Memorial Day

25. May 2010 by Revelator.

MEMORIAL DAY
by c.w. johnson

We walked among the crosses
Where our fallen soldiers lay.
And listened to the bugle
As TAPS began to play.
The Chaplin led a prayer
We stood with heads bowed low.
And I thought of fallen comrades
I had known so long ago.
They came from every city
Across this fertile land.
That we might live in freedom.
They lie here ‘neath the sand.
I felt a little guilty
My sacrifice was small.
I only lost a little time
But these men lost their all.
Now the services are over
For this Memorial Day.
To the names upon these crosses
I just want to say,
Thanks for what you’ve given
No one could ask for more.
May you rest with God in heaven
From now through evermore.

On Memorial Day I urge you to reach out and personally thank a veteran or a surviving family member for their sacrifice. A handshake will do - as will a simple “thank you”.

“A veteran - whether active duty, retired, or national guard or reserve - is someone who, at one point in his/her life, wrote a blank check made payable to “The United States of America,” for an amount of “up to and including my life.”

God Bless America
Keep the Faith
Revelator - AKA: Layne Marino, MSgt, USAF (Ret)

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