This is a picture of the tomb of the unknown soldier,
Arlington National Cemetery.
Be sure to fly your flag today in honor of all
the fallen heroes that gave up everything for
our freedom.
FALLEN HEROES
They gave up all their tomorrow's,
For the freedom we enjoy today.
They gave up their hopes and dreams
That we might have a better way.
They marched across this nation,
With freedom in their breast.
They sailed across the ocean
To meet each and every test.
They endured at Valley Forge.
They marched through Tennessee.
They bled and died at Gettysburg,
So that we might live free.
They fought oppression in the Forest of Argonne,
Battled beneath the Verdun sky,
As they fought the war of wars,
Where so many were to die.
They stood on Iwo Jima,
And raised ole glory way up high,
As cries of fallen comrades
Reached far into the sky.
In the battle of the Bulge,
Were young men, brave and true.
They stumbled upon distant beach heads,
Trying to make it through.
They were there to aid Korea
Some, not knowing why?
Only knowing it was ordered,
And some would surely die.
They fought in Vietnam,
Not knowing friend from foe,
With peers at home protesting,
Wailing sad, sad songs of woe.
They showed up in Croatia,
Were there in Desert Storm,
Sought freedom for Afghanistan,
Protecting Iraq was just the norm.
They had plans for the future.
They left loved ones behind,
They were sacrificed for others
Heroes... the very valiant kind!
Freda Fullerton
May 30, 2011
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