[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 11]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 15346-15347]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                 HONORING VETERANS AND THE ARMED FORCES

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                      HON. MICHAEL G. FITZPATRICK

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, November 15, 2012

  Mr. FITZPATRICK. Mr. Speaker, in honor of Veterans Day, I rise to 
honor all Veterans and the men and women of The Armed Forces and their 
families with a poetic tribute ``Thank You'' penned by Albert Carey 
Caswell.

                               Thank You

     Thank . . .
     Thank you . . .
     Thank you,
     for all of your hearts so deep!
     So deep!
     Thank you,
     for all of your promises you did so keep!
     So keep!
     And all of you,
     who so bled for you and me!
     You and me!
     And to all those Mothers who now so weep!
     So weep!
     And all of those Fathers,
     whose pain now runs so very deep!
     So deep!
     And all of those families,
     who can now not together ever be!
     Ever be!
     And all those children,
     whose mommies and daddies will never again so see!
     So see!
     Thank you!
     And for all of you heroes,
     for whom the battle does now so rage!
     Does rage!
     Who have so seen your Brothers and Sisters In Arms so die,
     with tears in eyes as all in your arms they now so lay!
     So lay!
     And watch them so lose,
     their fine strong arms and legs!
     Arms and legs!
     Teaching us all how heroes are made!
     Are made!
     Thank you!
     Thank you for all you gave!
     You gave!
     And all of you who must now so rebuild,
     where none lies left as all of the angels you so instill!
     Instill!
     And all the ones who now must so awake,
     all in sweats in the middle of the night as do they!
     Do they!
     Who far across the shores,
     must live without loved ones in arms on each new day!
     New day!
     Thank You one and all in every way,
     words can not all you repay!
     Repay!
     And all of those,
     who must now so live with the scars of war!
     Of war!
     Who come home with PTSD,
     and so much more!
     So much more!
     Carrying those dreaded dark scars of war!
     Of war!
     Who for all of us have so fought for!
     Fought for!
     But For The Greater Good,
     our most blessed freedoms do so insure!
     So insure!
     Thank you,
     one and all the more!
     For there are not greater Americans,
     than you and your loved ones all the more!
     The more!
     Is that not what heaven is for?
     Is for!
     So on this Veteran's day,
     fall to your knees and pray!
     And pray!
     And thank all of those members and families,
     of The Armed Forces who such magnificence do so display!
     Display!
     And remember why you are free this day!
     This day!
     And why your children in such a great country can so awake!
     Awake!.
     For all they ask,
     is for you to stand behind them each day!
     In your hearts,
     make each day . . . Veterans Day!

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     And remember the cost of freedom,
     with each step you take!
     You take!
     Because the cost of Freedom,
     is not Free!
     Not Free!
     Thank You!

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