memorial day

Everyone's goes shopping for memorial day

And decorates their home's in red white and blue

Buying table cloths and curtains paper plates

and napkins, cups, and balloons

And carts full of foods to Bar B Que

its the memorial day weekend

being remembered around the world

to celebrate the courage and memories of the fallen soldiers

many of them unknown soldiers whose

 stories of courage would never be  told

In recreation parks, around the world, children are with their family having fun

running around with ice cream cones

picnic baskets and foods on the grill

I like well-done steaks grilled down to the bones

freedom is a way of life for many of us today

paid for with the blood of those many courageous soldiers

and it's sad to see there are still wars in many countries today

and we read of the crimes against humanity on the front page of every newspaper

didn't so many brave men and women

give their lives for the world to be free

why are there still bombs killing innocent people today

why are there still people trying to take away your rights to be free

thousands of unknown sons and daughters

lost their lives on both sides of the wars

some was just following orders of the leader

and  the tyrant's who made up the laws

there are unknown fallen hero's without names

unmarked graves in the sun and in the winters cold

some give up their life's in little spaces and ditches

so that  the wings of freedom can spread around the world

how can we ever begin to thank them

how can we show our applications

we can start by reaching out to those are hungry

to join us in our memorial day celebrations

to all the brave men and women of our arm forces

for our freedom they have answered the call

and today and for every memorial day to come

with all of our hearts, we want to thank you all

for you bravely stand tall against all odds

when our freedom and way of life was being condemned

and your silent voices will always be echoed

in the singing of our national anthem

every memorial day we salute you

and the sacrifice that you all have made

you will always be remembered in our prayers

Bar-B-Ques, celebrations and in our parades

and we must also remember the heroes that stayed at home during the war

the silent men and woman toiling in the munitions factories

and the result of their efforts to keep the war machinery rolling until the of our victories

And I'm proud to be an American,

In the land of the brave and the free

And I would never forget the brave men and women

 who died to give that right to me.