-----Original Message----- From: flora newby <fnewby@getus.com> To: American Revolution-L@Rootsweb.com <American Revolution-L@Rootsweb.com> Date: Monday, May 31, 1999 2:39 PM Subject: Memorial Day Tribute >I am writing this for my family(s) that went to war and served in the Armed >Forces for me,for you,for this great country: >My son,father,mother,grandfather's,and greats are all here and I salute you: > >I write this to you in spirit because without you,and your comrades,maybe >the tomorrow's,and or yesterdays >could not have been a part of this life > >He was a southern son from Tennessee >Stepped off a mountain and traveled oversea's >Just 17,as he readied himself for the fight >for freedom peace and tranquillity > >Airborne,from the blue skys >A paratrooper,he was,and 82nd ,all the way >With the elite he soared >His goal >To protect and serve >I give what it takes >So the job gets done >At night,there is no rest >Lying down with the dead, >there seems no peace for the living >I wonder,is this hell >Death engorges,bullets are flying >we are steadfast in our objective >The Jerry's call us >The Devil's in the Baggy Pants >We made our pact,its to serve and to protect >My comrades fall,and we go on >From Africa,to Normandy,and the Italian Coast >Yea in 43 we took that ride >on George Washington >steaming towards that North African Coast >Ours was the first >I lay in slumber and I might dream >of the biscuits in the oven,my mama over the stove >My daddy's in the fields growing his corn >Swing low sweet chariot >For Allen,the mountain man,he did his duty >But now he's home >looking down on us >With his comrades >I salute you all and God Bless > > >This poem is dedicated to all of my GGreats and my Uncles,and Cousins,who >have served in the wars of this country > >Hubbard Blaylock Andersonville Prison GA. >Michael Blaylock Co.D.2nd. TN.Inf. >Charles Thurman C.S.A. >Edgar Eugene Newby Sgt. U.S.Army Viet Nam >Eldun Newby U.S. Army >Bobby Newby U.S. Army >Robert Preston Colquitt Co.I 32nd Regt.C.S.A. >Vernon D Clark A.F.P. U.S.Air Force Kuwait and Desert Storm >my brother-in-law >Steven Fox Navy my brother-in-law Desert Storm >Joshua Cherry 3rd N.Carolina Reg. Rev. War >Joshua Cherry Parson's Mounted Brigade and the Mexican war (son) >William Haley Barnett C.S.A. Texas Unit of Confederacy killed in action >6/16/1862 >Joseph Simeon Barnett K.I.A. 6/6/1862 C.S.A. T.U.C. >John Crawford Barnett Texas Units of Confederacy >Benjamin F Ritter Republic of Texas U.S.Army >Johnathon Augustus Colquitt Morgan's raiders Co.G 2nd Kentucky Regt >David Carter New Jersey Militia 12-20-1776 and the Campaign of Six Nations >Jacob Garrigues New Jersey Militia 1775-1783 >Joseph Varney Officer for the Union Navy >Rodney E.Varney My Grandfather WW I and Korea >Rodney E.Varney Signal Intelligence Unit WW II My Uncle >Jeanne Varney Newby (My Mom) 7704th Hdq.Germany WW II >George Allen Newby 82nd Airborne Africa-Italian Campaigns >WW II 3 Bronze Stars Two Silver Stars Three Presidential Citations and more >James Thomas Newby WW II Aleutian Islands my Uncle >Elisha Newby Co.G. 6th TN.M I >Harold lloyd Newby Viet Nam Medic my cousin >Master Sergeant Marcus H Cherry jr.. my children's father >Viet nam and other places >Marcus M Cherry U.S.Army 6 years my son >Charles Andrew Newby II Viet Nam Airborne > >These are all I can locate now but God Bless and thank you for all you have >done to serve our great country Flora Newby >