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Nor peace from prayers on their own,73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGNBH50e933
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I walk in light thanks to you,73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ27S0m1GYYR
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Emotions run high for me,73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1bZn14KVsC
Not from empty foolish pride,73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEVWbktMCOm
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Freedom comes not from its wish,73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXZ2Lu4Ljsn
Nor peace from prayers on their own,73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGNBH50e933
They come from soldiers like you,73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPFuTr5oYv5
Who selflessly gave their all.73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZHgVoC9Slt
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I carry you in my heart,73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2vzKRSQhYn
Every day of every year,73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVHXzAklGe3
The debt I owe you cannot,73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡerCzkjnCaU
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You can hear me read two of my poems in remembrance of Memorial Day on Apple Podcasts by clicking HERE.
Please take a moment this Memorial Day to remember our fallen. They served with honor and served as bulwarks against tyranny in two world wars. They served and died in just wars and unwise ones in service of our country. They paid the ultimate sacrifice for the freedoms we enjoy. And so did their families. Please remember them and say a prayer for them if so inclined, or a silent “thank you” for their service and their sacrifice. May God bless them all.
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