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Emotions run high for me,122Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg6hS0yow12
Not from empty foolish pride,122Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaAJV8nMp7P
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Freedom comes not from its wish,122Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSNhOTC6GUw
Nor peace from prayers on their own,122Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZCx2EPaRum
They come from soldiers like you,122Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgMyuUm5BTw
Who selflessly gave their all.122Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQgjc43MWVr
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I carry you in my heart,122Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTlD3cgNX8f
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The debt I owe you cannot,122Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW6LvZ2r80D
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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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