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Your uniforms are all 
Lined up in order
I noticed the blood stripe that had been added
Along time ago
I heard your medals clinking together
As you tucked them all away

I stepped back in time

You once stood
On yellow footprints of those before you 
Chaos surrounding your new world
A flashing moment's thought,
“What have I done?”
Went through your mind

In 13 weeks you were broken down
Rebuilt back up 
As a United States Marine 

30 days of field training
Never ending
Rolling into years

Deployment
Seeing the world
Seeing more then you will ever say

4 years ago on top of the Reaper
The Eagle, Globe and Anchor
Was placed in your hand
Forever in your heart

Today you stepped off those footprints 
You have been following 
While serving our Country

Taking a step forward into the civilian world
Creating your own footprints
Each step of the way

You wear no medals
Nothing shouting “I am a Marine”
But anyone can see

From the way you stand 
Taking in your surroundings
The manner in which you hold yourself
Prepared to face any challenges ahead

My simple word to you my son
Remain the same as the as the day you first left
“Spread your wings and soar, 
never let anything stop you on your life’s journey.
If ever in doubt look to the sky 
as the Eagle circles above
Letting you see the possibilities ahead of you.”

You are now a 
United States Marine Veteran

Your heartbeats
Once a Marine, Always a Marine

My heart beats
Once my Son, Always my Son.  


Jennifer Kiesling (c)2017

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