Veterans Day Poems | Examples of Veterans Day Poetry

The Stars and the Stripes, Is the blood that we shed. I pledge allegiance to the flag, Running through my head. The Home of the Brave, And the land of the free. Soldiers died to give their life, For you, and for me. The Stars and the Stripes, Is the blood that we shed. I’m proud to be...

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Respire Make of me a banished son To walk this world alone With heavy heart and heavy load The boulder and the stone Make of me a loyal friend A soldier at your side To be there when it matters most A brother all your life Make of me a mighty sword An instrument of death I was me but now he's gone And this is...

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Thank You For Your Service “Thank you for your service." How many times have I heard that. Do they know or understand? Do they really care? I fought at Bloody Antietam, Shiloh, Gettysburg and Franklin. Blue and gray, makes no difference. Casualties measured by the thousands. I fought at Belleau Woods and Meuse-Argonne. Mud filled trenches stinking with filth. Mustard gas stinging eyes, burning lungs. The war...

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Shattered Limb broken tree limbs lie shattered on the ground no longer useful the one-armed veteran looks on with understanding ...

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Tomb of the Unknown Twenty-one steps south down the black mat Turns and faces east toward the tomb for twenty-one seconds Turns and faces north, changes gun to outside shoulder and waits twenty-one seconds Marches twenty-one steps up the mat Turns and faces east for twenty-one seconds Turns and faces south, changes gun to outside shoulder and waits twenty-one seconds Twenty-one steps...

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Deus Volt I scream by my brother's side, a distinct bell rings measuring 39mm wide, high stepping over the deconstructed rubble, klashnikov volley is what's giving us trouble, our advancement through the city begins to slow, primary and secondary left with one mag to go, (clink) armor so tight it impedes the breathing, (clank) honor steps in like a sword unsheathing, (clink) clinking...

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Thank you for your faith in the country you so love that you’d offer up your life in a cataclysmic strife. Thank you for your courage, although you shook inside. You did all that was required, no matter what the price. The noise of guns and mortar convulsed the fetid air. You saw beloved comrades lie bleeding at your side. You suffered pain...

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It’s been too long since you went away. Now nights are long, and days are gray. Tears too frequent and embraces missed, The sound of your voice and your tender kiss. Your empty seat at the dinner table Leaves us unbalanced, and life unstable. When you are gone, all is diminished The workload is hard and much unfinished. But oh, how the joy...

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The years drift by, soft as leaves on the bushes and the trees. Yet still your courage stirs within the land, For in your heart, where your fierce resolve was pinned, You left the peace we hold within our hands. With strength that bore the burden none could see, You braved the darkest night's and coldest rain, And now your memory stands,...

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This weekend we remember those who sacrificed their lives for our Freedom. Let us never forget or take anything for granted. The red poppies grow By Michelle Morris 10/11/2024 The red poppies grow There where the men lay Blood spilled for our Freedom Blood not spilled in vain For our Freedom was built on their Souls Those...

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I have never served in the military. I can only imagine what it must be like to have served in the wars and conflicts; Or the myriads of tasks for which you are called upon and to which you always say "Yes". My heart is warmed each time I see anyone in a military uniform, and if the opportunity presents itself, I...

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The flag flew above That covered the angles below Then the strips whithered And the stars dimmed Leaving empty coffins below...

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I sat in the dirt next to a healthy stream. The water gently rolled over the rocks and stones. I sat and smiled back with my missing teeth, and my broken bones. ...

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Ancient Warrior struggles to breathe in vain...

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To the social media managers, admins and for those of you who post, Writers, editors, chaplains, parents and educators from coast to coast. Our freedoms aren't granted by just one faith's might, But by those who serve and have served for every American’s right. They fought for the right to vote for the candidate of our choice, For every American’s...

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