58,253 Salute

The blossoms with each battle grow,

And on a wall thousands of names,

Another, with eternal flames.
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A billion tears for those who passed,

In battles true red blood flows fast,

A shattered family stands in pain,

The flag is folded, yet again.

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Remaining true unto the fall,

Soldiers received the final call,

The flag flies low, half raised to say,

They will not fight another day.

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Those who returned stand tall with pride,

Blessings stayed upon their sides,

Honor them and to those who fell,

Whisper a prayer for them as well.

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In each who comes home from the strife,

The battle scars remain for life,

For all of us they stand or fall,

To all of them I raise the call.

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To say, "You did not fight in vain,

I am here, I know your name,

I raise my hand up to my head,

Salute the living and the dead."