Everyone Have A Safe Memorial Weekend!
Take A Moment To Reflect.
Freedom Is Not Free
I watched the flag pass by one day.
It fluttered in the breeze.
A young Marine saluted it,
and then he stood at ease.
I looked at him in uniform
So young, so tall, so proud,
He'd stand out in any crowd.
I thought how many men like him
Had fallen through the years.
How many died on foreign soil?
How many mothers' tears?
How many pilots' planes shot down?
How many died at sea?
How many foxholes were soldiers' graves?
No, freedom isn't free.
I heard the sound of TAPS one night,
When everything was still
I listened to the bugler play
And felt a sudden chill.
I wondered just how many times
That TAPS had meant "Amen,"
When a flag had draped a coffin
Of a brother or a friend.
I thought of all the children,
Of the mothers and the wives,
Of fathers, sons and husbands
With interrupted lives.
I thought about a graveyard
At the bottom of the sea
Of unmarked graves in Arlington.
No, freedom isn't free.
By Kelly Strong
8 comments:
Have a nice Memorial Day Weekend. This was a meaningful post today.
Thank you for the reminiscence.
Patsy
I love the red white and blue planter!
God bless the USA!!
I always forget that this is your Memorial day, sort o like our November Remembrance Day. We'll also remember and honour the service of those who serve in the cause of freedom.
Hope you are enjoying your Memorial Day weekend! I have four days off, and loving every minute of it. Tomorrow, the veggie garden goes in, along with some other tasks. My favorite kind of day.
Thoughtful post. thanks...
great post,love your new header.
Very nice poem. Hope you had a nice day.
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