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A Birthday Tribute To Our Nation |
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Every time I see "Old
Glory", I think of many things...
But most of all our freedom,
that so many died to bring!
Though our Nation still is young,
and suffers growing pains,
the visions of our forefathers, still
solidly remains.
Their dreams are now reality, and their
hopes the way we live,
and the blood they shed for us, was the
price they vowed to give.
We've weathered many storms, and
made some huge mistakes,
But we strive to make life better, and
will do what it may take!
Though our backgrounds often vary,
our dreams are much the same,
and we'll fight until the death,
for our freedom to remain.
The men who formed this Nation,
knew well what they laid out,
and sacrificed so much, to bring
this all about.
And now each year we celebrate, what those
before us gave...
but even now there is a force that wants us in
our grave!
We're criticized for many things, the world does
without,
but when there is a cry for help; we're first to help
them out.
We do it from our hearts, and for our fellow man,
for that's what freedom teaches us, and lives throughout this land.
So as we celebrate our Nation's birth, across our land and
sea...
Let's remember all our heroes, who died to make us free! |
By Robert W. Beskar
Copyright 2005
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June 23, 2012 |
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About
Author...
Robert Beskar served with the 916th Air Refueling Squadron, USAF, out of
Travis AFB, Ca. from 1968 to 1972 as a crew chief on a KC-135A, air
refueling tanker. He and his "Bird" spent several months, off and
on, Temporary Duty in South East Asia in support of the Vietnam War
effort and earned the rank of SSGT before his tour ended. Bob is
very proud to have served his country. Since 9-11, Robert has written
many patriotic poems to honor his country and the men and women who
have, and still do defend it! His poems reflect those feelings and
he continues to keep these brave souls in his thoughts and writings.
His fervent desire: That freedom forever reigns because of their
sacrifices!It is illegal to
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