.....a farewell to a fallen Marine SPEAK SOFTLY Speak softly, all ye who are witness As this warrior goes to his rest Of the courage he showed and of his valor When his heart was put to the test Speak softly to the father and mother Whose eyes still can’t hold back the tears Speak softly and bring back the memories Of the joy that he gave them for years Speak softly to the wife who remembers His kiss and how his touch made her feel Her pain, like a fires dying embers Lingers on, and will leave scars that won’t heal Speak softly to the sons and the daughters Who stand silent and wish they could hear Once more the sound of his laughter Who feel that his presence is near Speak softly to all those who knew him And charge them not to forget The sacrifice made for their freedom And that the battle is not over yet Speak softly of all those who have fallen Who gave their all and their best Who fought bravely for mans right to live unafraid In Gods arms they surely do rest Let all those who knew him remember well That a warriors soul is a flame That will light up the way for all those who fell As they fought bravely in freedoms name The price of freedom has never been small Americas sons have fought well To insure that the echo is heard by all Of the sound of the liberty bell Let us remember that the way that we live Has been bought with tears blood and sweat Paid by heroes who gave all they could give Asking only that we don’t forget Rest in peace Marine. Your friends miss you - your family loves you - your country honors you and your Corps salutes you. God waits for you. --Anonymous

.....a farewell to a fallen Marine

SPEAK SOFTLY

Speak softly, all ye who are witness

As this warrior goes to his rest

Of the courage he showed and of his valor

When his heart was put to the test

Speak softly to the father and mother

Whose eyes still can’t hold back the tears

Speak softly and bring back the memories

Of the joy that he gave them for years

Speak softly to the wife who remembers

His kiss and how his touch made her feel

Her pain, like a fires dying embers

Lingers on, and will leave scars that won’t heal

Speak softly to the sons and the daughters

Who stand silent and wish they could hear

Once more the sound of his laughter

Who feel that his presence is near

Speak softly to all those who knew him

And charge them not to forget

The sacrifice made for their freedom

And that the battle is not over yet

Speak softly of all those who have fallen

Who gave their all and their best

Who fought bravely for mans right to live unafraid

In Gods arms they surely do rest

Let all those who knew him remember well

That a warriors soul is a flame

That will light up the way for all those who fell

As they fought bravely in freedoms name

The price of freedom has never been small

Americas sons have fought well

To insure that the echo is heard by all

Of the sound of the liberty bell

Let us remember that the way that we live

Has been bought with tears blood and sweat

Paid by heroes who gave all they could give

Asking only that we don’t forget

Rest in peace Marine. Your friends miss you - your family loves you -

your country honors you and your Corps salutes you. God waits for

you.

--Anonymous