What if we forgot
All the blood that was shed?
What if we forgot
the battlefields of red?
What if we forgot
All the coffins draped with Old Glory?
What if we forgot
All the told and untold stories?
I pray that I'll never
Treat them like they're forgotten.
I pray that I'll always remember
They died for you... and me.
I thank God every day
For the sacrifice they made,
For the freedom that I have
For the Worship of Who Made us All.
What if we forgot
Why we stood for the Star-spangled Banner?
What if we forgot
How our soldiers fought in such a manner?
What if we forgot
Why we put our hands over our hearts?
What if we forgot
Why some wars ever had to start?
I pray that I'll never
Treat them like they're forgotten.
I pray that I'll always remember
They died for you... and me.
I thank God every day
For the sacrifice they made,
For the freedom that I have
For the Worship of Who Made us All.
What if we forgot
Who we are and where we come from?
What if we forgot
The real sounds that follow war's drums?
What if we forgot
How to stand up for our neighbor?
What if we forgot
How to protect the fruits of our labor?
I pray that I'll never
Treat them like they're forgotten.
I pray that I'll always remember
They died for you... and me.
I thank God every day
For the sacrifice they made,
For the freedom that I have
For the Worship of Who Made us All.
What if we forgot
Every tombstone has a story?
What if we forgot
They didn't do it for the glory?
What if we forgot
Why they stood up in the first place?
What if we forgot
All resistance that they would face?
What if we forgot
What our freedom really stands for?
What if we forgot
What all those boats had to land for?
I pray that I'll never
Treat them like they're forgotten.
I pray that I'll always remember
They died for you... and me.
I thank God every day
For the sacrifice they made,
For the freedom that I have
For the Worship of Who Made us All.
"Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends." ------ John 15:13
By Jason E. Fort
In Honor of Our Fallen
5/27/2019