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FALLEN WARRIOR...

THIS POEM IS DEDICATED TO CPL JEREMY GRAHAM, AUSTRALIAN ARMY, 4TH RAR (CMDO) WAS LOST TO HIS BROTHERS RECENTLY WHILE SERVING IN AFGHANISTAN. HE LEAVES BEHIND A WIFE AND 2 DAUGHTERS. THIS POEM IS WRITTEN FOR HIM. FALLEN WARRIOR A WARRIOR FELL TODAY HOW HE IS REMEMBERED IS UP TO YOU HOW WILL YOU REMEMBER HM? WILL YOU REMEMBER THE WARRIOR? WILL YOU REMEMBER THE HUSBAND? WILL YOU REMEMBER THE FATHER? WILL YOU REMEMBER THE SON? WILL YOU REMEMBER THE BROTHER? WILL YOU REMEMBER THE FRIEND? THE WARRIOR STOOD BEFORE YOU AND DEFLECTED DANGER BEFORE IT GOT TO YOU HE DIDNT ASK FOR...
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WHO AM I...

WHO AM I I AM YOUR BROTHER I AM YOUR SISTER I AM YOUR COUSIN I AM YOUR SON I AM YOUR DAUGHTER I AM YOUR FRIEND WHO AM I I AM A SAILOR I ENSURE THE WORLDS WATERS ARE SAFE I PATROL AND DEFEND MY NATIONS COASTLINE WHO AM I I AM AN AIRMAN I ENSURE THE WORLDS SKY’S ARE SAFE I PATROL AND DEFEND MY NATIONS AIRSPACE WHO AM I I AM A MARINE I AM MY NATIONS QUICK REACTION FORCE I TAKE THE OBJECTIVE AND HOLD IT TIL RELIEVED WHO AM I I AM A SOLDIER I DEFEND MY NATION FROM THOSE WHO ATTACK US I TAKE THE OBJECTIVE AND HOLD IT TIL RELIEVED I DONT ASK YOU TO UNDERSTAND FOR I KNOW YOU...
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I Pray to God...

I pray to God that you never have to do what I have done I pray to God that you never have to see what I have seen I pray to God that you never have to kill another man as I have had to I pray to God that you never have to watch your friends get wounded I pray to God that you never have to watch your friends get maimed I pray to God that you never have to watch your friends get killed I pray to God that you never have to feel what its like to have a bullet enter your body I pray to God that you never have to look at your leg and know you will never walk on it again I pray...
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My Son, My Hero...

I hear the people say you are a hero But it’s hard for me to think of you that way. For when I close my eyes and see you in my mind, I only see my little boy and that is how you’ll stay. The uniform you wear today is different from the rest, But reminds me of the other uniforms you’ve worn in the past. You loved karate and sports, and worked so hard in Scouts. All those little boy uniforms were put away much too fast. I hear the flapping of the flag as it hangs there in the wind. Again, I close my eyes and let the rhythm take me back. There you are on stage...
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