calling cadence can strike fear in the hearts of some. others realize it's a rare privelage that very few get to experience. there's something unique about standing in front of a formation of anywhere from 3-100 troopies, all waiting to act on your commands. and when you start calling cadence, and they're motivated and respond loudly it rocks you. i've got a couple staples, some for running, some for marching. some are happy, some sad to remember our fallen brethren.

some where there's a mother
who's crying for her son
he's an airborne ranger
and all the medals he's won.

but don't you cry him no tears
he don't need your sympathy
he's an airborne ranger
who fights for liberty

somewhere there's a lady
who's crying for her man
he's an airborne ranger
off in a foreign land

but don't you cry him no tears
he don't need your sympathy
he's an airborne ranger
who fights for you and me

somewhere there's a little girl
who's crying for her dad
he's an airborne ranger
that she's missing so bad

but don't you cry him no tears
he don't need your sympathy
he's an airborne ranger
who fights so we can be free

one day came a chaplain
and this is what he said
i regret to inform you
your airborne ranger's dead

but don't you cry him no tears
he don't need your sympathy
he's an airborne ranger
that's all he wanted to be
he's an airborne ranger
who fought for you and me

Sorry for your loss JL4. Sorry for all our losses.
Here's hoping he grew up playing in the woods like we did, a born soldier. That he finally found his niche as a soldier and was feeling complete and fully alive over there.