These soldiers are courageous and strong <br />These are the soldiers who fight for right and wrong <br /> <br />This is a place, where soldiers live and die <br />This is a place, when soldiers silently cry <br /> <br />This is not a nightmare or a dream <br />This is a war where people scream <br /> <br />These are the soldiers who've been picked off the ground <br />These are the soldiers who've bled without a sound <br /> <br />These are the soldiers with flesh hanging wide <br />These are the soldiers with limbs torn from each side <br /> <br />These are the soldiers who stood tall in the heat <br />then crawled away from bombed-out streets <br /> <br />These are the soldiers who have been hurt <br />who lie there quietly in sand and dirt <br /> <br />These are the soldiers who dragged themselves away <br />then quivered in pain through night and day <br /> <br />These are soldiers that are just names & tags <br />These are soldiers sent home in body bags <br /> <br />These are the soldiers that we must remember <br />All year-long and especially on the 11th of September <br /> <br />These are soldiers who keep peace for you and me <br />These are the soldiers who live and die to stay free<br /><br />Linda Racaniello<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/soldiers-are-courageous-strong/
