Drums beaten, flowers laid.
Words spoken, music played.
Choruses sung, veterans praised.
Fewer veterans, heroes all,
Some stood in place of comrades now fallen
Answer "Here! Sir!" at roll call.
Like their comrades before
Fading into history and lore,
A grateful nation heartfelt calls
To the warriors, once strong and tall:
Thank you, thank you, thank you…
Susan Kane, 28 May 2012
A re-post
Note: The photo of veterans above was taken when the World War 2 memorial in the Washington Mall opened. Veterans were flown in to be present at the opening.
Sequester of funds had made a decision to close this memorial, even though all National Park memorials are under the umbrella of Park Services, which is permanently funded by gov't and also by contributions. These parks cannot be sequestered.
Veterans said many words, some of them very expressive, and they pushed aside barriers in their wheelchairs. No one stopped them.
