by Robert Longley | May 20, 2012 | Poetry
There’s one defining moment With a gun against your head Where you realize in an instance That you will soon be dead You think about the mission And what has brought you here And you think about your family And it helps to calm the fear In honor there is victory...
by Robert Longley | May 20, 2012 | Poetry
Their sacrifice is lined in rows Side by side, and head to toe Some have crosses others stars Some wore stripes, and others bars A generation lost to god For whom a nation cried A memory now almost lost Of how and why they died Perhaps it’s just the way of things And...
by Robert Longley | May 20, 2012 | Poetry
It’s not just in the uniform That everyone can see It’s more in the simple dream Of what America should be Where people sleep in comfort Without the thought of fear Because someone in uniform Stands ready, poised and near To defend the constitution And...
by Robert Longley | May 20, 2012 | Poetry
Remember me for how I lived And not just how I died Remember me on sunny days And not just when you cried Remember me in noble causes Half a world away Remember that I loved you all Each and every day Others went before me And more will follow still It’s such a...
by Robert Longley | May 20, 2012 | Poetry
Some will call it sacrifice But service is its name At times these things are different But for me they are the same Protect and serve with honor There is no greater call For family, friends and neighbors I gladly gave it all It’s not about the glory It’s a calling we...
