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Nov-11-2010 10:03 
A Tribute To Veterans
Jerry Calow Special to Salem-News.com
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Tough life of a U.S. Army soldier based in Kabul, Afghanistan. Salem-News.com photo by Tim King
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(WASHINGTON D.C.) - Forward by Editor: Jerry Calow sent this to our newsroom for Veterans Day, he explained that he was hoping to be able to see these words published to as a show of faith for veterans, many of whom live difficult lives after their military service.
Most of us who served can relate to the intense feelings that accompany military service. Wars fought by Americans have shown out Veterans the worst side of life; death and destruction and emotional stress at levels unimaginable to civilians.
The conflicts have also seen extreme heroism and acts of bravery that defy explanation or reason. We learn that in the end the Vets are often fighting for the soldier or Marine next to them, not for political ideals or national pride. Sure the flags wave and the music carries a note that makes your heart swell; you can call it pride but often it is an unexplainable relief.
On this day as the United States remains engaged in bitter, unpopular wars overseas, please give your thoughts to the young men and women who spend a portion of their lives engaged in war. They did not start the conflict and they always deserve our respect.
A Tribute To Veterans
In Vietnam, Korea and World Wars Past Our Men Fought Bravely so Freedom Would Last Conditions Where Not Always Best They Could Be Fighting a Foe You Could Not Always See:
From Mountain Highs to Valley Lows From Jungle Drops to Desert Patrols
Our Sinewy Sons Were Sent Over Seas Far From Their Families And Far From Their Dreams They Never Wrote Letters Of Hardships Despair Only Of Love, Yearning That One Day Soon:
They Would Come Home, They Would Resume And Carry On With The Rest of Their Lives
The P.O.W.’S Stood Steadfast Against the Indignities And Cruelties Of War They Could Not Have Lasted as Long as They Did If They Had Relinquished Their Hope That Some Day:
They Would Come Home, They Would Resume And Carry On the Rest Of Their Lives
Medics, Nurses, and Chaplains Alike Did What They Needed To Bring Back Life They Served Our Forces From Day Into Night Not Questioning If They Would Survive:
They Mended Bones And Bodies Too, They Soothed the Spirits of Dying Souls
And for Those M.I.A’S, Who Were Left Behind We Echo This Message Across the Seas We Will search For as Long As It Takes You’re Not Forgotten And Will Always Be:
In Our Hearts, In Our Prayers, In Our Minds For All Time
A Moment of Silence, a Moment of Summons Is Their Deliverance of Body And Soul To a Sacred Place That We All Know Deep In the Shrines of Our Soul:
In Our Hearts, In Our Prayers In Our Minds For All Time
INTERLUDE: GOLD STAR MOTHERS GRIEVE: ENDLESSLY, ENDLESSLY, ENDLESSLY.......
These Immortalized Soldiers Whose Bravery Abounds They’re Our Husbands, Fathers, and Sons They Enlisted For the Duty at Hand To Serve the Cause of Country and Land:
They Had Honor, They Had Valor, They Found Glory That Change Them Forever
Men Standing Tall and Proud They be A Country Behind Them in a Solemn Sea So Let the Flags of Freedom Fly Unfurled in Their Majesty High:
In the Sun, In the Rain In the Winds Across This Land
Years of Tears Has Brought Us Here Gathering Around to Hear This Sound So Let the Flags of Freedom Fly Unfurled in Their Majesty High:
In the Sun, In the Rain, In the Winds Across This Land
REPEAT:
In the Sun, In the Rain, In the Winds For All Time
Jerry Calow (copyright 2003 )
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Anonymous November 11, 2010 4:36 pm (Pacific time)
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