Memory Veterans Day Poems

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Loss
in wars
Fallen soldiers
Of United States
 Army, Navy, Airforce, 
Marines, in their memory 
Brave heroes honored forever
Both men and woman fought for us all 
The red,...

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Remembering My Favorite Veteran
Master Sergeant Joe D Wright
Veterans Day 2023
Miracle Man
November 2, 2023

A day set aside to honor those who served,
some were called to serve...

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    His song swerved 
    suddenly
    missed the curve 
    and descended 
...

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Death knell sounds over our village green
For all the veterans who eternally lie,
Whose presence will never again be seen
Because on foreign fields they had to...

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A cold wind shreds
into moans
through the gritted branches
of apple trees then quietens 
to a yawn rippled
across the waters of a lake.
Further up the valley,
half the...

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Veteran’s Day 2021
Thoughts of Miracle Man
November 11, 2021

I always feel dread around Veterans day,
because I’m forced once again to remember.
Those who stood in the gap...

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Often a country will plough over its dead.
Flowers planted; parks landscaped
over the biographies of the brave.
To read the fallen, to honor the dead and the...

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She walks ancient canyons 
twisted steel monolithic spires.
Racing high her memory clouded 
gray sky leadened in pain.
Like someone quietly loosen their hair 
Let storms gather...

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I have a friend who is a veteran.                 ...

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He stared at his war medals;
As bright as when first minted,
His own lustre long since tarnished;
Only tear-filled eyes now glinted!

He belonged to a generation
That sacrificed...

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Yes death was an awakening 
We did not realize we carried it with us
Until our smiles were wiped clean
And the laughter had stopped

It did not...

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As I see it there is no cure
Meds can help that's for sure
But meds can make things alot worse
Mental health is a real bad curse

The...

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There are times when I find
I cannot enjoy peace of mind,
When memories of a war overwhelm me.

It seems like only yesterday
When I answered the call...

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Great men return from war - though boys they went
In eager confidence – and permanent
To meet a foe with ‘mutual intent’
‘Til body, spirit, mind are...

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DEROS

There is great relief when a tour ends
and you are processed out of the unit;
addresses exchanged and goodbyes done
all thought is about the Freedom Bird
and...

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