Death of a Soldier

My cousin's son is serving in Afganistan. He was in a vehicle that was following a transport or something that was fired upon. His friend was killed. My cousin's vehicle hit a road bomb, but it was a heavily armored one and T is okay.

I found out late this afternoon.

I was emailed the following link tonight. I wish I could embedded it on my blog. Please go there and watch and listen. It's a song written by some American soldiers. It's called "If I Die Before You Wake". It's hitting me pretty hard right now as it came close to home.

Here are the words:

Back home now I know you're probably sleepin'

Over here it's the middle of the day

I finally found the time to write a letter

Sittin' here a half a world away

I heard about all them folks protestin'

As if I really want this war

But that don't stop me from believin'

There's just some things worth fightin' for

CHORUS

And if I die before you wake,

I pray the world will take

A good look at what God's given us

That we could only understand,

everything is in his hands

All we need is a little faith and trust

I want you to know it ain't too high a price to pay

If I die before you wake

Tell everybody that I miss them

And I can't wait to get back home

But until then I'll serve my country

And be proud to wear this uniform

CHORUS

No it ain't too high a price to pay

If I die before you wake