Because they served – v3

Remember them always

those who went for us

into harm’s way

to guard, to protect us

Because they served

we have life, liberty

Happiness inside

what we make of it

our hope, our dream

as a people as a nation

bound in the service,

in their sacrifice

Because they served

and sacrificed for us

we are convicted, challenged

to make this world, this nation,

better than we found it

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edited November 11, 2014

Because they served  - v3

Veteran’s Day

edited May 24, 2014

Because they served – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/05/because-they-served-v2.html

November 11, 2010

Because they served

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2010/11/because-they-served.html

Veteran’s Day

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edited May 24, 2014

“Thanking a Veteran – v4”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/05/thanking-veteran-v4.html

Edited May 27, 2013

“Thanking a Veteran – v3”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/05/thanking-veteran-v3.html

Edited November 5, 2012

“Thanking a Veteran – v2”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/11/thanking-veteran-v2.html

Edited September 11, 2012

new poem, “Thanking a Veteran”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/09/thanking-veteran.html

&

All of my Veteran’s Day poems

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/search/label/Veteran%E2%80%99s%20Day

&

All of my Memorial Day poems

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/search/label/Memorial%20Day

& earlier poem:

November 11, 2010

“In the Rain, in that Place”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2010/11/in-rain-in-that-place.html

Veteran’s Day 2010

and remembering being

at the Vietnam Memorial

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_Veterans_Memorial

during the 10^th anniversary

Veteran’s Day 1992

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