Brave young men
Gone to war
Giving their lives
To protect
America’s shores
Some just barely
The age of eighteen
Never realizing their own
American dream
Selfless acts of courage
No utterance
Or dark thoughts
Of regretful disparage
For their country
They were glad to
Answer the call
Valiantly
Fighting tyranny
Taking their
Fatal fall
So remember
When you lay
Your head down
Late at night
Say a prayer of
Thanks
For those who gave their
Precious life
For our freedom
Our safety
Our inalienable
Rights
Courageous souls
Resting now
In fields of honored
Glory
We must never
Forget to tell
Generations of
Their gallant
Patriotic stories
© Leatherman 2012