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The sorrowful "Taps" on the bugle was
played
As heads bowed down and silently prayed.
They thought of better days long since gone
by
When all were healthy, young and spry.
They went into battle absent all fear
And reasons for doing so were very clear.
It was love of family and country, too
And pride in serving the red, white and
blue.
More than 70 years had passed for many
there
Who stood tall at attention in crisp November
air.
But even younger Veterans who were by
their side
Remembered service to our country with
deep inner pride.
"Ask not what your country can do for you,"
one President declared.
An unselfish and patriotic view that most
all Veterans have shared.
They asked for no special favors when they
answered the call.
And millions got no special favors when
they gave their all.
A young boy asks his young father, "What’s
a Vet, Dad?"
And in trying to answer, the young father
looks sad.
"Some people say it’s someone who treats
animals, Son,
But it’s really someone who won’t quit till
our battles are won."
"And we’ve had many like that in this land
of the free
Who thought not of their own peril, but only
of you and me."
Then as shadows lengthen and skies turn
gray,
Once more we salute our warriors on Veterans'
Day.
