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Saw a man with a cardboard sign Wrinkled skin and bloodshot eyes An untrimmed beard and matted hair Thin legs strapped to a wheel chair I sat with him and he told his tale Of his senior trip to the gates of hell He said ,when you were just a thought I was sent to Vietnam and there I fought Cause I made a promise to defend Our constitution to the end I vowed to serve and to protect I took that oath without regret I fought for freedom fought for rights I fought for peace both day and night For this country the home of the free Fought for you I fought for me I took a bullet to my spine Still carry remnants they left behind I came home to no parade I guess you all were too just afraid And from his pocket with a weathered hand He pulled the flag for which he stands I watched his body fill with pride And felt the pain that he kept inside You know he.. made a promise to defend Our constitution to the end A vow to serve and to protect He took that oath without regret Fought for freedom fought for rights He fought for peace both day and night For this country the home of the free He fought for you he fought for me oh oh oh..Forgotten Hero~ ©
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Mar 3, 2014
Mar 3, 2014 at 11:21 AM UTC
Forgotten Hero
Saw a man with a cardboard sign Wrinkled skin and bloodshot eyes An untrimmed beard and matted hair Thin legs strapped to a wheel chair I sat with him and he told his tale Of his senior trip to the gates of hell He said ,when you were just a thought I was sent to Vietnam and there I fought Cause I made a promise to defend Our constitution to the end I vowed to serve and to protect I took that oath without regret I fought for freedom fought for rights I fought for peace both day and night For this country the home of the free Fought for you I fought for me I took a bullet to my spine Still carry remnants they left behind I came home to no parade I guess you all were too just afraid And from his pocket with a weathered hand He pulled the flag for which he stands I watched his body fill with pride And felt the pain that he kept inside You know he.. made a promise to defend Our constitution to the end A vow to serve and to protect He took that oath without regret Fought for freedom fought for rights He fought for peace both day and night For this country the home of the free He fought for you he fought for me oh oh oh..Forgotten Hero~ ©
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erin-perkins
Mar 3, 2014
Mar 3, 2014 at 11:21 AM UTC
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