The Boys Who Fought

The Boys Who Fought We’ve heard the stories told before The boys who fought the Civil War They all stood up and took their turns And left their mark in powder burns The songs have been forever sung The boys who fought in World War I They said a prayer and would not yield Then fell upon the battlefield They marched away and paid their due The boys who fought in World War II We sent them off with hope and pride And on the beach they humbly died We watched in silence and in calm The boys come back from Viet Nam The ones who went to heed the call Are now inscribed upon a wall He fought a desert storm with grace An orange mask behind his face And when the war was duly won We sacrificed another son A soldier could not close his eyes When fire lit Iraqi skies There is no place a man can hide When war is waged with suicide We must not fail to honor those Who’s fate was one they never chose They only went for you and me And country, soul, and liberty To those who died, I now salute The deeds we cannot restitute To those who live, I now embrace The sorrow written on your faceThus poem was written a few years ago and was put to music by a Swedish composer, who had me add two more verses to include the last two wars. Written February 13th, 2002 © on Feb 13 2002 08:20 AM PST   0 • 10