When the call came, they answered;
Without hesitation, they served;
The larger cause of freedom, they embraced.
As duty took on many shapes, they adapted;
Across the world, they deployed;
Longing for family left behind, they loved from afar.
Not knowing what to expect, they marched forward;
Into the abyss, they went anyway;
Some returned safely home, they did not.
For this eternal debt we owe, they never asked the price;
Honorable service and ultimate sacrifice, they freely gave;
As we solemnly remember, they rest in peace.
