He left his home to fight for his country

He left his children and his wife

He gave everything he had to his country

He was sent to Iraq to fight for his home

Days and nights, he ran through gunfire

Checking the ground for bombs

Watching his brothers and sisters die next to him

Then one day he was captured and tortured

He remained in captivity until he was freed by his comrades

He was beaten, abused and tortured

All he thought of were his children and his wife

All he thought about was what would happen if he never came home to them

He knew his duty to his country

He also knew his duty to his God and his family, they came first

All he knew was he was coming home no matter what

He was beaten so badly so many times he should've died time and time again

But all he thought about was coming home to the ones he loved

When he was freed

He was given an honorable discharge and allowed to go home

He will never forget the horrors he faced and watched others face

He will also never forget the happiest day of his life

When he came home to his children and his wife

The tears that soaked his shirt as his wife ran to him and cried as she clung to him

He would never forget his children who had grown a head taller, cling to him and their mother

This is the story of the lone soldier