They stand on guard once
more
in harm’s way, in hostile
lands,
answering our nation’s call
on point in the places of
death
of conflict, of war,
of sectarian factions
longing to loose the
whirlwinds.
Where we would choose never
to be
standing in the crosshairs
walking near the mines, the
chaos
around the blind corners
trusting in their brothers,
their sisters
under arms, their only hope
in returning home, save for
God
Ready to protect us, our
beliefs
with their lives, if they
must,
Standing in the breach
Heroes of this land
one and all
Remembered a little more
each Memorial Day.
edited May 25, 2014
Our Nation’s Best – v2
Memorial Day, May 28, 2007 13:55
Our Nation’s Best
In the period from Memorial Day 2006 to Memorial Day 2007,
982 soldiers and Marines died in Iraq (per AP reports).
At least 3,452 members of the U.S. military have died
since the beginning of the war in Iraq in March 2003 (per AP
reports).
At least 325 members of the U.S. military have died in Afghanistan ,
of Afghanistan
in late 2001, according to the Defense Department.
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