Memorial Page
for
Sergeant Christopher Lee Everett
1981-2005
Our Comrade, Our Fallen
Sergeant Christopher Lee Everett was born December 5, 1981 in Huntsville, Texas to Patrick and Larraine Everett, and has one sister, Dawn Elaine Everett. He attended high school in Huntsville, Texas where he graduated May 27, 2000. He joined the Texas Army National Guard, August 5, 1999 and attended Basic training and AIT at Fort Knox, Kentucky as a 63A M1A1 Abrams Tank Systems Maintainer, and was then assigned to Co A 5th Tank in Huntsville Texas. He was mobilized for OIF III on August 15th, 2004 and was deployed to Taqaddum, Iraq on January 6, 2005. He was assigned to Co B, 2/112 AR, 56th BCT, 36th ID. Sergeant Everett was awarded the following awards: National Defense Service Ribbon, Army Achievement Metal, Global War on Terrorism Service Metal, Armed Forces Reserve Medal, Army Reserve Component Achievement Metal, Texas Faithful Service Metal, Bronze Star (Posthumous).
IF I KNEW
If I knew it would be the last time
That I'd see you fall asleep,
I would tuck you in more tightly
and pray the Lord, your soul to keep.
If I knew it would be the last time
that I see you walk out the door,
I would give you a hug and kiss
and call you back for one more.
If I knew it would be the last time
I'd hear your voice lifted up in praise,
I would video tape each action and word,
so I could play them back day after day.
If I knew it would be the last time,
I could spare an extra minute
to stop and say "I love you,"
instead of assuming you would KNOW I do.
If I knew it would be the last time
I would be there to share your day,
Well I'm sure you'll have so many more,
so I can let just this one slip away.
For surely there's always tomorrow
to make up for an oversight,
and we always get a second chance
to make everything just right.
There will always be another day
to say "I love you,"
And certainly there's another chance
to say our "Anything I can do?"
But just in case I might be wrong,
and today is all I get,
I'd like to say how much I love you
and I hope we never forget.
Tomorrow is not promised to anyone,
young or old alike,
And today may be the last chance
you get to hold your loved one tight.
So if you're waiting for tomorrow,
why not do it today?
For if tomorrow never comes,
you'll surely regret the day,
That you didn't take that extra time
for a smile, a hug, or a kiss
and you were too busy to grant someone,
what turned out to be their one last wish.
So hold your loved ones close today,
and whisper in their ear,
Tell them how much you love them
and that you'll always hold them dear
Take time to say "I'm sorry,"
"Please forgive me," "Thank you," or "It's okay."
And ! if tomorrow never comes,
you'll have no regrets about today.