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Freedom Isn't Free
Welcome Home Troops
Faces of the Fallen is a project of the Washington Post that honors each and every soldier who has paid the ultimate sacrifice. Click the picture above and take a moment to remember our fallen soldiers and their families.
IN MEMORY
SPC Michael
Rodriguez
SPC Michael
Rodriguez
I've Got Your Back
I am a small and precious child,
my daddy's been sent to fight...
The only place I'll see his face,
is in my dreams at night.
He will be gone too many days
for my young mind to keep track.
I may be sad, but I am proud.
My daddy's got your back.
I am a caring mother.
My child has gone to war...
My mind is filled with worries
that I have never known before.
Every day I try to keep
my thoughts from turning black.
I may be scared, but I am proud.
My child has got your back.
I am a strong and loving wife,
with a husband who had to go.
There are times I'm terrified
in a way most never know.
I bite my lip, and force a smile
as I watch my husband pack...
My heart may break, but I am proud.
My husband's got your back...
by answering this call.
I do my job while knowing,
the thanks it sometimes lacks.
Say a prayer that I'll come home.
It's me who's got your back.
my daddy's been sent to fight...
The only place I'll see his face,
is in my dreams at night.
He will be gone too many days
for my young mind to keep track.
I may be sad, but I am proud.
My daddy's got your back.
I am a caring mother.
My child has gone to war...
My mind is filled with worries
that I have never known before.
Every day I try to keep
my thoughts from turning black.
I may be scared, but I am proud.
My child has got your back.
I am a strong and loving wife,
with a husband who had to go.
There are times I'm terrified
in a way most never know.
I bite my lip, and force a smile
as I watch my husband pack...
My heart may break, but I am proud.
My husband's got your back...
I am a soldier... Serving Proudly, standing tall.
I fight for freedom, yours and mine by answering this call.
I do my job while knowing,
the thanks it sometimes lacks.
Say a prayer that I'll come home.
It's me who's got your back.
What do you say to family members of a deployed soldier? Read this for some real world insight ... originally printed in a newspaper in the Ft. Bragg area, we thought it was worth repeating.