Fought For Freedom

I fought for your
FREEDOM
this day i now see
for it did not
matter to thee.
For all that you
have i put my life
on the line day after
day only to find
JUDGEMENT
RIDICULE
From thee
My unit
Is gone
For we were the defense
LINE.
God spoke and put me out
of arms way only to find
out later my unit, comrades
were all gone to heaven today.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Posted: Apr 2012
About this poem:
military time

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mcradloff
I worked with a guy who fought in Iraq some time around 2004. He had two jobs. One was to drive a vehicle, the other was to operate a gun on top of that vehicle with no armor. Out of his unit of 100, only 30 survived, he was one of them. Branson, Missouri was ranked #1 in appreciation for veterans. We have a memorial going up in Platteville for veterans. I appreciate you and I thank you.applause teddybear peace
adjhe
mcradloff thanks for your comment. War is not fun and is stays with u a long time after yyou have finished serving.teddybear
Hinze
Thats is the biggest reason for a fight.but i will only fight for my self and the girl there is in my life.
hawqeye
I have a lot of respect for soldiers.These poems say it best.Thanks:
A Soldier's Cross

The soldier had honourably met his fate
And as he stood before the gate,
He thought he would forever wait
But his name was found atop the slate.

He asked if he would be sent below
For having to kill his country's foe,
But then was told an emphatic No,
Straight to the Lord with honour go.

You have given your precious life,
To help free others from hellish strife
Leaving behind both child and wife,
For this you will be given eternal life.

Long ago a battle was valiantly fought,
And in so doing an example was taught,
To His people who have never forgot,
With His life our forgiveness was bought.

In Heaven soldiers will be everywhere,
For they gave that others might fair
With peace and love for all to share,
But a soldier's cross is heaviest to bear.

To Fight And Die

They serve to fight and die,
Yet does anyone even ask why,
For they are heroes hidden away,
That keep us safe every day.

They take the battle far away,
Where evil has long held sway,
To show that right is the way,
Correcting those once led astray.

In ages past knights prevailed,
As valour sought what was entailed,
Thus started a fire that still burns
Within darkness where freedom yearns.

So know that in a nation's honour,
That not another has out shone her
A soldier sees what is there on her,
A holy duty that's placed upon her.
adjhe
Hinze freedom is something we must fight for when asked. Thanks for your comment.cheers
adjhe
hawqeye thanks for such beauty layed before on this page.cheers
Poetnumber1
Freedom is a far fetched notion in my book,there are many reasons why but i would just end off by saying thanks for sharing another heartfelt poem i enjoyed this onehandshake thumbs up M.M
adjhe
Poet you are so sweet and this is for my old unitteddybear
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