Thank You, Brave Soldiers

American soldiers have fought many wars on foreign and very distant shores, hoping to raise their Star-Spangled Banner on barren soil when victory is finally declared to all who love peace and yearn for freedom. The young ones always put up the fight of the lion, moving forward, gaining ground and seizing territory while screams of death from blood-gushing bodies fill the somber and chilly day; how can they console that dying warrior companion who squeezes their hand and knows that death is coming to dim his sight? I doubt if any a soldier thinks of a Medal of Honor on the battlefield, his instinct is to protect himself and his combat buddies in case of a possible attack: glory is a far-fetched thought on his attentive and aggressive mind. Today there aren't enough words to say, " Thank you, brave soldiers! " Consider yourself lucky to have survived and come home to hug your family and friends! Are your tears, true tears of joy... remembering how your battle buddies faced horrible death; and while they hung on life, their souls fled to the adored homeland. Literary Device: Mood while thinking of their far and loved homeland? Written on 11/11/ 2015