This poem is dedicated to Sergeant Aaron C. Elandt, who fell in battle on 30 May 2004,as well as to the millions of American Fighters who paid and are paying for our freedom with their lives and sprits.What is the Greatest Sacrifice a Soldier Gives to us?For the thoughtless the answer is "his life",For the mother and wife the answer is his time,That is taken for a year or more,Or for eternally,The Christian may say "no greater love..."A whole man can say his limb, his health,In truth it is something that no man can know unless he has served his countrymen,How long a mortal must labor to replace this ghost little thought of,Like virginity it can only be given once, And God or his angles never can replace,A wonderful, and a horrible gift paid for spiritually,What does a Sergeant give to us when his team is all killed? Or a friend, as dear as any brother lies in pieces in his arm?Or the commander,Who counts his men at the gate?Again and again,Who refuses to stop...(Read Full Post)