Thanks.See you all on the high ground!

truer words will never be spoken. your words have influenced many and will continue to do so.

Thank you all for your kind words. I wish you all the best and I pray a safe recovery for all the loved ones that are serving in the world. God grant them the strength to stay stong and to hurry home. God Bless.
SGT Joshua Helterbran

This poem was very touching. Coming from a family where many of my relatives serve proudly, I couldn't help but get goose bumps while reading this. It was very well written and touching. May God send his holy angels to protect each and every soldier fighting for what many of us take for granted. May God's healing power reach out to each and every man and woman injured protecting this great nation. God Bless our soldiers and God Bless America!

Thank you!!

Dear Josh,

Not only are you a brave person(soldier) but you also have a gift to write! Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts, feelings, and experiences with us all.

I haven't read a poem that made me tear up as much as yours just did. I have family and friends in the military.

Thanks for all you do!

I thought that this poem was one of the best poems I have ever read. There was alot of meanning behind it. So many soldiers including myself, often wonder what it will be like once we are faced with the lord right in front of us. I think this poems says it all.

MACV Advisory Team 88
Ben Tre, Kien Hoa, Viet Nam
7/66 thru 2/69

Hi Mom. Just checking in on the site as I do from time to time. I miss you!
Thank you for all of the wonderful, hard work you do! HOO YAH!

thank you for this great poem. I've lost my brother in Afghanistan, and this poem means a lot to me!

Dear Author of this lovely message and experiance, I was so fortunate to come accross tis poem when as a caregiver I lost a Sailor from ww2 who shared his war storys with me as we passed his final days together,he was rough andtough with a heart of Platinum and I adapted the poem to suit a sailor as this man was so proud to be in the Navy, and then credited your works with a little adaption for a different branch of service, I could find no more a fitting description of how this American felt, and I am so glad your thoughts with pen to paper have expressed feelings so many have but are at a loss to express. glad to read the second verse and know the origins and your personal meaning for this lovely poem. I added the Name Of Sgt J.H. and noted this poem was adapted from a different work. I find myself reading the original often when I think of the Man I cared for for a few many of his last years.

Was assigned to the 1st Signal Brigade;
in support of the 9th Infantry Division
in Dong Tam. When the 9th ID was reasigned back to Ft Lewis; I was transferred to Bentre, Kim Hoa, Province
in support of MACV Team 88.
All in paper work, from the 39th Sig Bn, to 52nd Sig Bn to 86th Sig Bn.

I love the poem I am a marine in Yuma arizona tell u son thank you and I would be proud to serve with him

Happy Holidays and a HUGE thank you for all you do for us! We are both veterans and understand the importance of this! Stay safe!

Thank you for this poem. It means alot to my family and me. I am a 5th generation military man.

Thanks again.


MCpl Josh Rose
2nd Battalion The Royal Canadian Regiment,
Sniper Platoon,
"Without Warning
Without Conscience"

I am so deeply thankful for our soldiers. So many question their fate after they are faced with war. For so many their security and peace dies so ours can flourish. Their sense of self is forever questioned so we do not have to think twice when we look in the mirror. I love this poems because in my heart I feel it holds true. God would not send down our guardians and punish them for fighting for the sake of freedom. The saying holds true, Only two defining forces have ever offered to die for you, Jesus and the American soldier. One died for your soul; the other died for your freedom.

A truly talented man for giving such feeling and emotions to this poem. You have said it all for us!

“If ever a time should come, when vain and aspiring men shall possess the highest seats in Government, our country will stand in need of its experienced patriots to prevent its ruin”.

To my fellow Veterans and countrymen, if ever there was time to Defend Our Constitution against ALL enemies, whether foreign or domestic, that time is now!

I'm sure that this poem brings strength and hope to many people. Thanks to the author of this poem.

Thank you for your service and thank you for you for your poem, which serves as an inspiration for our final judgement.

Thank you for you service to us all and for the sacrifice you and all our troop make to keep me and my family safe. I'm praying for you all. Be Blessed

Thank you for these words

Welcome Home Troops

This poem means a lot to me and all former, current and future men and women of the military

Thank you so much for all that you have done. We too have a son in the Military. He is in the Army. 82nd Airborne 1/504th. He is also a Fister. We pray for you all. Sincerely, The Crotty Family

Thank you for sharing this with everyone-it is quite the eye opener.Stay strong . Sally

I have recalled this poem from the first 6 months I was active duty.

Thank you for this great website. My husband, Charles, was a good man and is still missed. I appreciate what you are doing to keep his memory alive. All our service personnel should continue to be recognized and honored as well as the families who sacrifice while their loved ones are away. Thank you for doing what you do.

I just saw this the other day for the first time hanging up in the training room at my Mobilization Company. we're heading out in a few days.

I live with some stuff from the Gulf War and getting ready to maybe have to do them again. Thank you for this. I can only hope this is true.

This poem is timeless.
My father recently passed away at the age of 82 and served in the USMC during WWII.
This poem was sent to our family in one of the many sypmathy cards we received.
My dad was very proud of his military service as is his family. This poem was very touching and paid tribute to his service as a Marine. The note that was included with this poem said "he is now guarding heaven's gates".
Makes us very proud. Thank you for the beautiful words of comfort.