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Contributor: Elizabeth Ollivier || Poem Categories

A Salute To Our Mencountry as flag
You BOYS sure like to talk that trash
When these MEN ain't around
You'll be throwin' your fits
While these MEN throw it down.

You BOYS never appreciate their efforts
And take for granted all the work that they do.
That freedom of speech you love so much?
They fight everyday to protect that for you.

You BOYS jump at every chance to disrespect them by day
But by night when you're at home sleeping sound
Those same MEN are still fighting and dying for YOUR freedom,
So you can keep putting them down.

You BOYS won't ever truly appreciate
Just exactly what it takes to be who they are
Until they finally say, "I quit," and split
Leaving YOU behind to fight this war.

But before you start all that whinin' and cryin'
Remember they are more than just merely men,
They are the cr�me of the crop, the best of the best
And with or without support vow "Semper Fi" 'til the end.

So all the BOYS can continue to talk their talk,
Because the talk is all they have and will ever be.
They will never understand what means to be free.
They will never know true honor, courage, or loyalty

To all the MEN, you deserve our deepest thanks.
Honor, courage, and loyalty are first born
within the heart of a soldier and through your service
these virtues are distributed as they follow.

Whether serving by air, by land, or by sea
We support each and every member of
The Few. The Proud.
The U.S. Marines
By Elizabeth Ollivier
Copyright 2005
Listed 10/06/2005

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