A SOLDIER'S LETTER BY GERRI GREENE

Hey Baby
I sure do miss you and the kids. I hope all of you are well there at home. How are Mom and Dad doing? I know that all of you are worried about me but try not to worry too much Babe.  I know that's hard to do when we are so far apart and you cannot see or hear what is happening over here. I will be truthful, it is tough over here. We are here helping these people get their freedoms from a government that only wants to terrorize them and everyone else they can. I know a lot of people don't understand us being here but we just can't let them get away with terrorizing people and taking freedom away from them. If they will do that to their own people, just think what they will do to other countries if we let them get away with it. The destruction from the war is bad enough to look at, but when we see all the children and older people that are having to suffer that makes it even worse to look at. I don't know what I would do if anything like that happened to you or our kids Baby. Seeing all the younger soldiers over here getting killed is really hard too. I am sorry to say it, but I am glad I am not the one that has to go tell their families that they will not be coming home. Babe, if something happens to me and I don't get to come back home I want you to have me buried in that field of flowers not far from the house where you and the family can go visit me. Every time I see that field it is so peaceful and quiet looking. It already has lots of pretty grass and flowers there too.  There are a few other soldiers buried there too. I want you to take my boots and put them on the grave of an unknown soldier too Honey.  I am sure you will be able to find one or get in touch with someone that can help you with that. I want others to know that they have never been forgotten. I don't want to be forgotten either Baby but I want you to give yourself and the kids a fair amount of time to grieve and then pick up the pieces and go on with your life. Find someone else that will be good to you and our kids. Someone that will love you all and help take care of you too.  Do you hear me, Babe? Well my love, I better go because they have just started firing mortar shells at us again. Got to go get under cover or get in the bunker one or the other. Take care Babe and always, always know that I love you and the kids so very much.

Edited 1 time by Gerri Greene May 23 11 2:58 PM.