"IN
GOD'S HANDS"
~CASUALTIES
OF PEACE~
MEMORIAL
PAGES
BOOT
CAMP GRADUATION ~ NOVEMBER 1992
FORT
SILL, OKLAHOMA
PFC
STEVEN JOSEPH AMATO
UNITED
STATES ARMY
FORT
CAMPBELL, KENTUCKY
CHARLIE
BATTERY, 5th BATTALION,
8th
FIELD ARTILLERY REGIMENT
~CHILD
OF MINE~
I gave you
life, my child
On the day
that you were born
The love you
gave to me
Now helps
this heart that's torn
I watched you
grow and learn each day
As the years
flew like a gentle breeze
Now if I could
have you back again
I'd kneel
and pray on my knees
I didn't know
our life together
Would end
after only a few years
Now my heart
is sad and lonely
And life is
full of tears
I always think
about you
Not a day
goes by that I miss
I cherish
the memories we made
Yet forever
I'll always wish....
That life had
taken a different path
Or that I
could un-do that last day
When I was
given no warning
That you were
going away
I often think
if things were changed
And I had
left and you stayed
Would I want
you to feel the pain
When your
mom was taken away?
I wouldn't
want you to cry each night
Or have your
heart broken in two
I'd want you
to go on and live
And have my
memories be special for you
I'd want you
to remember me
And the love
we forever shared
I'd never
want you feeling lonely
But to know
how much I cared
Now you live
in Heaven
And I'm still
waiting for my time
When the angels
call my name
I'll step
to the front of the line
On Mother's
Day I will cry
As I usually
always do
Because I'm
a mom whose heart hurts
For my child
who left too soon
~Sharon Bryant~
©2001
An Angels'
Mom Forever
~BORN
TO EARTH~
DECEMBER
20, 1973
~BORN
TO HEAVEN~
AUGUST
7, 1993
BELOVED SON
& STEP-SON OF:
MICHAEL &
PATRICIA KUSILA
&
MICHAEL AMATO
SR.
BELOVED BROTHER
OF:
MICHAEL &
MATTHEW
BELOVED GRANDSON
OF:
JOSEPH &
BETTY MUSUMECI
&
ATTILIO &
ROSE AMATO
BELOVED NEPHEW
OF:
ANDREW &
FELICIA BAUMANN
ROBERT &
ROSALIE PICARIELLO
JOSEPH &
PATRICIA MUSUMECI
BELOVED COUSIN
OF:
ANDREW, ANTHONY
& KEVIN BAUMANN
JOSEPH, ANGELA
& CARL LOZITO
BELOVED UNCLE
OF:
CHRISTOPHER,
NICHOLAS & MICHAEL
My
Dearest Steven,
Your life ended
on August 7, 1993 and so did mine.
I not only
lost my son, I also lost my best friend.
My broken
heart will never heal
And the void
you left can never be filled.
Although I
can't see you or touch you,
You will always
live on in my heart.
And my love
for you will go on forever.
One day we
will be together again,
A mother and
her beloved son.
All my love,
Mom
~THE
SOLDIER~
It is the soldier,
not the reporter,
who has given
us freedom of the press.
It is the soldier,
not the poet,
who has given
us freedom of speech.
It is the soldier,
not the campus organizer,
who has given
us the freedom to demonstrate.
It is the soldier,
not the lawyer,
who has given
us the right to a fair trial.
It is the soldier,
like Steven,
who salutes
the flag,
who serves
under the flag,
and whose
coffin is draped by the flag,
who allows
the protesters to burn the flag.
GOD BLESS THOSE
THAT HAVE DIED FOR FREEDOM.
