Veterans Day 2004

Thinking back over the years
Of everything that our country has held dear
My family was lucky everyone survived the
wars that we feared
Others that went and served with pride
still pressed forward and knowingly died

We as a nation should never forget the ones
who gave the ultimate gift
The ones left behind must be shown how
much we care....they need a special lift
When I was a  little one seeing the flag in a parade
gave me a thrill of pride
We've lost the meaning in recent years...the
reason men have died for the flag

Oh, how long shall it wave?  Over the land of
the free and the home of the brave?
As divided as we are in our political thoughts
one nation is what we are, where we stand
and let no one think anything less...
So remember our heros alive and dead
Today is their day and not something
to dread.

Say a prayer for our boys over "there"...........