Heroes
Take a moment to remember our Heroes;
not only the small few who have fallen,
also the soldiers who fight to find the foe.
They carry the mission to build a new form of civilization.
We give two minutes of silence on one day once a year
To remember more than the few, where we add more names to a growing list.
How many millions will have waited for the memory of one?
Who is remembered in those one hundred and twenty seconds on eighty-four days?
Regiments remember their fallen.
Those who no longer hear Reveille.
In honour and high esteem the names are recorded;
Decorations and awards mark the insignia.
Peace comes at a human cost.
This is the price of sacrificial duty.
Salute to the lowered flag warriors all.
Bow your heads in solemnity non-combatants.
The world of so many mixed peoples
must find a common ground,
a common ideal on which to move forward
and to focus energy on wholesome growth.
Will George Poet
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