Why We Do What We Do

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Why We Do What We Do

We fight for freedom
We fight without fear
We fight that we might see our loved ones next year

We fight for the stripes
We fight for the stars
We fight for the streets full of American-made cars

We fight for white collar and blue collar
alike
We fight with empty pockets
so that unions can strike

We fight for moms, fight for dads,
our husbands and our wives
The once for whom were proud to say
We'd gladly give our lives

We fight for the people, fight for peace,
and we fight for change
We fight for equality in all the world
asking nothing in exchange

Above all, we fight for freedom
Foremost, we fight for you
We are United States Marines
It's what we're born to do.

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nikkishaniqwa commented on Why We Do What We Do

12-31-2009

This is dear to my heart. My husband is a Marine. Thank you for this well written poem. By far one of my favorites.

JDSitton

12/31/2009

Oorah! Thanks Nikki.

frog commented on Why We Do What We Do

08-29-2009

Thank you for reminding me where so much of our freedom comes from. This was written quite well!

Legos12 commented on Why We Do What We Do

07-29-2009

HECK YEAH!!! Semper Fi!!! lol, this is awesome!!! GO BULLDONGS!!! yeah, marines are THE BEST! lol. Thanks for this, it was well-written, patriotic, and great!

ginga commented on Why We Do What We Do

06-30-2009

Very moving. I am stymied and imprssed. Thanks for the poignancy. ginga

Poetry is finer and more philosophical than history; for poetry expresses the universal, and history only the particular.

Aristotle (384 BC-322 BC) Greek philosopher.

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