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A graceful eagle soaring free; Symbolizes our liberty. Freedoms for which we paid a price; In terms of human sacrifice. Cannons, rifles, Revolution; Bloodbath Civil War’s solution. ‘The Great War’ didn’t end all bloodshed; On more battlefields soldiers tread. UN action in Korea; Containment was the idea. Next the jungles of Vietnam; Showed limitations of the Bomb. Libya, Iraq, Afghanistan; Still relevant is combat hand-to-hand. Despite increased technology; Conflict’s in our biology? Nation born on “new” continent; Freedom the great experiment. Seven articles, ten rights, too; Framework for our Red, White, and Blue. Not just Founders’ resolution; Begat our new Constitution. Farmers, shopkeepers took up arms; To keep liberty from all harms. Soldiers, sailors, civilians, and more; Also kept tyrants from our door. The rule of law and not of men; Safeguards rights of each citizen. Mighty eagle can choose its way; Strong wings, talons, a bird of prey. Freedom, like eagles, can take flight; From our grasp if we don’t do right. Each generation has a choice; Honor freedom or lose its voice. If we don’t defend and cherish; Oh, how quickly freedoms perish.
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