US Army Pfc. Jesse Givens died in Iraq in the service of his country on the first of May, 2003, in his 34th year. He wrote this letter to his wife Melissa, his five year-old son Dakota (nicknamed 'Toad') and his unborn child Carson (nicknamed 'Bean'). He asked Melissa not to open the envelope unless he was killed. 'Please, only read it if I don't come home,' he wrote. 'Please put it away and hopefully you will never have to read it.'
Andrew Garland, baritone
Lee Hoiby, composer and pianist
www.andrewgarland.com
www.leehoiby.com
Copyright Rock Valley Music Co. 2006
Author: mshulgas
Keywords: music Hoiby Garland Iraq war voting election politics democrats republicans classical opera
Added: November 2, 2006
