| The following poem was written in response to a | | | | fighting |
| newspaper article in which a third grade student | | | | A Sergeant Major had his sayand told his story |
| wrote a letter to a soldier on the battlefield in a | | | | this a way |
| foreign country. The little girl wanted to know | | | | I am proud, if it be, to do the dying |
| what it was like being at the front and also to try | | | | For you see, you are the hopeof the world and |
| and understand why the soldiers were there. The | | | | so he wrote |
| poem is written from the point of view of an | | | | It is important that you know what is happening |
| American soldier, describing his thoughts and | | | | America is such a special placeand on your |
| feelings about the US military being sent to | | | | shoulders drape the tracesof freedom and all that |
| engage a foreign foe and his desire to defend the | | | | is worth championing |
| freedom of all Americans and the American way | | | | You are free to call or writeto state your piece - |
| of life. Although freedom may be the right of an | | | | it's your rightand for my generation to save your |
| individual. Freedom is not free and requires | | | | right to do it |
| sacrifice. | | | | Stay in school and learn to read |
| A Letter From A Marine | | | | Study hard - it's not just deeds |
| A third grade student wrotea quizzing letter | | | | And honey! the world depends on you doing it! |
| meant to toteto the front for the men doing the | | | | |