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America's Heroes |  |
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Have you ever paused to think how much our freedoms cost?
So many different wars, so many lives now lost.
As we enjoy another day free to come and go,
Let's give a word of thanks to all who made that so.
To all the brave souls willing to fight,
Risking their lives for all of our rights.
Willing to go far from their homes,
Willing to die in lands unknown.
Let's never forget that December day
When we lost so many on that Hawaiian bay.
And those who carried the cargo said to end the war,
Struck by a torpedo, the Indy would sail no more.
And all the brave men on an island far away
Who raised Old Glory once again, and still she flies today.
All the unsung heroes of a thankless, senseless war
Who fought and died so willingly; what was it all for?
Through all the wars and countless places,
They were there; these nameless faces.
So, if you love your freedom, say thank you to a vet,
Their sacrifice was not in vain, and we shall not forget. |
By Jan Hartzog
www.vanishingheroes.com
Copyright 1998
Listed January 24, 2009 |
Written in honor my dad, J.B. O'Dell,
U.S. Navy 1943-1951, and all of our
nation's heroes throughout history. |
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~~ Send your comments and/or use permission request to
Jan. ~~ |
