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Taps for the Marine

As I stood beside his coffin
Under a grey blue sky
I began to cry

This young Marine
So silently lay
His life given on that day

His dreams are gone
Laid to rest
Bugles mourn

Taps are sounded
For this gallant man
Who gave his life in a foreign land

U.S. Marine Playing TAPS

To protect the freedom
Of our land
He died in the blazing sand

His family mourns
A a nation cries
Taps cry out in pain

Thank you Sir
For your gallantry
We whisper to the heavens

Taps fill the air
A salute to you
Respect and honor given
By Mary Akey
Copyright 2012
Listed January 9, 2012

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