Triolet Trilogy: "Keeping Freedom True"

The local Memorial Day Service always makes me wax eloquent, regarding those who give all.

They fought to keep our freedom true.
They fought and died for you and me.
The daily grief they waded through.
They fought to keep our freedom true.
Each sacrifice was daily new
to keep this land so brave and free.
They fought to keep our freedom true.
They fought and died for you and me.

They fought to keep our freedom true.
They fought and died for you and me.
They got up 'fore the sky was blue.
They fought to keep our freedom true.
They marched and swam and pushed on through
that victory they'd some day see
They fought to keep our freedom true.
They fought and died for you and me.

They fought to keep our freedom true.
They fought and died for you and me.
Though sick and sad and lonely, too
They fought to keep our freedom true.
Our pictures made them push on through
the battle far beyond the sea.
They fought to keep our freedom true.
They fought and died for you and me.

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by Jay O'Toole
on May 29th, 2017