from where I live. It is frustrating to me and I'm sure to quite a few others, but the fine men and women in the US military continue to do an outstanding job. So this one goes out to them.
Selfless Deed By Jeff Gilpin
January 15, 2014
Capo 3
They [C]come to our [F]towns from all [C]over
[F]As their uncle sugar dic[C]tates,
[G]Not sure what [F]kind of [C]welcome they’ll get,
Not [Am]sure of their [G]luck or their [C]fate. [G]
They’ve [C]joined up for [F]various [C]reasons
[F]As they take that next step in their [C]lives.
[G]They may grow [F]up or grow [C]sideways,
[Am]Either will [G]be a sur[C]prise. [C7]
So [F]here’s to the men and to the [C]women
Who [Am]take the oath, swear or af[G]firm.
[F]May the years of their service re[C]ward them
As they [Am]keep we, the [G]people from [C]harm.
[C]Some may [F]find that the [C]life is too hard,
[F]But some will embrace their hard [C]life,
And [G]go on to [F]do what’s [C]called of them, and
Get [Am]sharpened like the [G]edge of a [C]knife [G]
[C]Some of them may [F]get into [C]trouble
As they [F]grow to what they come to [C]be,
But [G]life is a [F]series of [C]lessons they’ll learn
As they [Am]serve in the [G]land of the [C]free.[C7]
So [F]here’s to the men and to the [C]women
Who [Am]take the oath, swear or af[G]firm.
[F]May the years of their service re[C]ward them
As they [Am]keep we, the [G]people from [C]harm.
[C]These brave [F]men and brave [C]women may
[F]End up as our neighbors some [C]day
Let’s[G]make the time to ap[F]preciate they’re [C]service
[Am]Protecting us [G]all from harm’s [C]way [G]
[C]There may [F]come a [C]day
[F]When these brave souls are in [C]need
[G]I hope and [F]pray that all the [C]rest of us can
Re[Am]pay them for [G]their selfless [C]deed [C7]
So [F]here’s to the men and to the [C]women
Who [Am]take the oath, swear or af[G]firm.
[F]May the years of their service re[C]ward them
As they [Am]keep we, the [G]people from [C]harm.
J E T S
...and yet a Washington Commanders fan (unless they change their name again) ...long story...HTT...C
...and yet a Washington Commanders fan (unless they change their name again) ...long story...HTT...C
