The items shown here are available at "The Vargas Collection" website. Each is a photo and poem from our own Lupe Vargas.

Lupe was a gunner and crew chief in 70-71. Thanks Lupe, their wonderful!

Enduring Truth

The spirit of the American Soldier
The fighting brave hearts, the ultimate sacrifice
Does not begin to say what needs to be said

For defending our constitution and freeing the world of evil
Day upon night, night upon day
To the point of exhaustion like no other soldier
The American will fight

For securing our freedom and keeping our homes safe
For carrying the day and their sacrifice
Is of the American Soldier
The Enduring Truth

 

 


 

  Item#LVC01105   19.75" x 16"   $159.00

 

 

Prayer Before War

How lonely does it get, when you are amongst others
Without parents to guide and protect you
When you stand side by side and see the worry in the eyes of your brothers
Whom before days end you may never see again

When a single Chaplain gives prayer
With only one God to protect us
We become all of one religion
As we ask God to protect and forgive us, he says

Knowing death is out there
The soldiers silently listen and pray
Then placing prayer books in their pocket
Take a deep breath and prepare for another day

 

 

 

        Item#LVC01207   17.5" x 21.875"   $179.00

 

 

Slave

When I recall your kisses
I sit and wait for daybreak
So I can kiss you again
Daybreak don't make me wait

Without your kisses
Hours are like days
Days are like years
Years an eternity

You are my Queen
The owner of my heart
Your footsteps I follow
I am your shadow and slave

Simply by thinking
Of the warmth of your kisses
I know I can wait
To kiss you again
Come daybreak

 

       Item#LVC02102   17.375" x 24.25"   $159.00

 

 

For Freedom and Peace

Almighty God
Illuminate our way
Remember we are your children
Fighting to free the world
Over land, seas and through the skies
Releasing people from their chains
Ceasing only to recover our own
Excelling for Freedom and Peace

 

 

 

    Item#LVC01303   16" x 21"   $159.00

 

 

Without Seeing

I felt your presence
By your perfume
Without seeing
I knew it was you

Amongst a thousand I can see you
Your footsteps are like heartbeats
As you walk towards me
Without seeing I know it is you

Without seeing I can see you
Without touching I can feel you
Without seeing
I know it is you

 

 

 

          Item#LVC02204   17" x 21"   $179.00

 

 

The Soldier's Wife

She never fought a war, she never fired a shot
Yet can hear machine gun roar, in her heart she's been there,
Whether you like it or not

When you talk about the war, your enemies she can see
And when you're lost the most, by your side she'll always be
By your side she'll always be, helping make your days go by
When nightmares come to haunt you, there her arms will be

She never fought a war, never lost a fight
And when the machine guns roar
She'll hold your hand so tight

 

 

 

Item#LVC01011   23.5" x 19.75"   $179.00

 

 

Our Nation's Belief

Do you remember
The Pledge of Allegiance
Our Nation's belief
Our Independence, the Fourth of July

Need we be reminded
Freedom has a price, paid for in battlefields
By Our American Soldiers
Many with the Ultimate Sacrifice

For our freedom of speech and religion
For folks like You and I
For the Police, Firefighters, American Women and Men
Whom rendered assistance during Pearl Harbor
At the Twin Towers, on American soil

Let me assure You
For those who have served, fought and died
They did it, never thinking that You
Who enjoys this freedom
Might turn against Our Nation's fight

Please don't forget Our Pledge of Allegiance
The price of Our freedom
Paid by Our American Soldiers
Who serve, fight and die

 

           Item#LVC01410   16" x 20"   $189.00

 

 

Wound of Love

Good morning my love
I've brought you fresh flowers
And some water
To bless your grave

I love you as always
And miss you very much
Thank you my love
For having given me your life

A piece of my heart died
When you died
And lives only
When I come to see you

That piece of my heart is scarred
With a wound of love you left
And burns when I come to see you

Until tomorrow my love
Until tomorrow

 

           Item#LVC02301   16.625" x 20.5"   $139.00

 

 

Soldier's Angel

A Vietnam buddy wrote to me
Asking prayer for his son
His son was just a baby
When my buddy returned from Vietnam
He wrote his son was now a soldier just as we

His son had children just as he
I felt his pain, the old scars burned
I wrote my buddy back and told him
Do not fear, by the time you receive this message
My Guardian Angel that protected me
Will be with your son
And return him safely to you
When your son is in your arms
Tell him to open his hands
And send my Guardian Angel back to me

About six months later my buddy wrote
"Thank you, my son is with me, I held him in my arms"
A few weeks passed
As I walked by a lake with my camera in my hand
I wondered where my Guardian Angel might be
I felt the same, had my Guardian Angel returned to me
I looked towards the sky and asked
God, could you at least give me a sign, is my Guardian Angel back
As I walked away I turned and looked towards the sky
I never heard God speak out loud
What I saw is yours to see
My Guardian Angel was and is with me

           Item#LVC02012   16" x 21"   $179.00

 

 

Brothers of War

Fight with your heart, serve with your life
For freedom and peace, do what you must

Search with your eyes, seek your enemy out
For your fellow soldier's life, depends on your trust

Leave no soldiers behind, leave not one alone
Bring your Brothers of War
Back to their home

 

 

 

 

        Item#LVC01508   17.5" x 21.875"   $179.00

 

 

It Was Meant To Be

As we stand together in our prayer
Forever in your debt we'll be
As we honor you, our missing soldiers
Whom we've lost in wars, to keep us free

If your souls are in the skies
Smile upon our pilots
If your souls are in the seas
Smile upon our sailors
If your souls are over lands afar
Smile upon our soldiers

Always know that we remember you
That we will always honor thee
That our love for you will never end
That in our prayers you will always be
From the heavens&You can see

    Item#LVC01604   21" x 17"   $179.00

 

 

Witness to Love

             Item#LVC02409   14.5" x 18.5"   $149.00

 

 

 

 

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