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Holiday Salute To The Troops from The Los Angeles Film School on Vimeo.

T’WAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS,
HE LIVED ALL ALONE,
IN A ONE BEDROOM HOUSE,
MADE OF PLASTER AND STONE.

I HAD COME DOWN THE CHIMNEY,
WITH PRESENTS TO GIVE,
AND TO SEE JUST WHO,
IN THIS HOME, DID LIVE.

I LOOKED ALL ABOUT,
A STRANGE SIGHT I DID SEE,
NO TINSEL, NO PRESENTS,
NOT EVEN A TREE.

NO STOCKING BY MANTLE,
JUST BOOTS FILLED WITH SAND,
ON THE WALL HUNG PICTURES,
OF FAR DISTANT LANDS.

WITH MEDALS AND BADGES,
AWARDS OF ALL KINDS,
A SOBER THOUGHT,
CAME THROUGH MY MIND.

FOR THIS HOUSE WAS DIFFERENT,
IT WAS DARK AND DREARY,
I FOUND THE HOME OF A SOLDIER,
ONCE I COULD SEE CLEARLY.

THE SOLDIER LAY SLEEPING,
SILENT, ALONE,
CURLED UP ON THE FLOOR,
IN THIS ONE BEDROOM HOME.

THE FACE WAS SO GENTLE,
THE ROOM IN  DISORDER,
NOT HOW I PICTURED,
A TRUE AUSSIE SOLDIER.

WAS THIS THE HERO,
OF WHOM I’D JUST READ?
CURLED UP ON A PONCHO,
THE FLOOR FOR A BED?

I REALISED THE FAMILIES,
THAT I SAW THIS NIGHT,
OWED THEIR LIVES TO THESE SOLDIERS,
WHO WERE WILLING TO FIGHT.

SOON ROUND THE WORLD,
THE CHILDREN WOULD PLAY,
AND GROWNUPS WOULD CELEBRATE,
A BRIGHT CHRISTMAS DAY.

THEY ALL ENJOYED FREEDOM,
EACH MONTH OF THE YEAR,
BECAUSE OF THE SOLDIERS,
LIKE THE ONE LYING HERE.

I COULDN’T HELP WONDER,
HOW MANY LAY ALONE,
ON A COLD CHRISTMAS EVE,
IN A LAND FAR FROM HOME.

THE VERY THOUGHT BROUGHT,
A TEAR TO MY EYE,
I DROPPED TO MY KNEES,
AND STARTED TO CRY.

THE SOLDIER AWAKENED,
AND I HEARD A ROUGH VOICE,
“SANTA DON’T CRY,
THIS LIFE IS MY CHOICE;

I FIGHT FOR FREEDOM,
I DON’T ASK FOR MORE,
MY LIFE IS FOR MY GOD,
MY COUNTRY, MY CORPS..”

THE SOLDIER ROLLED OVER,
AND DRIFTED TO SLEEP,
I COULDN’T CONTROL IT,
I CONTINUED TO WEEP.

I KEPT WATCH FOR HOURS,
SO SILENT AND STILL,
AND WE BOTH SHIVERED,
FROM THE COLD NIGHT’S CHILL.

I DID NOT WANT TO LEAVE,
ON THAT COLD, DARK, NIGHT,
THIS GUARDIAN OF HONOR,
SO WILLING TO FIGHT.

THEN THE SOLDIER ROLLED OVER,
WITH A VOICE SOFT AND PURE,
WHISPERED, “CARRY ON SANTA,
IT’S CHRISTMAS DAY, ALL IS SECURE.”

ONE LOOK AT MY WATCH,
AND I KNEW HE WAS RIGHT.

“MERRY CHRISTMAS MY FRIEND,
AND TO ALL A GOOD   NIGHT.”

In preparing for the holidays, we’ve been wondering… Do you have your holiday goose yet?  If you’re in VA or MD, give ‘em a call, it’s not too late! 443.496.1103

A killer recipe for a GOOSE MARINADE:

One Cup of Soy Sauce
1/2 Cup Apple Juice
1/4 Cup Brown Sugar
3 tsp. White Pepper
3 tsp. Garlic Powder
1 tsp. Cayenne Pepper
1 tsp. Red Pepper
1 tsp. Grated Ginger

(You may remember Lisa from one of our first ROCKE TV videos ever… Here she is moving the rack!)

Rocke TV – Lisa Moves 300 lbs. using Outboard Engine Maintenance Rack

Shoot her a Happy Birthday message:

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“Hi Everyone,

It’s that time of year when we send cards and gifts out to family, friends & co-workers. I greatly urge everyone to take the time to remember our US military who have sacrifice everything in order for us have the freedom to celebrate Christmas. I know money is tight for everyone but it only takes  a few cents to make someone’s day this Christmas.

You can simply send a card to either or both of the following addresses:
Holiday Mail for Heroes
P.O. Box 5456
Capitol Heights, MD 20791-5456a

Recovering American Solidier
c/o Walter Reed Army Medical Center
6900 Georgia Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20307-5001

If you can spare a few dollars you can buy a cup of Joe for Joes (any branch at any base) for as little as $2.00.
Go online to the following site:
www.greenbeanscoffee.com/coj

If you have spare generic gifts such as books, hygiene/make-up kits, candies, etc, send them to the troops. Or you can purchase a care package from the following:
Operation Stars and Stripes
website: www.operationstarsandstripes.com
483 Old Canton Rd., Ste. #100
Marietta, GA. 30068.