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Paid for with your precious life,125Please respect copyright.PENANAPFZeYmsIpg
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In wars both wise and unwise.125Please respect copyright.PENANABFEBvhviCi
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I walk in light thanks to you,125Please respect copyright.PENANA9O3ZXmTF43
Teach, write, speak, think without fear,125Please respect copyright.PENANAeU3CwJBTgH
And our flag flies proud and true,125Please respect copyright.PENANA6xs4d9kecx
Beacon of hope through the years.125Please respect copyright.PENANAgZ2ew9UNoY
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I stand proudly for our flag,125Please respect copyright.PENANASO64z6mEwa
Hand over heart as I sing,125Please respect copyright.PENANAwrdUl0e00o
Our Anthem whene’r it plays,125Please respect copyright.PENANAfBqZi457QC
As my voice cracks and eyes tear.125Please respect copyright.PENANAY7KcOMARmj
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Emotions run high for me,125Please respect copyright.PENANAqQclJOiTbq
Not from empty foolish pride,125Please respect copyright.PENANAszOazvvOrV
But because in her I see,125Please respect copyright.PENANAMenDPj2koe
Your most poignant sacrifice.125Please respect copyright.PENANAic1FHxYpPt
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Freedom comes not from its wish,125Please respect copyright.PENANAxeEJflD1Q3
Nor peace from prayers on their own,125Please respect copyright.PENANAeJlusWsahW
They come from soldiers like you,125Please respect copyright.PENANAnOBTWIdwLa
Who selflessly gave their all.125Please respect copyright.PENANAlAq9V7BZm7
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Every day of every year,125Please respect copyright.PENANA1fQxJZBIWv
The debt I owe you cannot,125Please respect copyright.PENANAKcQVkGL9ZQ
Be repaid in words or tears.125Please respect copyright.PENANALZh58MvrV1
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Rest in peace, beloved dead,125Please respect copyright.PENANAokl5SkK9jZ
May God grant you honors due,125Please respect copyright.PENANAZYKSJpEh0Y
Today I will fly our flag,125Please respect copyright.PENANAthn1R9yzUE
And in it always see you.125Please respect copyright.PENANAHf6tiOmo5m
Paid for with your precious life,125Please respect copyright.PENANAPFZeYmsIpg
Far from home and family,125Please respect copyright.PENANATTNr9eCwoO
In wars both wise and unwise.125Please respect copyright.PENANABFEBvhviCi
125Please respect copyright.PENANAEMxsOfoBYF
I walk in light thanks to you,125Please respect copyright.PENANA9O3ZXmTF43
Teach, write, speak, think without fear,125Please respect copyright.PENANAeU3CwJBTgH
And our flag flies proud and true,125Please respect copyright.PENANA6xs4d9kecx
Beacon of hope through the years.125Please respect copyright.PENANAgZ2ew9UNoY
125Please respect copyright.PENANAggi5jywWtE
I stand proudly for our flag,125Please respect copyright.PENANASO64z6mEwa
Hand over heart as I sing,125Please respect copyright.PENANAwrdUl0e00o
Our Anthem whene’r it plays,125Please respect copyright.PENANAfBqZi457QC
As my voice cracks and eyes tear.125Please respect copyright.PENANAY7KcOMARmj
125Please respect copyright.PENANAfHuDVFj4Tw
Emotions run high for me,125Please respect copyright.PENANAqQclJOiTbq
Not from empty foolish pride,125Please respect copyright.PENANAszOazvvOrV
But because in her I see,125Please respect copyright.PENANAMenDPj2koe
Your most poignant sacrifice.125Please respect copyright.PENANAic1FHxYpPt
125Please respect copyright.PENANAfwxNSNICzA
Freedom comes not from its wish,125Please respect copyright.PENANAxeEJflD1Q3
Nor peace from prayers on their own,125Please respect copyright.PENANAeJlusWsahW
They come from soldiers like you,125Please respect copyright.PENANAnOBTWIdwLa
Who selflessly gave their all.125Please respect copyright.PENANAlAq9V7BZm7
125Please respect copyright.PENANAeBIinlg8LO
I carry you in my heart,125Please respect copyright.PENANAdtkZ53TqsK
Every day of every year,125Please respect copyright.PENANA1fQxJZBIWv
The debt I owe you cannot,125Please respect copyright.PENANAKcQVkGL9ZQ
Be repaid in words or tears.125Please respect copyright.PENANALZh58MvrV1
125Please respect copyright.PENANAUo2uBIRGut
Rest in peace, beloved dead,125Please respect copyright.PENANAokl5SkK9jZ
May God grant you honors due,125Please respect copyright.PENANAZYKSJpEh0Y
Today I will fly our flag,125Please respect copyright.PENANAthn1R9yzUE
And in it always see you.125Please respect copyright.PENANAHf6tiOmo5m
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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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