A Tribute To
Veterans
In Vietnam, Korea and
World Wars Past
Our Men Fought Bravely
so Freedom Would
Last
Conditions Were Not
Always Best They Could
Be
Fighting a Foe You Could
Not Always See:
From
Mountain Highs to Valley
Lows
From Jungle
Drops to Desert
Patrols
Our Sinewy Sons Were
Sent Over Seas
Far From Their Families
And Far From Their
Dreams
They Never Wrote Letters
Of Hardships
Despair
Only Of Love, Yearning
That One Day Soon:
They
Would Come Home, They
Would Resume
And Carry
On With The Rest
of Their Lives
The P.O.W.S Stood
Steadfast
Against the Indignities
And Cruelties
Of War
They Could Not Have
Lasted as Long as
They Did
If They Had Relinquished
Their Hope That
Some Day:
They
Would Come Home, They
Would Resume
And Carry
On the Rest Of
Their Lives
Medics, Nurses, and
Chaplains Alike
Did What They Needed To
Bring Back Life
They Served Our Forces
From Day Into Night
Not Questioning If They
Would Survive:
They
Mended Bones And Bodies
Too,
They
Soothed the Spirits
of Dying Souls
And for Those
M.I.A¹S, Who Were Left
Behind
We Echo This Message
Across the Seas
We Will search For as
Long As It Takes
You¹re Not
Forgotten And Will Always
Be:
In
Our Hearts, In Our
Prayers,
In
Our Minds For All
Time
A Moment of Silence,
a Moment of Summons
Is Their Deliverance of
Body And Soul
To a Sacred Place That
We All Know
Deep In the Shrines of
Our Soul:
In Our
Hearts, In Our Prayers
In Our
Minds For All Time
GOLD STAR
MOTHERS GRIEVE: ENDLESSLY,
ENDLESSLY,
ENDLESSLY.......
These Immortalized
Soldiers Whose Bravery
Abounds
They¹re Our
Husbands, Fathers, and
Sons
They Enlisted For the
Duty at Hand
To Serve the Cause of
Country and Land:
They Had
Honor, They Had Valor,
They Found
Glory That Change
Them Forever
Men Standing Tall and
Proud They be
A Country Behind Them in
a Solemn Sea
So Let the Flags of
Freedom Fly
Unfurled in Their
Majesty High:
In the
Sun, In the Rain
In the
Winds Across This
Land
Years of Tears Has
Brought Us Here
Gathering Around to Hear
This Sound
So Let the Flags of
Freedom Fly
Unfurled in Their
Majesty High:
In the
Sun, In the Rain,
In the
Winds Across This
Land
In the
Sun, In the Rain,
In the
Winds For All Time

Written by: Jerry
Calow
© copyright
2003-2005
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Beholding Beyond
Words
Beholding Beyond
Words To Our Servicemen
And Women
Stationed Around The
World In Far Away
Places
There's Not Much We Can
Say To Thank Them
Enough
For What They Go Thru
Each Day In The
Rough
But: Give Them Our
Thanks
Give Them Our Love
Give Them Our Regards
For a Safe Return
We Praise and Raise
Our Hands To You
That Earned the Honor
That We Now Bestow
We Salute You For A Job
Bravely Done
And Applaud Your Courage
In The Face Of
The Unknown
Defending Freedom
Defending Liberty
Defending Peace
At Home And Abroad
For The Past,
Present, And Future Generations
Duty Will Always Be An
Honorable Citation
To Stand The Ground That
Freedom Upholds
To Endure Engagements
Where Ever They
Unfold
Defending Freedom
Defending Liberty
Defending Peace
At Home And Abroad
For Those MIA'S,
POW'S,
Fallen Soldiers, Who
Gave All They Could
We Will Search For As
Long As It Takes
You Are Not Forgotten
And Will Always
Be
In Our Hearts
In Our Prayers
In Our Minds
For All Time
These Immortalized
Soldiers Whose Bravery
Abounds
They Are Sisters,
Brothers Heroes Profound
They Enlisted For The
Duty At Hand
To Serve The Cause Of
Country And Land
They Serve With Honor
They Serve With Valor
They Serve With A Pride
That Will Change Them
Forever
To Our Forces
Standing Tall And Proud They
Be
Our Country?s Behind
Them In A Solemn
Sea
So Let The Flags Of
Freedom Fly
Unfurled In Their
Majesty High
In The Sun
In The Rain
In The Wind
Across This Land
These Are The Things
Our Country's Made
of
These Are The Things We
Cherish And Love
So Let The Flags Of
Freedom Fly
Unfurled In Their
Majesty High
In The Sun
In The Rain
In The Winds
For All Time

