Our Grandparents,
Mothers and Fathers
Aunts and Uncles,
Sisters and Brothers

Brave Women and Men
Who answered the call
Many returned home,
While others did fall

War after war
With each generation
America's finest
Sacrificed for our Nation

Hold sacred their memory
And the freedoms they gave
Say a thankful prayer
When you visit their grave

These brave veterans
America's own
Remembered forever
On granite, bronze and stone

John Wayne Droneburg
©2000