A ghostly image of a soldier

stood in the background,

as a mother with a babe in her

arms stood by a grave site.

She lowly whispered, "Father

this is your son. Son this is your

father. He gave his life so that

others might live."

Now she is alone, but she

will survive. She will raise

this child without the aid

of others. This child will

grow to be a strong man,

because his mother was strong.

Shirley Smothers