Memorial

One day a year to mark a sacrifice profound One day a year to visit the ground One day a year for the bugle to sound One day a year a nation’s memory is found Hardly enough for the terrible cost Hardly enough for the lives that were lost One day a year for the flags to adorn One day a year the fallen to mourn One day a year that honors our fallen One day a year the nation is all in Hardly enough for those left behind Hardly enough is just being kind Each day of the year they manned the wall Each day of the year they served through it all Each day of the year standing brave and tall Each day of the year until the final fall One day of the year to remember the valor Hardly enough when measured by the pallor Of the faces who bled and the families who suffer So one day a year One day a year One day a year Is hardly enough for Duty Honor Sacrifice Remember it all and never forget For one day a year is all that they get