For Our Nation

For our nation,
they bled, they died,
stood strong against
our common enemies
Journeying to far off lands,
warring seas, unknown dangers.
For this place,
this people, these ideals
they heeded the call,
serving our nation
one and all.

February 19, 2008
The Exchange, NHPR, 2/18/08
Socrates Radio Café: What does Love of Country Mean?
http://www.nhpr.org/node/15188