I Am a Marine
I was at a website earlier today and a lady was asking if anyone knew of a Marine
poem since her son was being deployed. I thought it was a shame that she didn't
know of any Marine poems so within a few hours I had written one:
I am a Marine, I have answered a call
To defend our land and I always stand tall
I look to the flag and I love what I see
I salute America, our land of the free
I fight side by side to protect our country
Keeping it safe for you and your family.
I have carried the wounded to keep them safe
I have bandaged the cut knee of a small waif.
I have raised our flag with my fellow soldiers
I’ve given out food to starving villagers.
I’ve bled for America, still I have fought.
I would die for my country without a thought.
I stand before you a proud man, a Marine.
I’ve been to lands and the sights I have seen
From the war in Vietnam to Desert Storm
Make me proud to stand here in my uniform
My hair is grey now; I still say Semper Fi
Once a Marine, always a Marine till I die.
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