linda 25th July 2008

MY DEAR SON.. IT`S ALMOST BEEN 10 MONTHS..AND I STILL FEEL YOUR AWAY IN IRAQ OR GERMANY..THE REALITY IS THERE THOUGH.. AND I STILL CRY .. WENT TO WASH. TO YOUR GRAVE FOR MEMORIAL DAY..I POSTED PICTURES.. CAME BACK IN TIME FOR CASH`S B.D. HIS FIRST.. HE`S SO WONDERFUL.. THEN ON MY BIRTHDAY I WENT TO A WYNONA JUDD CONCERT AT THE AIRFORCE BASE.. IT WAS WONDERFUL.. I FELT YOU THERE WITH ME SO MUCH.. ALOT OF SOLDIERS ALL AROUND ..ARMY AND AIRFORCE.. IT WAS GREAT! VERY HEALING. THEN WENT TO A AIR SHOW THE NEXT DAY ..WOW.. THEN WE GOT A C`D IN THE MAIL FROM A FATHER THAT LOST HIS DAUGHTER IN THE MILITARY.. HE PLAYS GUITAR AND SENDS COPIES IN HIS DAUGHTER`S MEMORY TO ALL PARENTS THAT HAVE LOST CHILDREN..THEN WE HEARD FROM TONYA ON YOUR HEADSTONE.. AND IT IS BEAUTIFUL.. YOU WOULD APPROVE.. IT`S BEEN AWHILE SINCE I`VE BEEN ON HERE.. BUT I HAD A HARD TIME WITH IT.. BUT I POSTED SOME NEW PICTURES AND WANTED TO WRITE TOO.. PAM SENT ME THE MOST PRECIOUS THING FOR MOTHER`S DAY AND MEMORIAL.. IT`S A FIGURINE OF A MOTHER CLUTCHING THE FOLDED FLAG IN HER ARMS FROM YOUR CASKET..SHE IS SOMETHING.. I FINALLY FIGURED OUT THE TATTO I`M GONNA GET IN YOUR MEMORY.. YOU WOULD LIKE IT.. I LIGHT A CANDLE FOR YOU EVERYDAY.. I WILL NEVER LET A DAY GO BY WITHOUT YOU ON MY HEART.. I WILL CARRY YOU THE REST OF MY LIFE .. LIKE I ALWAYS DID.. I MISS YOU MORE THAN WORDS CAN EVER SAY.. BUT I KNOW YOU ARE IN A HEAVENLY PLACE. I CAN SMILE ABOUT THAT.. UNTIL I SEE YOU AGAIN.. YOUR MO