Written by: Jerry
Calow
© copyright
2003-2005
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Gold Star Mothers
Gold Star Mothers...
A Proud and Honored
Creed
How Can You Not
Be Totally Torn
Apart
When the Knock
Comes Frighteningly
at Your Door
And Your life
Goes Permanently
on Hold
Your Body
Trembles Uncontrolled
As Your Tears
Flood Deep into Your
Soul
And Your
Heart Aches Worst
Than Ever Before
You Well Know Now
Your Son Won¹t
be Coming Home
Gold Star Mothers...
No-One Knows
How They Feel
Gone Unnoticed
But Undoubtedly Real
Gold Star Mothers...
Carry Their Stars
In Esteem
In Memory Of
Their Sons
Who died Over
Seas
This Emptiness
Becomes Unbearable
to Console
And the Sadness
Pummels From Every
Side
The Hurt You Feel
Words Cannot
Describe
And Your Misery
Won't Stop Gnawing
Inside
Your Emotions
Reel To Fragile to
Confide
And in Your
Darkest Moments There's
No Tears to Cry
The world Turns
But Yours is Upside
Down
Gold Star
Mothers...
No-One Knows
How They Feel
Gone Unnoticed
But Undoubtedly Real
Gold Star Mothers...
Carry Their Stars
In Esteem
In Memory Of
Their Sons
Who died Over
Seas
So You Cling
to Images Of a Son
You Raised and Watched Grow
Turning Into a
Young Man Ready
to Take on Life's Throes
You Look at His
Pictures A Father
and Mother Well Know
You Cherish the
Moment He Smiled
and Said "Good-Bye"
You Hang on to
His Keepsakes Treasures
to Behold
All These Loved
Memories Way More
Precious Than gold
This is Your One
Refuge You Don¹t
Have to Concede
Gold Star
Mothers...
No-One Knows
How They Feel
Gone Unnoticed
But Undoubtedly Real
Gold Star Mothers...
Carry Their Stars
In Esteem
In Memory Of
Their Sons
Who died Over
Seas
Then You Turn
to Your Husband Your
Partner Confidant
To Help Ease the
Pain And Give
You Strength to Go On
And You Wonder,
How Can Life Be
Worth Living For
When You Wake Up
in the Morning
And Reality is Your Worst Nightmare
And You Question
How The Maker
Could be so Unfair
Then You
Think of Your Son
Who Gave All to Him
For the Freedom
That We All Enjoy
On a Whim!
Gold Star
Mothers...
No-One Knows
How They Feel
Gone Unnoticed
But Undoubtedly Real
Gold Star Mothers...
Carry Their Stars
In Esteem
In Memory Of
Their Sons
Who died Over
Seas
Then You Find
the Light That Guides
You From Above
And Your Mission
Becomes To Keep
Your Sons Memory Alive
To Remind Us For
What and Why He
Died
In the Minds of
Nations And All
of Living Mankind
In the Hopes That
the World Can
Turn Darkness Into Light
And Make It a
Better Place As In
the Beginning of Time
For the Love of
Freedom And a Mothers
Peace of Mind
Gold Star
Mothers...
No-One Knows
How They Feel
Gone Unnoticed
But Undoubtedly Real
Gold Star Mothers...
Carry Their Stars
In Esteem
In Memory Of
Their Sons
Who died Over
Seas

Written by: Jerry
Calow
© copyright
2003-2005
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