Sunday, May 24, 2009

Remembering...


Silence and peace prevail
Where once they fought
On far off battlefields
Giving their last breath
To preserve our freedoms


Now a simple headstone
Testifies to their bravery
WWII, Vietnam war and others
Called to them to service


Challenges and horrors
Too difficult to recall
Plagued the survivor’s
Thoughts and dreams


Many never returned
 Gone to a higher place
Of rest as we remember
Their sacrifices for us