"Hallowed Ground"
Sgt. Bob Holtzer
(USMC-Ret'd)
Here in this
earth, we shall call
"Hallowed Ground."
We lay to rest
our veterans.
far from the battles sound.
Born to our nation
during
it's time of strife,
These men would
value freedom
more than their own life.
"They gave
us today!" our land that's
proud and free.
These men would
risk their lives
to give us liberty.
They came home
to a nation that
didn't know the score,
For many of our
people would
not go to war.
The price of freedom
that they
did not have to pay,
Was bought and paid for by better men than they.
As we come to the
end of life
as all of us must do,
be thankful to
the veteran that
sacrificed for you.
"Freedom"
is not a gift that people
should ignore,
the veteran bought
and paid for it
on many a distant shore.
As we pay homage...and
words are
hard to say,
just think of these
men and
the price they had to pay.
"Rest in peace,
Old Buddy!"
far from the battles sound.
May you dwell with
your God,
when you leave this "Hallowed Ground."
Sgt.
Bob Holtzer
(USMC-Ret'd)
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