In the quaint town of Shelburne

Here’s what the daily paper read

“Our Boys Will All Be Heroes”

In smaller letters…

"Thirty-two reported dead"

The war for God and country

Saw almost every loyal son

Step forward with their hands up

They knew freedom must be won

Boys who never held a gun

Were sent to the foreign land

Sweet innocence of youth

Boldly they would take a stand

They were shot dead on the beaches

Some shot down in the sky

Sank in ships upon the oceans

Still few stopped to question why

Then one day it all was over

For the village’s men of might

Of the thirty eight men enlisted

Thirty-two died that fateful night

The mothers, wives and daughters

Loyally gathered through the years

At the town monument of granite

Washed gray in memory’s tears

Names listed all in order

Fading it seems a crime

"Here Lies Shelburne’s Heroes"

In smaller letters…
"Remembered for all time…"