To American & Coalition Troops on One-Year Anniversary of Commencement of Operation Iraqi Freedom: Thanks in Our Name for Deeds in Our Name.

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To American & Coalition Troops on One-Year Anniversary of Commencement of Operation Iraqi Freedom: Thanks in Our Name for Deeds in Our Name.·

The fact that March 19, 2004, marks the one-year anniversary of the commencement of Operation Iraqi Freedom makes it suitable to reprise the November 27, 2003, installment for Thanksgiving. For a permanent link to information about this song, go to Deeds In Our Name.· Given the fact that daily news about the war on terror on all fronts (Afghanistan, Iraq, Spain, etc.) give all of us emotional ups and downs, one can never be guilty of too often expressing appreciation to those who must endure such ups and downs while serving on the "front lines" on our behalf regardless of whether one agrees, or disagrees, with various aspects of Bush's strategy for the war on terror.

To Citizen Soldiers a Song to Explain
How Proudly We Thank You for Deeds in Our Name...·
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From farms in the country, from cities and towns,
from places quite humble, from places renowned,
from fact'ries, from stores and from offices tall,
from service professions, from stores in our malls,
come citizen soldiers their country to serve
as full time professionals or guard or reserve.

From mothers and fathers and husbands and wives,
from children and lovers and friends in their lives,
our citizen soldiers depart despite tears
on missions of danger in spite of their fears
as selflessly, proudly, and bravely they serve
that freedom of conscience and Faith be preserved.

In caves and in tunnels where murderers train
unspeakable terror they face in our name.
With principled discipline, training and skill
in taming the instinct to kill or be killed
our citizen soldiers have honored our name,
so, proudly we thank them for deeds in our name.

They serve in the skies, and at sea and on land,
in mountains and jungles and deserts of sand,
on foot and in foxholes, in trenches and tents,
in tanks and on submarine mission descents,
in planes and on ships and on carrier decks,
in Humvees, and hangars and convoys on treks.

For risks to themselves in their battles with terrors
increased by attempts to use force without error,
for risks to themselves they increase by providing
assistance to those who for freedom are striving,
our citizen soldiers have honored our name,
so thank them we must for their deeds in our name.

So we and posterity freedom retain
barbaric regimes you confront in our name.
To you who defend us, we proudly proclaim
our pride in the deeds you have done in our name.
We thank you, we thank you for deeds in our name,
We thank you, we thank you for deeds in our name.·
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Copyright, November, 2003, by James R. Wrenn, Jr., Editor at PoliSat.Com. Note to visitors: I'm in the process of arranging for recording and production of this song, which I authored to honor those who serve us in the military. --Jim Wrenn, Editor@PoliSat.Com.·

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