We Remember

Once upon a time, many times in fact
There was a hint of struggle, of strife
In the lands far away, and those all too near
Powdery explosions, and crimson red smears

Once upon a time, and many times since
A child was left waiting
For a father, a mother
A soldier who never came home

Once upon a time, oh so many times
A soldier stood ground, stood through the fear
For a country, an ideal, for family and love
These soldiers stood, in a place we never did

And now, for those soldiers
Those wives and those sons
We remember our soldiers
Who stood up for us
Beneath an ash and blood sun