A Poem For Mary's Fallen Soldier

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My son is in the Army. He has completed one 15-month tour if Afghanistan and is scheduled to deploy to Iraq the end of this year. Not too long after he was in Afghan I read of the death of a soldier on an Army posting site. His wife, Mary, was so brave and her bravery touched my heart. I wrote this poem for her. For Mary's Fallen Soldier Fallen soldiers, one and all Answered the beckon Saluted the call Fallen soldiers Who never come home Are forever on watch Forever on Roam Though missing in body Their spirt stays true A heavenly comfort For me and for you And death cannot stop them Or deminish their might We feel them still with us By day and by night Now mourne if you have to Shed healing tears Then remember their honor Will outlast the years Yes, gone but not forgotten They gave out of love Fallen soldiers Forever protecting Though now from above copyright EBEAN 02-01-05