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A short
while after 9/11, and the attack on the Pentagon... I thought about the men and
women who gave their lives that day. And how I could honor them in some way....
this is my way.
MY SAILOR DIED TODAY
by: Tom Kish
USS Laffey (DD-724)
MY SAILOR DIED TODAY?
I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS, WHAT IS HE SAYING?
STANDING THERE WITH HIS BLUE UNIFORM TRIMMED WITH GOLD
HE CAN'T BE TALKING TO ME, I THINK HE'S JUST PLAYING.
MY SAILOR DIED TODAY?
WHY, I REMEMBER MY SAILOR AT JUST ABOUT THREE
ALWAYS ASKING QUESTIONS, ALWAYS TRYING NEW THINGS
ALWAYS TOUCHING SOMETHING. ALWAYS TESTING ME.
MY SAILOR DIED TODAY?
YOU KNOW, I REMEMBER MY SAILOR AT JUST ABOUT TEN
PLAYING BASEBALL AND SOCCER OR SOMEOTHER GAME
NOT TOO MANY BETTER, THAN MY SAILOR BACK THEN.
MY SAILOR DIED TODAY?
YES, I REMEMBER MY SAILOR IN HIGH SCHOOL
GOING TO THE PROM OR HOMECOMING DANCE
DRIVING MY CAR, WHICH MY SAILOR THOUGHT "COOL".
MY SAILOR DIED TODAY?
OH, I REMEMBER MY SAILOR ON GRADUATION DAY
LOOKING OH SO SMART IN THAT WHITE UNIFORM
"MAY I SALUTE YOUR SAILOR"?, OH YES YOU MAY.
MY SAILOR DIED TODAY?
WHAT IS IT THAT HAPPENED? CAN YOU TELL ME MORE?
YOU SAY A TERRORIST'S PLANE HIT THE PENTAGON?
MANY DIED? OH MY GOD, WHAT HORROR.
MY SAILOR DIED TODAY?
MY SAILOR WAS JUST HOME, FOR A WHILE.
CAN YOU TELL ME WHY?
JUST BECAUSE SOME RELIGIOUS FINATICS DIDN'T LIKE OUR LIFESTYLE?
MY SAILOR DIED TODAY
DOING WHAT HE LOVED TO DO BEST
I WILL PRAY FOR YOU MY DARLING SON
FOR YOU AND ALL THE REST...... I LOVE YOU
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