4 Flags For Four Brothers


James, William called Specks, Charles, and John
Fought in the"Great War" and now are gone
Two in the Army, a Paratrooper and a Marine
All four came home from places where life was brutal in the extreme

Four families were raised, some close some farther away
The war was rarely if ever spoken about at home in those bygone days

My father was James, and only in his last months here on earth
Did he speak about the beach where men died with eyes open wide while on their rifles they were perched

War heroes die on the battlefield every day
Some here in our streets and some in countries far away

War on crime or war overseas
There are people in uniform protecting you and me

James and his brothers are just a handful of men
That served their country when it needed them

So I put out four flags every Memorial Day
A small salute for a debt that can't be repaid

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