Arlington Cemetery in D.C.
Greater love has no man than this, that he lay down his
life for his friends. John 15:13
FALLEN HEROES
They gave up all their tomorrow's,
For the freedom we enjoy today.
They gave up their hopes and dreams,
So that we could 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 fell 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 the beach heads,
Trying to make it through.
They were there in Korea,
Some not knowing why?
Only knowing it was ordered
And some would surely die.
They fought in Vietnam,
Not knowing friend or foe,
With peers at home protesting,
Wailing sad, sad songs of woe.
They showed up in Croatia,
Were there in Desert Storm,
Brought freedom to Afghanistan,
Protecting Iraq was just the norm.
They had plans for a future.
They had loved ones left behind,
They were sacrificed for others
Heroes... the very valiant kind!
Freda Fullerton
May 27, 2013
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