[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 5]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 6343]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




            IN HONOR OF ALL THE MOTHERS OF THE ARMED FORCES

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                           HON. PETE SESSIONS

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                          Friday, May 8, 2015

  Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. Speaker, I rise in honor of all the Mothers of The 
Armed Forces who have served, or who have family members who have 
served. Let us remember their sacrifice and give thanks to them and 
their families on this Mother's Day. I submit this poem penned in their 
honor by Albert Carey Caswell.

                          For All the Mother's

     For all of the Mother's of war.
     For all the Mother's across our shores.
     Whose son's and daughters burdens bore.
     And for all the families who have been separated by war.
     While, mommy for our nation so fought for.
     And all those hours of worry and pain.
     And all of that heartache with them which now remains.
     As they rebuild from the scars and loss of war.
     And for all those Mothers who aren't coming home.
     For all their sons or daughters.
     Who now lie in such cold dark graves so all alone.
     Remember them this Mother's Day,
     and say a prayer for all of them . . . please say.
     And for of those Mothers who must learn to walk again.
     And son's and daughters must somehow start their new lives,
     so begin.
     Without arms and legs,
     and with scars and burns upon their faces.
     all in such places.
     As they help them rebuild,
     so face this.
     Lets give thanks and praise for all of them.
     And for all of those little boys and girls,
     who have now lost their best friends in the world.
     Their Mother's who are the heart of the home.
     Mommy ain't coming home.
     Who now on Mother's Day sit with tear in eye.
     not understanding why mommy didn't say goodbye.
     For the Mother is the heart of the home.
     They give us life and they give us love.
     And in our darkest of all hours help us to rise above.
     And how they cry,
     when their most beloved daughters and sons die.
     A pain that can not be healed by time.
     Only when in heaven they reunite.
     As they teach us even more.
     About faith and courage,
     and with hope how to overcome the scars of war.
     This Mother's Day carry them with you in your thoughts,
     upon your way as you pray.
     And give thanks for what they give,
     and what they gave.
     For all the Mother's this Mother's Day!

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