A Tribute to Our Fallen Soldiers

A Memorial Day Poem

John Mario
Tribute To Our Fallen Soldiers

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Names etched in stone

Those who did not come home

to enjoy tomorrow

Their families in sorrow

No greater a sacrifice

then to give up one's life

for our country, for you and for me

--

The people they fight for

Risk their lives day and night for

Some give up a life for

and demonstrate our might for

the world to see and victory

and for our privilege to be

those who are free.

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They gave proof of the cost

via the lives that were lost

for us to see

that the liberty gained

was not for free

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May God bless them all

and grant them eternal life

Bless each surviving brother and sister,

husband and wife

Let them stand tall

in our memories

and let us never forget

the battles they won

and the families they left

Comfort the families now and

for the rest of their years

Give our fallen soldiers happiness

for eternity

Published by John Mario

As a child, I wrote short stories and read them to my friends. I studied interior house wiring in a vocational high school. I majored in electrical engineering in college. I worked for 8 years as an electon...  View profile

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  • Lodie Quezada7/5/2010

    The words you used to express this poem was full of love and compassion. Great poem.

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