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Oct 2012
Despite the wind and driving rain,
At their posts they must remain.
In woolen garb and white glove dress,
Twenty one steps, no more no less.
They honor those who came before
Who, unnamed, fell in foreign wars
Entombed forever far from home
in their sarcophagus of stone.
For duty and honor they remain
Despite the wind, despite the rain.
The guards at the tomb of the unknowns
John F McCullagh
Written by
John F McCullagh  63/M/NY
(63/M/NY)   
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