with dignity and honor
you waved and smiled
to serve your country
your destination
is war
your bravery unsurpassed
you fought with courage
that i may live
in peace and freedom
all i want
with love ones left behind
who may never know if
they will see you again
one more time
one more chance
hail to you,
fallen heroes
of our lives
you suffered endlessly
and paid the ultimate price
farewell, but unforgotten
you will all be in our hearts
comes today and everyday
your ultimate sacrifice
will be always remembered
and thanked...
happy and somber memorial day... in sorrows and days like this we realize that we have the power to choose how to live our lives...to be a hero, or not...and we have them in the 6,000 and counting American lives lost in recent wars...
