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November 11, 2007
The Flag on Vetereans Day (a poem)
John B. Dwyer
On Veterans Day the flag on high, Against a brilliant November sky, The cynosure of upturned faces, Gazing upon its tri-colored graces - Red for valor, white for purity & innocence, blue for Vigilance & perseverance - The eyes of some who look upon Old Glory, Have seen war's battle-scarred face and can tell its story, Tears well up as they remember distant places and good friends lost, Knowing better than all others freedom's cost. The wind picks up, a distant eagle soars nearer overhead Pride wells in chests; those memories that are never dead, Mingle with a nation's everlasting thanks eternally due, As we all salute the Red, White and Blue.
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