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<IMG height=146 src="Soldier034.jpg" width=223 border=0> </FONT></P> <P align=center><FONT color=#000080><IMG height=130 src="Soldier045.jpg" width=170 border=0>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <IMG height=131 src="Soldier066.jpg" width=142 border=0>&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P align=center><FONT color=#000080 size=5><I><B>And 'tho sometimes to his neighbors<FONT face="Times New Roman"><BR></FONT>His tales became a joke,<FONT face="Times New Roman"><BR></FONT>All his Legion buddies listened&nbsp;<FONT face="Times New Roman"><BR></FONT>For they knew whereof he spoke.</B></I></FONT></P> <P align=center><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT color=#000080><IMG height=202 src="Soldier077.jpg" width=145 border=0></FONT></P></FONT> <P align=center><FONT color=#000080 size=5><I><B>But we'll hear his tales no longer,<FONT face="Times New Roman"><BR></FONT>For old Bill has passed away,<FONT face="Times New Roman"><BR></FONT>And the world's a little poorer<FONT face="Times New Roman"><BR></FONT>For a soldier died today.</B></I></FONT></P> <P align=center><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT color=#000080><IMG height=200 src="Soldier088.jpg" width=162 border=0></FONT></P></FONT> <P align=center><FONT color=#000080 size=5><I><B>He will not be mourned by many,<FONT face="Times New Roman"><BR></FONT>Just his children and his wife.<FONT face="Times New Roman"><BR></FONT>For he lived an ordinary<FONT face="Times New Roman"><BR></FONT>And quite uneventful life.</B></I></FONT></P> <P align=center><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT color=#000080>&nbsp;&nbsp; <IMG src="Soldier099.jpg" border=0></FONT></P></FONT> <P align=center><FONT color=#000080 size=5><I><B>Held a job and raised a family,<FONT face="Times New Roman"><BR></FONT>Quietly going on his way;<FONT face="Times New Roman"><BR></FONT>And the world won't note his passing,<FONT face="Times New Roman"><BR></FONT>though a Soldier died today.</B></I></FONT></P> <P align=center><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT color=#000080><IMG height=133 src="Soldier1510.jpg" width=223 border=0></FONT></P></FONT> <P align=center><FONT color=#000080 size=5><I><B>When politicians leave this earth,<FONT face="Times New Roman"><BR></FONT>Their bodies lie in state,<FONT face="Times New Roman"><BR></FONT>While thousands note their passing,<FONT face="Times New Roman"><BR></FONT>And proclaim that they were great.</B></I></FONT></P> <P align=center><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT color=#000080><IMG height=152 src="Soldier1011.jpg" width=222 border=0></FONT></P></FONT> <P align=center><FONT color=#000080 size=5><I><B>Papers tell their whole life stories<FONT face="Times New Roman"><BR></FONT>From the time that they were young,<FONT face="Times New Roman"><BR></FONT>But the passing of a soldier<FONT face="Times New Roman"><BR></FONT>Goes unnoticed, and unsung.</B></I></FONT></P> <P align=center><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT color=#000080><IMG height=93 src="Soldier1712.jpg" width=128 border=0></FONT></P></FONT> <P align=center><FONT color=#000080 size=5><I><B>Is the greatest contribution<FONT face="Times New Roman"><BR></FONT>To the welfare of our land,<FONT face="Times New Roman"><BR></FONT>A guy who breaks his promises<FONT face="Times New Roman"><BR></FONT>And cons his fellow man?</B></I></FONT></P> <P align=center><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT color=#000080><IMG height=184 src="Soldier11b13.gif" width=186 border=0></FONT></P></FONT> <P align=center><FONT color=#000080 size=5><I><B>Or the ordinary fellow who,<FONT face="Times New Roman"><BR></FONT>In times of war and&nbsp;strife,<FONT face="Times New Roman"><BR></FONT>Goes off to serve his Country<FONT face="Times New Roman"><BR></FONT>And offers up his life?</B></I></FONT></P> <P align=center><FONT color=#000080><IMG height=183 src="Soldier1614.jpg" width=122 border=0></FONT></P> <P align=center><FONT color=#000080 size=5><I><B>A politician's stipend<FONT face="Times New Roman"><BR></FONT>And the style in which he lives,<FONT face="Times New Roman"><BR></FONT>Are sometimes disproportionate,<FONT face="Times New Roman"><BR></FONT>To the service that he gives.