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Paid for with your precious life,118Please respect copyright.PENANA0gT2wuMwpq
Far from home and family,118Please respect copyright.PENANAYtfCgdOZs5
In wars both wise and unwise.118Please respect copyright.PENANAruOIYnSNiS
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I walk in light thanks to you,118Please respect copyright.PENANANBY9OYcMkl
Teach, write, speak, think without fear,118Please respect copyright.PENANAGKCAIJPs9z
And our flag flies proud and true,118Please respect copyright.PENANAq29fhsh47z
Beacon of hope through the years.118Please respect copyright.PENANAWGx7yHjJEd
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I stand proudly for our flag,118Please respect copyright.PENANAWNoqy6rijW
Hand over heart as I sing,118Please respect copyright.PENANAJZ9oRXeYLD
Our Anthem whene’r it plays,118Please respect copyright.PENANAKcgoA4uSzZ
As my voice cracks and eyes tear.118Please respect copyright.PENANA9w1LgpPmtP
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Emotions run high for me,118Please respect copyright.PENANAdu2FcxhhOz
Not from empty foolish pride,118Please respect copyright.PENANANFeR3AcNet
But because in her I see,118Please respect copyright.PENANAWjNO7EXQEJ
Your most poignant sacrifice.118Please respect copyright.PENANAyrkTAFjpIU
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Freedom comes not from its wish,118Please respect copyright.PENANAGu25yyKRkX
Nor peace from prayers on their own,118Please respect copyright.PENANAjLXTr0kXOs
They come from soldiers like you,118Please respect copyright.PENANAoJEIe5Ap6u
Who selflessly gave their all.118Please respect copyright.PENANATAeEOEysQT
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I carry you in my heart,118Please respect copyright.PENANAlYofFFt7HR
Every day of every year,118Please respect copyright.PENANANQCuZCdUiq
The debt I owe you cannot,118Please respect copyright.PENANAMINxA0Uog7
Be repaid in words or tears.118Please respect copyright.PENANALpkK0CFAMY
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Rest in peace, beloved dead,118Please respect copyright.PENANAmPA9bLwLx5
May God grant you honors due,118Please respect copyright.PENANAbO5FEyIs9s
Today I will fly our flag,118Please respect copyright.PENANAZO8aTbLfLP
And in it always see you.118Please respect copyright.PENANAIhz0DCe48U
Paid for with your precious life,118Please respect copyright.PENANA0gT2wuMwpq
Far from home and family,118Please respect copyright.PENANAYtfCgdOZs5
In wars both wise and unwise.118Please respect copyright.PENANAruOIYnSNiS
118Please respect copyright.PENANABi0Bo27ybi
I walk in light thanks to you,118Please respect copyright.PENANANBY9OYcMkl
Teach, write, speak, think without fear,118Please respect copyright.PENANAGKCAIJPs9z
And our flag flies proud and true,118Please respect copyright.PENANAq29fhsh47z
Beacon of hope through the years.118Please respect copyright.PENANAWGx7yHjJEd
118Please respect copyright.PENANAhWo9OH4Hb6
I stand proudly for our flag,118Please respect copyright.PENANAWNoqy6rijW
Hand over heart as I sing,118Please respect copyright.PENANAJZ9oRXeYLD
Our Anthem whene’r it plays,118Please respect copyright.PENANAKcgoA4uSzZ
As my voice cracks and eyes tear.118Please respect copyright.PENANA9w1LgpPmtP
118Please respect copyright.PENANAWxb0rtSPRG
Emotions run high for me,118Please respect copyright.PENANAdu2FcxhhOz
Not from empty foolish pride,118Please respect copyright.PENANANFeR3AcNet
But because in her I see,118Please respect copyright.PENANAWjNO7EXQEJ
Your most poignant sacrifice.118Please respect copyright.PENANAyrkTAFjpIU
118Please respect copyright.PENANA1ZFeaA8hdV
Freedom comes not from its wish,118Please respect copyright.PENANAGu25yyKRkX
Nor peace from prayers on their own,118Please respect copyright.PENANAjLXTr0kXOs
They come from soldiers like you,118Please respect copyright.PENANAoJEIe5Ap6u
Who selflessly gave their all.118Please respect copyright.PENANATAeEOEysQT
118Please respect copyright.PENANAYe0BCHwQuu
I carry you in my heart,118Please respect copyright.PENANAlYofFFt7HR
Every day of every year,118Please respect copyright.PENANANQCuZCdUiq
The debt I owe you cannot,118Please respect copyright.PENANAMINxA0Uog7
Be repaid in words or tears.118Please respect copyright.PENANALpkK0CFAMY
118Please respect copyright.PENANAeQptQxgRsY
Rest in peace, beloved dead,118Please respect copyright.PENANAmPA9bLwLx5
May God grant you honors due,118Please respect copyright.PENANAbO5FEyIs9s
Today I will fly our flag,118Please respect copyright.PENANAZO8aTbLfLP
And in it always see you.118Please respect copyright.PENANAIhz0DCe48U
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You can hear me read two of my poems in remembrance of Memorial Day on Apple Podcasts by clicking HERE.
Please take a moment this Memorial Day to remember our fallen. They served with honor and served as bulwarks against tyranny in two world wars. They served and died in just wars and unwise ones in service of our country. They paid the ultimate sacrifice for the freedoms we enjoy. And so did their families. Please remember them and say a prayer for them if so inclined, or a silent “thank you” for their service and their sacrifice. May God bless them all.
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