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  1. 21. An Irish Airman Foresees His Death

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    I know that I shall meet my fate
    Somewhere among the clouds above;
    Those that I fight I do not hate,
    Those that I guard I do not love;

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  3. 22. A Soldier's Reason

    • By Jason E. Rose
    • Published by Family Friend Poems May 2006 with permission of the Author.

    I can remember the first time that I
    saw your smiling face,
    I held you close to my heart, you could
    probably hear it race.

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    Wow!!!!!! A beautiful poem :D I love it, it's so touching

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  5. 23. Fallen Heroes

    • By Roger Loiseau
    • Published by Family Friend Poems November 2019 with permission of the Author.

    Fallen heroes one by one,
    In the news there's another one.
    Whether they fight or whether they are on call,
    It's time to thank them once and for all.

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  6. 24. Mr. Leather

    From year to year he drifts alone.
    His story only few have known.

    About a boy who went to war,

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  7. 25. The Cage

    • By Jodi M. Kucera
    • Published by Family Friend Poems November 2019 with permission of the Author.

    A man walked up to me some time ago.
    He had a story he wanted me to know.

    He reached out his hand to shake mine,

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  8. 26. Field Of Poppies

    • By Isabelle Hammersley
    • Published by Family Friend Poems May 2020 with permission of the Author.

    Row upon row the poppies grow,
    Each one a symbol to brave men we will never know.

    They stood before us, they stood up straight,

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  9. 27. Brave American Knight

    • By David G. Moore
    • Published by Family Friend Poems November 2019 with permission of the Author.

    Driving home one day after hours of monotonous office work,
    Saw a man sitting by the road; looked as one down on his luck.
    Paid small notice to the figure; my lonely life was in a rut.
    He was just another beggar holding out a shiny tin cup.

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    What a beautiful poem. God bless all the veterans: dead, alive, and the ones still fighting. To all of you, a proud salute, my prayers, and love.

  10. 28. Trail Of Tears

    • By Kaylee
    • Published by Family Friend Poems December 2018 with permission of the Author.

    They walked miles on foot,
    Losing loved ones on the way,
    Through grim, dirt and soot,
    Traveling night and all day.

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    This poem was a very nice poem. My ancestors traveled the Trail of Tears.

  11. 29. Suicide In The Trenches

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    I knew a simple soldier boy
    Who grinned at life in empty joy,
    Slept soundly through the lonesome dark,
    And whistled early with the lark.

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  12. 30. The Soldier

    • By Gary S. Spears
    • Published by Family Friend Poems November 2019 with permission of the Author.

    I pledge allegiance to the American Flag; forever may she wave.
    God bless those covered with her as they're lowered to their grave.
    We must not take for granted the freedoms that we share
    and the soldiers that protect us in our darkest hour.

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  13. 31. Beat! Beat! Drums!

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    Beat! beat! drums!—blow! bugles! blow!
    Through the windows—through doors—burst like a ruthless force,
    Into the solemn church, and scatter the congregation,
    Into the school where the scholar is studying,

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  14. 32. Finding Peace

    • By John Baumgartner
    • Published by Family Friend Poems October 2016 with permission of the Author.

    Turmoil covers my eyes and my heart.
    It never leaves me in day or dark.
    Combat changed me to this way.
    Hate and death seem to be with me to stay.

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  15. 33. My Marine

    • By Marcia Willette
    • Published by Family Friend Poems August 2014 with permission of the Author.

    My Marine so far from home.
    Over seas, but not alone.
    I hold you close in my thoughts and prayers.
    Missing you through all my tears.

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  16. 34. PTSD Is Real

    Behold the aging soldier. He's grown longer in the tooth.
    He wears the scars of battle that had squandered all his youth.
    Although his war has ended, he finds much to his dismay.
    The demons that now haunt him just don't seem to go away.

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  17. 35. 1914-1918 War

    • By Laura J Sanders
    • Published by Family Friend Poems November 2021 with permission of the Author.

    They sacrificed their lives, entered the gates of hell,
    Onward they stumbled, while all around them fell,
    War weary, ragged, faces dirt encrusted, black.
    Impatient for the whistle, ready for attack.

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  18. 36. Why Do They Fight?

    • By Blue Butterfly
    • Published by Family Friend Poems November 2021 with permission of the Author.

    Veterans are men and women,
    who fight because they care.
    They give their lives to serve our country,
    by land, by sea, or by air.

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  19. 37. Military

    • By Kelsey Lane
    • Published by Family Friend Poems November 2016 with permission of the Author.

    I don't want him to go.
    I don't want him to leave.
    What can I do?
    All I do is plead.

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  20. 38. Armchair Critic

    • By Robert Haigh
    • Published by Family Friend Poems February 2018 with permission of the Author.

    He is an armchair critic
    Who likes to watch the news.
    Staring at his old TV,
    He mumbles as he views,

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    Wow, I love your poem.. Hats off to your old forgotten soldier.

  21. 39. The Hero

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    'Jack fell as he'd have wished,' the mother said,
    And folded up the letter that she'd read.
    'The Colonel writes so nicely.' Something broke
    In the tired voice that quavered to a choke.

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  22. 40. To The War Returning

    • By May Fenn
    • Published by Family Friend Poems December 2018 with permission of the Author.

    How blue are the eyes of my darling
    And warm are her lips ruby red.
    How white are her arms of enchantment
    That beckon me into her bed.

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