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Of a war that he had fought in 
And the deeds that he had done. 
In his exploits with his buddies; 
They were heroes, every one. 

But we'll hear his tales no longer, 
For ol' Sarge has passed away, 
And the world's a little poorer, 
For a soldier died today. 

He won't be mourned by many, 
Just his children and his wife. 
For he lived an ordinary, 
Very quiet sort of life. 

Papers tell of their life stories, 
From the time that they were young, 
But the passing of a soldier, 
Goes unnoticed, and unsung. 

Is the greatest contribution, 
To the welfare of our land, 
Some jerk who breaks his promise, 
And cons his fellow man? 

Or the ordinary fellow, 
Who in times of war and strife, 
Goes off to serve his Country 
And offers up his life? 

The politician's stipend 
And the style in which he lives, 
Are sometimes disproportionate, 
To the service that he gives. 

While the ordinary soldier, 
Who offered up his all, 
Is paid off with a medal 
And perhaps a pension, small. 

It's so easy to forget them, 
For it is so long ago, 

It was not the politicians, 
With their compromise and ploys, 
Who won for us the freedom, 
That our Country now enjoys. 

Should you find yourself in danger, 
With your enemies at hand, 

Or would you want a Soldier, 
Who has sworn to uphold & defend, 
His home, his kin, and Country, 
And would fight until the end? 

He was just a common Soldier 
And his ranks are growing thin, 
But his presence should remind us, 
We may need his like again. 

For when countries are in conflict, 
Then we find the Soldier's part, 
Is to clean up all the troubles, 
That the politicians start. 

If we cannot do him honor, 
While he's here to hear the praise, 
Then at least let's give him homage, 
At the ending of his days. 

Perhaps just a simple headline, 
In the paper that might say: 

   FOR A SOLDIER DIED TODAY." 

by A. Lawrence Vaincourt