Remember Them

We offer them salutes and cheers,

These good ole girls and boys;

We shed sad and mourning tears,

But some are fortunate and cry for joy.

They leave this land for another,

One so far away and unlike this;

They join together as sisters and brothers,

Heroes of what this family consists. 

They train through pain to fight or die, 

Human sacrifices and machines

Against those who would deny

America shall always stand free

When behind the forces of these fighters,

The country’s strength in their bones;

We raise the flag quickly higher,

Thinking as we stand as still as stone

And offer these people a prayer 

Of thanks and safety and good health-

They fall and rise, the country their care,

Fighting and dying for all, not just for self. 

War takes, war breaks, and war kills;

War clings to the hearts of all it has greeted;

War has strength in numbers and an iron will,

But these men and women daily prove

That war can be defeated.

Reviews

[Bluefire]

This made me cry, and that's hard to do! this is an amazing poem! My brother, sister, and brother inlaw are in the military and I fear for them every day.
Thank you for sharing this beautiful piece! :'3

[Sarah Marie]

aw o wow thank you! May God keep your loved ones every day!

[Bluefire]

Thank you ^^ and no problem.

[amber987]

that is amazing