**** Soldiers ****

They came from all across this great land
To answer the call and for freedom stand
Their color and race, they quickly do blend
As for the right of freedom they were asked to defend
The jobs they must learn are no easy task
For pity or mercy they will not ask
Through all the toils, tears and sweat
They stand proudly together with no regret
Standing and waiting for our nations call
Knowing that in battle some will return and others will fall
Being called upon to protect a foreign land
Ready to protect others freedom and to make a stand
Many a proud kin sits back at home and all alone
Hoping that they all will be able to return home
The weather means nothing to them as they work
Performing their duties and none do they shirk
Some will be given an unwanted task
And their depression they will surely have to mask
Some follow in the steps of their proud family members
And the deeds that they accomplished are all fond reminders
Now hoping that they too can do their country proud
They have come together as one big crowd
Families are united and wives start to cry
Hoping loved ones will be protected by that man in the sky
Moms and Dads respond, kneeling in prayer
In their hopes of protection we all share
As the men finish their duties and pass on their way
Holding their heads up high for what was done here today
Now the task is done and their pride they have all shown
As they pack up their gear and head back to their home
They return to home bases feeling mighty proud
Being welcomed back by a large cheering crowd
Families are reunited and wives start to cry
Thanking that man way up in the sky
All understand that they can be called again one day
Their attention to the calling they will proudly pay
They know not what the ending may be
But they will proudly go representing their country
So as you sit in your home all cuddled up tight
Remember the “SOLDIERS�?who for your freedom fight. 

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