UNSUNG HEROS

NO PRAISE DO THEY GET, AND NONE DO THEY WANT.
THEY DO THE JOB THEY ARE SENT TO DO.
YOU CRITIZISE OUR GOVERNMENT, AND SAY WAR NEVER SOLVES ANYTHING.
BUT OUR FIGHTING MEN SEE THE INNOCENT TORTURED AND KILLED BY THIER OWN PEOPLE AND REMEMBER WHY HE IS FIGHTING.
YOU SEE WHAT THE MEDIA WANTS YOU TO SEE
HE SEE'S THE BROKEN BODIES AROUND HIM.
HE TRIES TO FOCUS, AND NOT FEAR.
FOR THE BATTLE IS RIGHT HERE. HE IS OUT ON THE BATTLEFIELD, COLD AND ALONE.
BULLETS FLYING EVERYWHERE.
HE SHIVERS BUT, IT ISN'T COLD
HE WONDERS IF HE WILL LIVE TO GROW OLD.
DON'T DENY HIM HIS MEDALS
ALL THOSE RIBBONS HE HAS EARNED
THEY DID NOT GET ON HIS UNIFORM BY REQUEST.
OUR SOLDIERS ARE OUR HEROS
THEY KEEP US SAFE AND WELL.
OUR COUNTRY IS PROTECTED, THEY FIGHT TO MAKE IT RIGHT.
WE GO TO SLEEP AT NIGHT IN WARM SOFT BEDS.
THEY STRIVE TO FIND A PLACE TO LAY THIER HEAD.
WE HUG OUR FAMILY EACH DAY
THEY PRAY TO SEE THEIR FAMILY AGAIN, SOMEDAY.
WE HAVE MANY LUXURIES TO SPARE
THEY HAVE NOTHING BUT THEIR GUNS.
SO, DON'T TELL ME WE DON'T HAVE A GREAT COUNTRY.
DON'T TELL ME WE FIGHT FOR NIL.
WE FIGHT TO KEEPOUR COUNTRY SAFE, AND ALWAYS WILL.
WAR IS HELL, AND ALWAYS WILL BE.
SO I SAY HURRAY TO OUR FIGHTING MEN AND WOMEN.
GOD KEEP THEM SAFE TO RETURN TO THEIR FAMILIES.
GIVE THEM EVERY LIBERTY AFFORDED THEM,
AND ALWAYS BE PROUD OF THEM, FOR THEY ARE WHY WE ARE FREE TODAY.
SO CELEBRATE ALL OF THEM, FROM EVERY WAR, ALIVE AND DECEASED.
FOR THEY GAVE THEIR ALL FOR U AND ME.
HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY MY HEROS.

WRITTEN BY...........NORMA MILUTI