A Soldier's Inspiration

Facing
the dangers every day cannot be easy. Tammi (Jann) Hetherington, a
soldier who served in Tazlo when Hillary visited, gives us a glimpse of
their feelings with a poem that she published in the The Talon:

Fearing the unknown, not knowing what's yet to come,
Where do I turn, where can I run?

Can I trust my heart, dare I turn to lose again?
Will I survive the next onslaught, will I know where to begin?

What will I lose the next time fall?
What is left to spare, when the winner takes all?

Silence gives time to clear the mind,
Knowing a safe path isn't that far behind.

Laughter can cure a once ailing heart,
Put back together the pieces that once fell apart.

Say there is a chance, some hope left for me,
That when I close my eyes, my dreams can't elude me.

To go about my days with my head held high,
To continue dreaming my dreams, while reaching for the sky.

Something once bleak, has brightened with time,
The emptiness has left, leaving peace behind.

Spc. Tammi K. Jann