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Welcome Home Wounded Warrior : BLESSED ARE THE SOLDIERS ~~~ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DlJP4FXZngU At the time when the towers turned to dust The Army sent his father to Asia On the steps his loving mother sat Praying time would bring her sergeant back Playing ball in Little League that day He wasn’t home when the two lieutenants came They rang the bell, then found themselves inside And what they said made his mother cry “We regret to tell you that your husband has died He lost his life in a firefight on the 4th of July She wiped back the teardrops that were falling from her eyes And said, “Blessed are the soldiers who defend the Stars and Stripes” (Turnaround) He finished school, then headed to Fort Knox He knew the training there would be top-notch On the steps his loving mother sat Praying time would bring her hero back In sixteen months, when he came home again He rolled his chair up a ramp made just for him He reached the door and wheeled himself inside And what he said made his mother cry “I forgot to tell you that I’ve lost some of my sight More than just my legs were hit when the bomb went off that night’ She wiped back the teardrops that were falling from her eyes And said, “Blessed are the soldiers who defend the Stars and Stripes” Tag: She wiped back the teardrops that were falling from her eyes And said, “Blessed are the soldiers who defend the Stars and Stripes” © Jim Flynn Music BECAUSE YOU LIVE © Paula A. Burnett , 2008 Bodies, minds, and souls are fragile This is my body broken for you This is my blood shed for you Like Christ and many others, I have put myself in harm’s way So that goodness and peace shall be known one day. Americans, Iraqis, and Afghans All want the same things in life and to be free All want the opportunity to be the best they can be U.S. military men and women live to serve Now some are home and the very best they do deserve. Sacrifices, longing for home, and hearts touched in foreign lands Son, husband Brother, friend Because you gave, so many will be saved Because you live, so many will see courage embodied. MAINETROOPGREETERS.COM offers this program to honor our troops who deployed to the Middle East through Bangor, Maine but were unable to return with their unit through Bangor because they were wounded fighting for our country. When troops leave the lounge area to return to their aircraft we tell them we will be waiting to welcome them back to the USA. When they don't come back through Bangor we miss them and want them to know that they still owe us a visit. Most of all we want them to know that they have the love and support of a grateful nation. The "I Owe Bangor, ME a Visit" program, developed by Bud & Lynne Tower and Dee (Winthrop-Denning) Maples, is hosted by Mainetroopgreeters.com and the American Legion Post 200 in Hermon, Maine. Each of these troops will be sent a welcome home package and recognized on http://www.mainetroopgreeters.com. If you deployed through Bangor, ME and WERE UNABLE TO RETURN THROUGH HERE with your unit DUE TO BEING WOUNDED IN ACTION please contact us either through email at mtglegion@Yahoo.com, or send a note to Mainetroopgreeters.com, P.O. Box 246, Brewer, ME 04412. Without you or your family contacting us we have no way of knowing of your situation and if you deployed through Bangor, ME. Those of us at Mainetroopgreeters.com and American Legion Post 200 would like to have the honor of thanking you and welcoming you home.

Welcome Home Wounded Warrior

BLESSED ARE THE SOLDIERS ~~~ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DlJP4FXZngU At the time when the towers turned to dust The Army sent his father to Asia On the steps his loving mother sat Praying time would bring her sergeant back Playing ball in Little League that day He wasn’t home when the two lieutenants came They rang the ...

Updated: Jul 22, 2009 9:23am PST

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