A SON WHO GOES TO WAR
THIS PAGE IS DEDICATED TO:
CHRIS PHILP
UNITED STATES NAVY
SO MANY YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN
IN OUR MILITARY
ARE LEAVING THE SHORES OF
OUR UNITED STATES
TO FACE TIMES OF UNCERTAINTY
ON ANOTHER SIDE OF THE WORLD.
SO MANY OF THEM FINDING
STRAINED WORDS TO
BID US FAREWELL
NOT GOODBYE
A SON,
A DAUGHTER,
A HUSBAND
A WIFE
LEAVING OUR SHORES
BUT NEVER OUR HEARTS
ALWAYS BRAVE
WITH ONE SURETY
THEY WOULD SACRIFICE
THEIR VERY LIVES
SO THAT WE
MAY LIVE FREE
AN EXCERPT FROM :
A LETTER FROM CHRIS
HEY STACEY :
I'M DOING OK.
THANKS FOR ASKING.
HOW ARE YOU AND MOM DOING
WITH ALL
THE STUFF IN NEW YORK?
I HOPE THAT YOU GUYS
KEEP YOUR SPIRITS UP AND STRONG
FOR ME.
I WILL RETURN SAFE FROM THIS.
IF WE HAVE TO GO TO WAR,
I HOPE WE SLAM
THOSE PEOPLE THAT DID THIS TO US.
PLEASE TAKE CARE OF
MOM AND GRAMS
AND TELL JAY
I SAID HI
AND
TO TAKE CARE.
I JUST WANT
YOU ALL
TO KNOW THAT
I LOVE YOU
ALL
AND I SEND
BIG HUGZ AND KISSES
TO YOU.
LOVE ALWAYS,
CHRIS
WE WILL STRIVE HERE TO
BE SUPPORTIVE AND STRONG
WAITING
WITH OPEN HEARTS
OPEN ARMS
WITH LOVE
AND GRATITUDE
UNTIL
EVERY
AMERICAN
IS BACK HOME
AND SAFE.
WE SALUTE YOU.
WE LOVE YOU.
AND ABOVE ALL
WE THANK YOU.
GODSPEED
HELP US
TO
KEEP THE
LIGHT SHINING :
AND
