He was small for a Marine, The dying boy there in the bed. Three times he'd fought off cancer but now, inside his head, a serious infection would claim his life instead.
Cody Green was only twelve. All his life he'd loved the Corps. They made him a navigator, The insignia he wore. An honorary soldier A marine in time of war.
The crises was upon him. He would not win this fight A fellow member of the Corps Stood honor guard all night
There would be a flag draped coffin for this member of the Corps. Cody Green, a Young Marine A Marine in time of war..
A simple poem about a 12 year old boy. A victim of Leukemia and infection, who was made an honorary Marine by men who appreciate true courage. Cody Green succumbed recently to a fungal infection.