I couldn't help myself, great pics...
overlooked by many, appreciated by none
Wrinkled face, deteriorated; baked in the sun
He Use to play with guns, went by "Sargeant Supreme"
Arguably the best soldier ever called a marine
It's 1950, our hero was only nineteen years old
Recruiters chanting "freedom! Come fight for your home!"
He Said goodbye to darling, gave a kiss by the train
(And if he was going to do it,... this was the day)
"Hip hip hooray!" The crowd shouted as he bent to his knee
And reached in his pocket to give his darling a ring
She was so happy, overcome with such joy
(They almost forgot, that it was time to deploy)
As the train whistle blew, they said their last goodbyes
Gave one more kiss,... laughed and then cried.
Little did they know this would be the hardest part of their life
Never knowing if our hero would depart from this world or survive...
1955..now a hardened vet who's heart had turned cold
Our hero had Killed men in nearly ever part of the globe
He fought for his country... never seeking his fame
(NOTE: This is what most people did in these days)
He led his Brigade, was looked up to by many
A person you'd want as a friend but never as an enemy
He'd seen many things, from famine to lewd engaging acts
Some wild dangerous traps, and child labor camps
Must have been by chance that he had lasted this long..
(Been through it all, prison camps, shrapnel and bombs)
don't get me wrong, his life became exceptionally hard to manage
All of these things he been through led to him being mentally damaged.
..as time went on, the war ended and most would be forgotten
On a plane ride home with hundreds of wooden coffins
Shirt around his face to help prevent the smell so rotten
No hero's welcome home, even his darling had forgot him
But This is the toll most soldiers lives have taken
Used by a country, then quickly they're forsaken
So next time a homeless man comes and asked you for some change
Realize he could have been, the greatest soldier of his day
We all fall on hard times but it's up to you to make a difference
Our lives are OUR LIVES, so how do you choose to live it?
I myself have no limits, I'm gunna reach for the sky
Because like our hero....
the best soldiers always find the means to survive.