I Didn't Know You

I Didn't Know You

I didn't know you
Yet you thought
I was worth dying for

I didn't know you
They day you rose
Your right hand and
Took an oath to honor
Serve and protect me

I didn't know you
The day you went to boot camp
To learn what it means to be a soldier

I didn't know you
The day you became
all you could be
in order to keep me free

I didn't know you
The day you met your beautiful wife
or the day you baby boy was born

I didn't know you
That dreadful day
That you paid the highest price

I didn't know you
The day I held your sister
While she cried
because she had to say good bye

I didn't know you
The day that the bugle played
and the 21 shots rang my ears

I didn't know you
But yet somehow you
have touched my soul

I didn't know you


Rest In Peace SSG Chris Rudzinski....you will be missed by many....