Waitin' for the Love of a Travelin' Soldier...

      Communicating today is much different then back in World War I. With only a letter for commuincation to their loved ones you never know if they are okay or not. Soldiers would die and send letters right before passing away, and their family would have no idea, thinking they are still fine from the letter they got just days before. A huge struggle for these soldiers was having the time to write out these letters and sending them. I did look at the letters and its horrible knowing many of them never came home, as they had promised they would. I believe the song Travelin' Soldier by The Dixie Chicks is a perfect example of the struggles with letters and loved ones the soldiers had. 

So they went down and they sat on the pier
He said I bet you got a boyfriend but I don't care
I got no one to send a letter to
Would you mind if I sent one back here to you

So the letters came from an army camp
In California then Vietnam
And he told her of his heart
It might be love and all of the things he was so scared of
He said when it's getting kinda rough over here
I think of that day sittin' down at the pier
And I close my eyes and see your pretty smile
Don't worry but I won't be able to write for awhile

One Friday night at a football game
The Lord's Prayer said and the Anthem sang
A man said folks would you bow your heads
For a list of local Vietnam dead
Crying all alone under the stands
Was a piccolo player in the marching band
And one name read but nobody really cared