A Soldier's Heart

Here I stand in a place I prayed I would never be
Pictures flash before my eyes, from years gone by.
Your laughter, and your ready smile,
The images come and stay for awhile.
Do they know who and what you were?

You were not a number on a board,
Not a number to keep score.
You were a brother, a sister, a father or a mother,
A husband, a wife, a daughter or a son.
You were my closest friend.

I try to think back to what we said,
Did I tell you how very proud I was of you?
That you answered and did what you were called to do
I know there was no question in your mind,
you were always strong, and believed
in fighting to right all wrongs.
You fought for the freedom that we enjoy,
the quest for hope that many fight to destroy
The right to speak your mind,
or peace for all time.

You had a soldier's heart,
filled with a soldier's pride,
A soldier's heart that was always true,
and bled red, white and blue

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