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Okay Jesus, I need you to come here.
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I need you Jesus you've got to help me through this.
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The Army called me
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and I remember getting on the phone
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and him saying-- asking me was I Lila Lipscomb,
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and I said yes,
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and he said 'mother of Sargeant Michael Patterson?'
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and I remember dropping the telephone.
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And all that I can honestly say is
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that I remember is 'Ma'am, the United States Army
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the Secretary of Defense regretfully informs you...
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' That's all I know.
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The grief grabbed me so hard
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that I even fell on the floor.
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And I was alone,
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I didn't have anybody to pick me up.
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So I even crawled over to my desk
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I was hanging on and I remember screaming
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'Why does it have to be Michael?
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Why did you have to take my son?
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Why is it my son that you had to take?
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He didn't do anything.
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He wasn't a bad guy.
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He was a good guy,
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why did you have to take my son?
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Uh-- I uh--- I-- I-- I can't imagine
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what it must be like to lose a son or a daughter..
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or a husband and.. or wife for that matter.
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And I-- it pains me.
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You have his last letter?
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Mmhmm.. and it was mailed March 16th
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but I didn't get it until probably a week
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until he was killed.
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'Hello, Hey Mama.
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Well, sorry I haven't been able to call.
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They took the phone seven days ago.
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I got the letter and box.
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That is so cool,
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your first grandson came the same day
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your oldest son did.
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How is everyone?
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I'm doing fine, we are just out here
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in the sand in the windstorms waiting.
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What in the world is wrong with George?