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Honorable Soldier: A Poem For Our Fallen Heroes

May 23, 2018 By Joshua Gillem

memorial day

Honorable Soldier, here we stand;
We honor your sacrifice, across the land.
We wave our flags, both high and low;
We honor your sacrifice, to the world we’ll show.

Brave men and women, fearless inside;
We honor your sacrifice, with teary eyes.
Fallen you are, but never truly gone;
We honor your sacrifice, for to you America belongs.

Soldiers stand for Freedom, it is what you do;
We honor your sacrifice, because it has value.
Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Marines;
We honor your sacrifice, when you died in fatigues.

Your fight in that war, is long since over;
We honor your sacrifice, kneeling on a bed of clover.
Your wounds have closed up, you’ve been laid to rest;
We honor your sacrifice, and the medals pinned upon your chest.

(Oh and we told your mom, you’ve done your best)

It’s time to go home now, your duty is done;
We honor your sacrifice, you may put down your gun.
Until Valhalla my friends, when we will meet again;
I honor your sacrifice, on this bloodstained land.

~ CPL Joshua Gillem, USMC

This is an updated version of an older poem I wrote. I made several changes to make it better. Please feel free to share it to honor the sacrifice of our fallen brethren.

Filed Under: Gun Info Tagged With: memorial day, military, self-defense lifestyle

About Joshua Gillem

Josh is a lifelong practitioner and student of the gun. He grew up shooting/hunting with his dad, and was given his first gun, a 12 gauge shotgun, when just a small boy. After high school, he joined the Marines where his love for firearms blossomed as he qualified with an M16A2, an M9, and a 240G. Josh has been writing about firearms and tactics for several years, is a staunch supporter of the Second Amendment, and believes that each individual person has the right to self-defense by any means necessary. Currently residing in gun-friendly North Carolina, he carries a concealed gun on a daily basis, even in his own house.

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