Our Soldiers Go Marching On... (poem) by SHERRY G HEIM on AuthorsDen

Our Soldiers Go Marching On...
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"I will never forget. I will keep the faith. I will finish the mission. I am an American soldier."

Our Soldiers Go Marching On… As we celebrate Memorial Day We reflect on all that we have, today Because so many, before us, have given their all The stripes of red in our flag Are the symbol of their sacrifice Life-blood spilled that freedom may endure If you do not support those who protect you If you do not believe in their fight If you do not breathe the memory of our fallen Then you, too, are the enemy of freedom The sun rises upon another day Our warriors go on with their routine Another soldier will fall A nation, a mother, a wife and a child Will, once again, mourn our loss This day is set in honor of them all But everyday, as you place your feet Upon the soil of freedom Take a moment to be thankful for their sacrifice That we do live under the protective wings Of The Mighty Eagle I hear the cry of the bugle "Taps" floating on the breeze at sunset Our nation weeps today For all of our fallen children Let us never forget The price they paid (and that) Freedom is never free Sherry Gail Heim May 29, 2004 Copyright © Sherry Gail Heim 2004

Reviewed by Tom poesyco.th@gmail.com

Reviewed on July 5, 2004

SHERRY - Well Done, Lass!

Forget Them NEVER! Remember Them WELL!

T - hey
A - re
P - atriots
S - alute !!!

Tom.

Reviewed by Andy Turner (Reader)

Reviewed on May 31, 2004

So true, today we celebrate the courage of Dunkirk..D day.

Great poem, the lion roars and the bull dog bites too..

Reviewed by Retta (Reindeer) Mckenzie

Reviewed on May 30, 2004

I loved your thoughts here so much, Powerful and so true, Excellent Sherry!

Reindeer

Reviewed by Thomas Lanechanger (Reader)

Wonderful tribute and a powerful write Poet. We must stand tall in order to overcome all injustice across the globe. Thank you for sharing it.

Reviewed by *********** ********** (Reader)

Your last line says it all! A most moving and deeply felt tribute...You do them proud.....you are a beautiful person.....and a fine, fine poet......ty, Dani

Reviewed by Mr. Ed

No matter one's political beliefs, one should always support, and revere, the gallant men and women in uniform, who don't make policy decisions, but do give their all, and often their lives, when called upon to do so.

Well said, Sherry. Kudos.

Reviewed by Kate Clifford (Reader)

Reviewed on May 29, 2004

Great Write!

Reviewed by Karla Dorman, The StormSpinner

(((sherry)))

thank you from a grateful veteran--this is stunning

salute to you, and to our troops :)

(((HUGS))) and love, karla. :)

Reviewed by Christine Morell

A very stirring tribute, Sherry and so well written as always.
~Chrissie

Reviewed by J. Murphy

Lori is very right, our nation has given more blood and lives to other countries than any other in the present world in order to help them.
The taps portion hit me because I have attended a military funeral before and the tears do fly as the whole ceremony is extremely touching. J.

Reviewed by Debashish Haar (Reader)

WONDERFUL poem...and your wonderful point of view!

Debashish

Reviewed by Lori Moore

Wherever there is freedom in the modern world, you'll find the blood of Americans shed for others. Ours is not a perfect nation, but no other in modern times has given so much to others. We live in an ungrateful world... worse than that, we live amongst an ungrateful people. This is a great write.

Reviewed by Tinka Boukes

Well written Tribute Sherry!!

Love Tinka

Let us never forget

May 29, 2004

Copyright © Sherry Gail Heim 2004