Giving thanks for those overseas.

Foreign lands where they tread,

Deep blue seas where prows break,

Sun rises and sets on mountain peaks

They are far from home,

And we give thanks

To those who give today;

So we may be free.

We give thanks for the brave,

Who shoulder arms,

To give their all, so that their children

Know peace.

Men and women,

Fathers, brothers, sisters

And Mothers.

Whose sacrifice is oft

Forgotten save by those

Left home with an empty seat

When the Thanksgiving feast begins.

 Whose eyes turn towards

Home; where they gather,

with family in cherished memory,

They give thanks in silence

That they face the dark so that others

Won’t.

It is to these, the Airmen,

Guardsmen, Soldiers,

Sailors and Marines,

I give thanks, on this day.

And pray for those

In harm’s way.

God Bless and protect you all.