"Unknown Soldier"

He crouches in the drench Waiting for his enemy to walk by He stays still despite the stench He sees his enemy out of the corner of his eye He stays still As the enemy gets near It's unfortunate that he must kill But he does it so his countrymen can live with no fear This time he managed to escape with his life So that he may make it back home to his wife Next time he might not make it But his name we will never forget After months away He manages to rest for a day He's the unknown soldier He gives it all for the flag When he can no longer make it to be any older We bury him a soldier, a hero fighting for the flag That now rests on his casket I'll send a dozen roses in a basket I can never forget the soldier who laid his life on the line So that I could live mine.

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