These Are My JOTtings...

Never Forget!

Never Forget! Some gave their all.
Never Forget! All heeded call.
Never Forget! Honor the slain.
Never Forget! Faithful remain.

Fam'lies still grieve. Never Forget!
Heartache won't heal. Ever in debt!
Thankful for gift. Freedoms beget.
Labors are known. Ever in debt!

Never Forget! Living is done!
Never Forget! Vict'ry was won!
Never Forget! Freedoms still cost!
Never Forget! Kept or their lost!

Freedom's not free! Never Forget!
Paid with their lives! Ever in debt!
Their battle's o'er. Forever's met.
Trust's in our hands. Ever in debt!

Never Forget! Ditches were digged.
Never Forget! Traps were all rigged.
Never Forget! Sadness draped hope.
Never Forget! Little to cope.

The boys on the line were just boys often times.
Their lives yet to live were cut down in their prime.
So little to show for each step that they made,
We honor their lives for commands they obeyed.

Never Forget! Good has now come.
Never Forget! Best in the sum.
Never Forget! Daily in heart.
Never Forget! Never to part!

by Jay O'Toole
on October 26th, 2017