***YOU ARE NEVER FORGOTTEN***

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    IN MEMORY OF 256 SHIPMATES. RIVER SECTION 531 ""Theres not a day goes by, YOU ARE NEVER FORGOTTEN. It's been so many years"".. .

    ***YOU ARE NEVER FORGOTTEN***

    I'd never worn my medals
    They were left there in the drawer,
    So when I finally took them out
    It had been twenty years or more.

    My son saw me take them out
    And he ask me what they're for,
    I looked at him and calmly said
    They're a reminder of a war.

    Brownwater sailors of years gone by
    Have become a dying breed,
    The men and women that carried the flag
    When their country was in need.

    Throughout the width of this great land
    They hasten to heed the call,
    And promised God and country
    That they would give their all.

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    FranzJ commented on ***YOU ARE NEVER FORGOTTEN***

    02-03-2011

    your heart felt tribute to your fellow service men shines through in this - you should be proud to be counted amoung them and thank you for serving our country
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    duty

    02/03/2011

    I would trade places with any of my shipmates in a heart beat. Thank you so very much and God Blessings....

    julieannetx commented on ***YOU ARE NEVER FORGOTTEN***

    02-02-2011

    Beautiful tribute to your fellow servicemen. The men and women who serve their countries are to be held in the highest respect. The poem's rhyme and meter flow smoothly and the words bear deep meaning. Great job. Julie
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    duty

    02/11/2011

    Your poems are your handiwork....Of God's abiding love....Your comments bring a blessing.....A gift from God above....

    train64 commented on ***YOU ARE NEVER FORGOTTEN***

    02-02-2011

    Simple and moving thank you. And thank you for your service to God and country..Train64
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    duty

    02/02/2011

    Thank you my friend. May God Bess you Abundantly.....

    Teardrops commented on ***YOU ARE NEVER FORGOTTEN***

    01-20-2011

    Thank you for putting your life on the line for God and country . I am proud to know you Marie
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    duty

    02/02/2011

    I'd trade all of my tomorrows....For just one yesterday. Thank you Marie.

    WordSlinger commented on ***YOU ARE NEVER FORGOTTEN***

    01-13-2011

    Thank you for taken us on the real, I met a sailor, and he said we do this for you, the Poets, I laughed he said seriously, Poets dont take the world for granted like most, ty Ws
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    duty

    01/13/2011

    Our worth isn't measured,..... By medals or by fame...But by sweat, blood and courage....That gave their live's in vain.....To many, it didn't matter....If the shadows hide the sun....For loving my country and loving God.....Is what I've aways done.....

    A poem begins as a lump in the throat, a sense of wrong, a homesickness, a lovesickness. It finds the thought and the thought finds the words.

    Robert Frost (1875-1963) American Poet.

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