</B></I></FONT></P> <P align=center><FONT color=#000080><IMG height=122 src="Soldier1215.gif" width=155 border=0></FONT></P> <P align=center><FONT color=#000080 size=5><I><B>While the ordinary soldier,<FONT face="Times New Roman"><BR></FONT>Who offered up his all,<FONT face="Times New Roman"><BR></FONT>Is paid off with a medal<FONT face="Times New Roman"><BR></FONT>And perhaps, a pension small.</B></I></FONT></P> <P align=center><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT color=#000080>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <IMG height=99 src="Soldier13b16.gif" width=66 border=0></FONT></P></FONT> <P align=center><FONT color=#000080 size=5><I><B>It's so easy to forget them,<FONT face="Times New Roman"><BR></FONT>For it was so long ago,<FONT face="Times New Roman"><BR></FONT>That the old Bills of our country<FONT face="Times New Roman"><BR></FONT>Went to battle, but we know</B></I></FONT></P> <P align=center><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT color=#000080><IMG height=174 src="Soldier1614.jpg" width=116 border=0></FONT></P></FONT> <P align=center><FONT color=#000080 size=5><I><B>It was not the politicians<FONT face="Times New Roman"><BR></FONT>With their compromise and ploys,<FONT face="Times New Roman"><BR></FONT>Who won for us the freedom<FONT face="Times New Roman"><BR></FONT>That our Country now enjoys.</B></I></FONT></P> <P align=center><FONT color=#000080><IMG height=129 src="Soldier0517.jpg" width=139 border=0></FONT><FONT face="Times New Roman"></P></FONT> <P align=center><FONT color=#000080 size=5><I><B>Should you find yourself in danger,<FONT face="Times New Roman"><BR></FONT>With your enemies at hand,<FONT face="Times New Roman"><BR></FONT>Would you want a politician<FONT face="Times New Roman"><BR></FONT>With his ever-shifting stand?</B></I></FONT><FONT face="Times New Roman"></P></FONT> <P align=center><FONT color=#000080 size=5><I><B>Or would you prefer a soldier,<FONT face="Times New Roman"><BR></FONT>Who has sworn to defend,<FONT face="Times New Roman"><BR></FONT>His home, his kin and Country<FONT face="Times New Roman"><BR></FONT>And would fight until the end?</B></I></FONT></P> <P align=center><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT color=#000080><IMG height=177 src="Soldier1418.jpg" width=178 border=0></FONT></P></FONT> <P align=center><FONT color=#000080 size=5><I><B>He was just a common Soldier,<FONT face="Times New Roman"><BR></FONT>And his ranks are growing thin,<FONT face="Times New Roman"><BR></FONT>But his presence should remind us<FONT face="Times New Roman"><BR></FONT>We may need his like again.</B></I></FONT><FONT face="Times New Roman"></P></FONT> <P align=center><FONT color=#000080 size=5><I><B>For when countries are in conflict,<FONT face="Times New Roman"><BR></FONT>Then we find the Soldier's part<FONT face="Times New Roman"><BR></FONT>Is to clean up all the troubles<FONT face="Times New Roman"><BR></FONT>That the politicians start.</B></I></FONT><FONT face="Times New Roman"></P></FONT> <P align=center><FONT color=#000080 size=5><I><B>If we cannot do him honor<FONT face="Times New Roman"><BR></FONT>While he's here to hear the praise,<FONT face="Times New Roman"><BR></FONT>Then at least let's give him homage<FONT face="Times New Roman"><BR></FONT>At the ending of his days.</B></I></FONT><FONT face="Times New Roman"></P></FONT> <P align=center><FONT color=#000080 size=5><I><B>Perhaps just a simple headline<FONT face="Times New Roman"><BR></FONT>in a paper that would say:<FONT face="Times New Roman"><BR></FONT>"OUR COUNTRY IS IN MOURNING,<FONT face="Times New Roman"><BR></FONT>FOR A SOLDIER DIED TODAY."</B></I></FONT></P> <P align=center><FONT color=#000080><IMG height=140 src="Soldier1819.jpg" width=192 border=0></FONT></P> <P align=center>&nbsp;</P> <P align=center><FONT color=#000080><IMG height=181 src="Soldier1920.jpg" width=350 border=0></FONT></P> <P align=center><I><B><FONT color=#000080 size=3>© 1987, Lawrence Vaincourt</FONT></B></I></P> <P align=center><I><B><FONT color=#000080 size=3>(published here by permission.)</FONT></B></I></P> <P align=center><I><B><FONT color=#000080 size=3><A title=http://www.vaincourt.homestead.com/ href="http://www.vaincourt.homestead.com">(please visit the Vaincourt site)</A></FONT></B></I></P> <P align=center><I><B><FONT color=#000080 size=3>Thanks for dropping by; 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