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He was getting old and paunchyAnd his hair was falling fast,And he sat around
the VFW,Telling stories of the past.Of a war that he once fought inAnd the
deeds that he had done,In his exploits with his buddies;They were heroes, every
one.And 'tho sometimes to his neighborsHis tales became a joke,All his buddies
listened quietlyFor they knew where of he spoke.But we'll hear his tales no
longer,For ol' Bob has passed away,And the world's a little poorerFor a Soldier
died today.He won't be mourned by many,Just his children and his wife.For he
lived an ordinary,Very quiet sort of life.He held a job and raised a
family,Going quietly on his way;And the world won't note his passing,'Tho a
Soldier died today.When politicians leave this earth,Their bodies lie in
state,While thousands note their passing,And proclaim that they were
great.Papers tell of their life storiesFrom the time that they were youngBut
the passing of a SoldierGoes unnoticed, and unsung.Is the greatest
contributionTo the welfare of our land,Some jerk who breaks his promiseAnd cons
his fellow man?Or the ordinary fellowWho in times of war and strife,Goes off to
serve his countryAnd offers up his life?The politician's stipendAnd the style
in which he lives,Are often disproportionate,To the service that he gives.While
the ordinary Soldier,Who offered up his all,Is paid off with a medalAnd perhaps
a pension, small..It's so easy to forget them,For it is so many timesThat our
Bobs and Jims and Johnnys,Went to battle, but we know,It is not the
politiciansWith their compromise and ploys,Who won for us the freedomThat our
country now enjoys.Should you find yourself in danger,With your enemies at
hand,Would you really want some cop-out,With his ever waffling stand?Or would
you want a Soldier--His home, his country, his kin,Just a common Soldier,Who
would fight until the end.He was just a common Soldier,And his ranks are
growing thin,But his presence should remind usWe may need his like again.For
when countries are in conflict,We find the Soldier's partIs to clean up all the
troublesThat the politicians start.If we cannot do him honorWhile he's here to
hear the praise,Then at least let's give him homageAt the ending of his
days.Perhaps just a simple headlineIn the paper that might say:"OUR COUNTRY IS
IN MOURNING,A SOLDIER DIED TODAY.."
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