We are sitting here,
Just happy with our life…
Away from the turmoil
And all that other strife…
So let us set aside,
A few moments just to ponder…
To reflect on those past heroes,
Whose spirits always wander…
We now have a better place,
That our soldiers all have made…
With the price of many lives
Which they dearly paid…
No hesitation,
They were all just volunteers...
As they ventured off to war
Amidst a rally of their cheers…
So many have died,
Fighting for freedom and for peace…
Yet they all yearned for home,
When will this fighting cease…
But still they gave their all,
Until their dying breath…
Surrounded by their mates,
And the lingering smell of death…
Yet as the years passed by,
And although they are all gone…
We acknowledge their pain and loss,
With this service held at dawn…
Lest We Forget…..
Len Newey 2016