[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 12]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 17682-17683]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




COMMENDING THE SERVICE OF CORPORAL TYLER SOUTHERN TO THE UNITED STATES 
                               OF AMERICA

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                           HON. HEATH SHULER

                           of north carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, November 16, 2011

  Mr. SHULER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Corporal Tyler J. 
Southern of the United States Marine Corps. Cpl. Southern is a real 
American hero who nearly died on the battlefield, losing both of his 
legs, one of his arms as well as part of the other arm, and a hand. On 
November 20, 2011, Corporal Southern is tandem jumping with Team 
X.T.R.E.M.E. and Jeremy Soles into FedEx Stadium to kickoff the game 
between the Washington Redskins and the Dallas Cowboys. I ask that this 
poem by Albert Caswell be placed in the Congressional Record in Cpl. 
Southern's honor.

                               Look Above

     Look!
     Look above!
     As it's there you will find America's Greatest of all loves!
     Look above!
     At our sons and daughters, who so go off to war . . .
     Armed but with only their most magnificent hearts and souls, 
           to all of our Freedoms to so insure!
     So very fine and so very pure . . . with such courage, and 
           such might . . . And such faith so evermore!
     Look above, at such Strength In Honor . . . All at the ones 
           who America so loves!
     As it's there you will find, the true sum of the meaning of 
           the word love!
     Such selfless sacrifice . . . such brilliant of all lights, 
           coming down to you now from above!
     The ones who bring such tears to the angels eyes, so high 
           above!
     The ones who go off to war, and come back home without arms 
           and legs no more!
     And who now so lie, all in such soft cold quiet graves . . .
     Who with their Mothers and Fathers tears, our freedom's are 
           so paved!
     Teaching us all so how to behave!
     So look above, and it's there you will find and so see the 
           meaning of the word patriotism this day!
     Coming down to us all in this way . . .
     And take comfort, all in that we have such men as Tyler 
           Southern on this very day!
     Marines, whose fine hearts shall never wave!
     Who so gave up his strong arm and fine legs!
     Ooo Rah . . . JAR HEAD! `Oh what your most magnificent life 
           has so said!
     And take comfort, all in his most magnificent shades of 
           green!
     All because of The Army, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard,

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     And The United States Marines! We All Now So Live In Peace!
     And as you lay your head's down to sleep, all in your hearts 
           and souls so ever 
           keep . . .
     A warm spot for all of these . . . Heroes so very deep!
     And for all of those families who now so weep!
     And look above and thank them all, all in your hearts of love 
           to keep!
     Men Tyler who are First To Fight, whose fine heart ignite!
     And take comfort in knowing of, America's Greatest of All 
           Loves!
     Now Look, Look Above!

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