A Forgotten Hero

He is just a memory, a long forgotten hero Someone who gave his all before he died No one to come home to, no waiting arms And no woman to walk by his side He went to the service of his country years ago When they needed some bodies to go and fight He gave his all, yes he answered the call And fought for what he thought was right Now his memory is forgotten, along with his service A service to God, country and family He died on that island called Iwo Jima And went down like that old history Just an old forgotten hero like an old forgotten dog In an old forgotten part of the world He was buried there with honors back in the forties As the wind flapped the stars and stripes that swirled An old forgotten hero that was fighting for freedom And who lays in the ground still and cold Waiting for the master to come and raise him up Then his story will finally be told