A New Day

This Veterans Day is different

And our leadership is new
Let’s hope things will get better
And they do what they should do.

Maybe next year at this time

Troops will be home or on their way
Wouldn’t that be just great
For a really different Veterans Day?

We have lost so many people

Some will suffer wounds for life
With each and every Hero changed
By wartime’s pain and strife.

They have served without complaint

Some two times and some three
Much more than we should expect
From those who protect our Liberty.

Our Troops do what they’ve always done

When our Nation has a need
To protect our Country’s shores
Or some foreign one, needs freed.

Most everyone knows someone

Or has a loved one who was lost
And each of us must realize
That our Freedom has great cost..

Our Veterans Day is very special

A day to thank that special soul
Who will serve and fight and die for us
With Freedom’s Security their goal.

The next time you see a Uniform

Just take a moment to say, “Thanks!”
For our Country would be nothing
Without those Military Ranks.

So on this day, Two thousand six

As we Honor those who Served
Let us all strive to be a Nation
Where their sacrifice is deserved.

Del “Abe” Jones

11.10.06