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FREEDOM FLIES IN YOUR HEART
LIKE AN EAGLE

 

Dusty old helmet, rusty old gun,
They sit in the corner and wait -
Two souvenirs of the Second World War
That have withstood the time, and the hate.

Mute witness to a time of much trouble.
Where kill or be killed was the law -
Were these implements used with high honor?
What was the glory they saw?

Many times I've wanted to ask them -
And now that we're here all alone,
Relics all three of a long ago war -
Where has freedom gone?

Freedom flies in your heart like an eagle.
Let it soar with the winds high above
Among the spirits of soldiers now sleeping,
Guard it with care and with love.

I salute my old friends in the corner,
I agree with all they have said -
And if the moment of truth comes tomorrow,
I'll be free, or By God, I'll be dead!

. . . Audie Murphy

 

 

154 posted on 02/05/2006 8:37:06 PM PST by StarCMC (Old Sarge is my hero...doing it right in Iraq! Vaya con Dios, Sarge.)
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To: Old Sarge; CMS; txradioguy; Defender2; Laurita; Jet Jaguar; AbnSarge; All

Well Friends, time for this chick to hit the hay!
I'll see ya'll in a few hours!!

To all of my heroes out there:  you guys & gals have
my undying gratitude.  I can never repay you for
what you have done for me.  But know this, I
will do my best to keep our country a place
that you want to come home to.

Goodnight, my heroes, wherever you are!


 


160 posted on 02/05/2006 8:40:57 PM PST by StarCMC (Old Sarge is my hero...doing it right in Iraq! Vaya con Dios, Sarge.)
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To: StarCMC

Star, that's awesome. I never knew that my hero, Audie Murphy, wrote poetry.


179 posted on 02/05/2006 9:20:54 PM PST by luvie (Everyone that doesn't like what America and President Bush has done for Iraq can all go to HELL.-BD)
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To: StarCMC

This is beautiful. We love Audie Murphy. My husband calls our dog Murph after him. :)


441 posted on 02/06/2006 7:06:11 AM PST by GodBlessUSA (US Troops, Past, Present and Future, God Bless You and Thank You! Prayers said for our Heroes!)
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