This page is dedicated to
all the men and woman who have served
our country. My heartfelt
thanks to all of you.
My dad...Eddie...who served our country in
World War II
My Special Hero
1918 - 1990
A Soldier Died Today...
He was getting old and forgetful, and his hair
was graying fast
And he sat around with his buddies telling
stories of the past,
Of a war that he had fought in and the deeds
that he had done
In his exploits with his buddies--they were
heroes, everyone.
And though sometimes to his neighbors, his
tales may seem a joke,
But all his buddies listened, for they knew
whereof he spoke.
Now we'll hear his tales no longer, for he
has passed away
And the world's a little poorer, for a soldier
died today.
He won't be mourned by many, just his children
and his wife,
For he lived a simple, ordinary, quiet sort
of life,
He held a job and raised a family, quietly
going his way;
And the world won't note his passing, though
a soldier died today.
When politicians leave this earth, their bodies
lie in state,
While thousands note their passing and proclaim
that they were great,
Papers tell of their life stories from the
time when they were young,
But the passing of a soldier goes unnoticed,
and unsung.
Is the greatest contribution to the welfare
of our land
Someone who breaks his promise and cons his
fellow man?
Or is it the ordinary fellow who in times
of war and strife
Goes off to serve his Country and offers up
his life?
The politician's stipend and the style in which
he lives
Are oftentimes in question to the services
he gives,
While the ordinary soldier, who offered up
his all,
Is paid off with a medal, and a pension that's
quite small.
It's so easy to forget them, for it was so
long ago
That our fathers and loved ones went to battle,
but we all know
It was not the politicians, with their compromise
and ploys,
Who won for us the freedom that our country
now enjoys.
Should you find yourself in danger with your
enemies at hand,
Would you really want some selfless man with
his ever waffling stand?
Or would you want a soldier who has sworn
to defend
His home, his kin, and country, and would
fight until the end?
He was just a common soldier and his ranks
are growing thin
But his presence should remind us, we may
need his like again.
For when countries are in conflict, then we
find the soldier's part
Is to clean up all the troubles that the politicians
start.
If we cannot do him honor now while he can
hear the praise,
Then at least let's give him homage at the
ending of his days.
Perhaps just a simple headline in the paper
that might say:
"OUR COUNTRY IS IN MOURNING,
FOR A SOLDIER DIED TODAY."
(author unknown)
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