No need to ask
I volunteered
To protect our freedoms
There's nothing I feared
From missions abroad
To stateside tours
Defending our skies
And beautiful shores
From foreign enemies
Domestic ones too
I gave all I had
Just to protect you
...I died in battle...
Hear me from my grave
But others remain
Whom you can save
Some are homeless
Living on the street
PTSD
And no food to eat
Guilty of nothing
But defending this land
Now in need
Of a helping hand
Physically disabled
Others can't perform
Lingering effects
Of Desert Storm
So give the gift
That keeps on giving
Honor the dead
By taking care of the living
- By Richard Gary
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