Remember Me America

By James D. Culmer

Veterans, soldiers, families of deceased veterans and active personnel, women soldiers and pioneers and any person willing to be encouraged, "Remember Me America" will give you that opportunity.
Through Prayers, Poetry, Profiles of seven veterans and more, this book inspire and encourage any reader to become more patriotic and supportive toward America soldiers and veterans.

• Language: English
• Publisher: BookBaby
• Release date: Apr 7, 2014
• ISBN: 9780615588278

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ISBN NUMBER

978-0-615-58827-8

eISBN: 9780615588278

Published by:

Blessed with words Publishers

P.O Box 6351

Charlottesville, VA 22906

Printed in the United States by:

Bailey Printers

914 Harris St.

Charlottesville, VA

Cover design by: Arche Designs

Graphic Design layouts by: WAYO Business

Solutions/Dream Creators

All scripture quotations, unless otherwise indicated, are taken from the Holy Bible, KJV.

All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form, except for the inclusion of brief quotations in printed reviews, without the prior permission of the publisher.

DEDICATED TO

Every man or woman who proudly served in the United States armed forces. This for the ones who wear the uniforms proudly, regardless of the perilous times we live in. It's for every soldier who has been killed or wounded while serving. Encouragement in this book is for the families who wait for their loved one to return and the families who have suffered the loss of a soldier. This book is for the homeless veterans who struggle to find housing and the veterans who come back from war trying to regain their sanity after stressful tours overseas. This book is dedicated to all veterans and soldiers who have accomplished the task of protecting America with their unselfish deeds.

Thank you for your service.

TABLE OF COMPONENTS

LEADING TO ENCOURAGEMENT

Foreword:

Birth of a Soldier:

Poems:

America's soldier

A Woman I am

Who really wins?

World class woman soldier

No matter what's going on

Your purpose

The word

Stand still

Our minds

Belief

Be encouraged

Be strong

Give it to God

It's hard but you can make it

We are your moral citizens

Hold on a little longer

Run soldier run

Don't

God, help me to understand

World peace

Credit line

Peace

A piece of peace- August Albert

It's real (War)

Vets

Trading war for wars

Knew enough to know

I cared enough

Three months

I am scared

12 Year old

Buried alive- Talik Jones

You- Charlene Mason

I broke down but I will stand

Saw fit for me to live

Remember me America

Make some noise

Reasons to come home

Courage and Bravery

Come back home

Don't tear down but build up

A literary shake and hug

Thank you

Welcome back

The era of vets

America's finest:

Virtuous woman: Tribute to Women Soldiers:

Prayers:

Extra Encouragement:

Acknowledgements:

Biography of author:

FOREWORD

Go on, live your life, enjoy it, I am already dead.

These were the words of a Vietnam Veteran I encountered in 1999 while distributing meals and clothes to the homeless in Sacramento, CA. I had no idea this one encounter would dig into my caring spirit the way that it did. Typically, I would offer any man or woman in need something to eat. Most would accept, for meals were probably far and few between. I waited for a response and if the opportunity presented itself, I would share the good news of Christ, pray with them, and hopefully plant a seed. I always believed that taking care of a physical need would plant a spiritual seed. This one divine moment led me to stay and listen for a few extra minutes. He parked his shopping cart which carried his treasures of life and he humbly accepted the modest McDonalds meal I provided. As he unwrapped the yellow cheeseburger package, he prepared to speak. He took a sip of the orange drink to wet his whistle and he simply stated thank you. Then without warning, a story followed which garnered my undivided attention.

He began his story with who he was. No name, no title, just a Vietnam veteran. He opened up to me about his struggles within the last two decades, emphasizing that civilian life was not as easy a transformation as many would think. His family turned their back on him for it was not an easy task to deal with a veteran who had seen unnatural things. His family disappeared in his most needed time, leaving him alone to deal with his unstable mental state. His country in his opinion, the wonderful United States of America, let him down by not providing adequate help, especially for those that served in Vietnam. Ill will and poor treatment of veterans was swept under the rug. He had no love to turn to so it was easy to love alcohol and drugs because they love you to death. Literally! When he spoke about love, it was my opportunity to speak about Christ. I encouraged him and although he didn't accept Christ as his Savior, he still thanked me for caring enough to stop. Then, he left me with the words Go on, live your life, enjoy it, I am already dead. I left this forgotten veteran on that warm night with a handshake, but his grip was more than a physical embrace; it was a mental imprint that was stamped in my mind. It took ten years to pull this experience from my memory banks to now use my talents to play my part in dealing with the issue of homeless vets.

This experience prompted research and gave me an avenue to voice my opinion about the well-being of veterans. It has led me into the lives of those that have bravely fought in wars, often not knowing why. Why did I have a heart and concern about the families that have lost loved ones in those same wars? The answer was simple, it could have very well been my family in harms way. This unknown vet could have been my father. He could have been my uncle or brother. This encounter along with multiple articles on veteran mistreatment led me to author this book.

One might ask how a person who has never experienced war or served in the Armed Forces could write about soldiers and their families. How could a person really understand the deep thoughts felt in the hearts of soldiers? I believe any American who has heartfelt feelings for our troops need not fight the physical war, but must fight for these soldiers through other means. We are all at war, not just soldiers and our government. My means to fight this war is to write and encourage my fellow Americans who proudly wear that special uniform. I