Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Veteran's Day 2010

In 2000 I composed a poem for Veteran's Day and posted it on a Veteran's web site that I was the wbmaster of.

Decided to share it with you folks.



  • The GI in the foxhole
    The sailor out to sea
    The leatherneck standing guard
    The pilot flying free

  • These are the brave men
    And yes the women too
    Standing guard to protect us
    'Neath the old red, white and blue

  • They haven't asked for much
    To them it's not a chore
    Staying ready in peacetime
    Just in case they go to war

  • Proudly they do serve
    Like thousands gone before
    Duty, honor and country
    Be it peace or be it war

  • Our sons and our daughters
    It is them that we do love
    And proudly do they serve us
    With guidance from above

Dedicated, as before, to two special veterans......at least to me.....Abraham Erlichman, USAAF, WWII and the grandson he never knew, Ashly Clayton Erlichman, 1/34 Armor, 1st Inf Div, SW Asia