A Tribute to Veterans
A Tribute to Veterans
A song of military tribute by Jerry Calow
Jerry recently told Dad:
“A few years back I had gone to a Traveling Vietnam Veteran Wall Memorial Ceremony and during the event realized not one song was specifically direct toward the Veterans standing at attention or whose names were on the wall; not that there was anything wrong with those songs …” Yankee Doodle ” etc.
I thought I could do better than that and that’s been the crux of my endeavors is to fill some of the niche areas missing in topical music as I see it. But of course, they have to be niche causes dear to my heart or I find it very difficult to write about them let alone compose something.”
Jerry went on to make a special request of Dad:
To all readers of American Valor I present to you the following lyrics for “A Tribute to Veterans” written by Jerry Calow and dedicated to the memory of Kenneth Lee Worley!”
Job well done Jerry.
A Tribute to Veterans
Our men fought bravely so freedom would last
Conditions where not always best they could be
Fighting a foe you could not always see:
From mountain highs to valley lows
From jungle drops to desert patrols
Our sinewy sons were sent over seas
Far from their families and far from their dreams
They never wrote letters of hardships despair
Only of love, yearning that one day soon:
They would come home; they would resume
And carry on with the rest of their lives
The P.O.W.s stood steadfast
Against the indignities and cruelties of war
They could not have lasted as long as they did
If they had relinquished their hope that some day:
They would come home; they would resume
And carry on with the rest of their lives
Medics, nurses, and chaplains alike
Did what they needed to bring back life
They served our forces from day into night
Not questioning if they would survive:
They mended bones and bodies too,
They soothed the spirits of dying souls
And for those M.I.A.s, who were left behind
We echo this message across the seas
We will search for as long as it takes
You’re not forgotten and will always be:
In our hearts, in our prayers,
In our minds for all time
A moment of silence, a moment of summons
Is their deliverance of body and soul
To a sacred place that we all know
Deep in the shrines of our soul:
In our hearts, in our prayers
In our minds for all time
Interlude:
GOLD STAR MOTHERS GRIEVE: ENDLESSLY,
ENDLESSLY, ENDLESSLY…….
GOLD STAR MOTHERS GRIEVE: ENDLESSLY,
ENDLESSLY, ENDLESSLY…….
These immortalized soldiers whose bravery abounds
They¹re our husbands, our fathers, and sons
They enlisted for the duty at hand
To serve the cause of country and land:
They had honor, they had valor,
They found glory that changed them forever
Men standing tall and proud they be
A country behind them in a solemn sea
So let the flags of freedom fly
Unfurled in their majesty high:
In the sun, in the rain
In the winds across this land
Years of tears has brought us here
Gathering around to hear this sound
So let the flags of freedom fly
Unfurled in their majesty high:
In the sun, in the rain,
In the winds across this land
In the sun, in the rain,
In the winds for all time
“A Tribute to Veterans by Jerry Calow”
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January 26th, 2009 at 8:09 pm
Very nice poem – i think they express so much more than can be said in just a regular article. thanks for posting!
February 1st, 2009 at 10:17 pm
To the Troops and the supporters of the United-States of America
Im Just A Guy trying to show all my support to the Troops and the supporters of America!… I was In AFJROTC In High School and loved it. I love my music do you?.. Im not in the Military But I love To show my love for the ones how fight to keep others alive..My favorite role model is John Lennon.I love to watch baseball,Nascar FootBall Basketball