Without Ceremony (returning war dead)

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Abe
Senior Member

since 2003-05-28

Posts 694
Looks like Vero Beach, FL until the end!

0 posted 2009-02-28 10:49 AM

Without Ceremony

We send them out to risk their lives
And then, when they give their all
We hear their names on the news
Without Ceremony, and that's all.

Each should have an Honor Guard
That's shown, for the World to see
That we pay homage to all those
Who died for us and Liberty.

Each, should have their own caisson
To slowly, carry them along
To their final resting place
Where Guards play, that mournful song.

But, nowadays it seems
That all the Powers that be
Want them to return unnoticed
And, Without Ceremony.

"It's too hard for the Loved Ones."
If, we Honor, their Remains
They say, "Out of sight and mind."
Will help ease all the pains.

But our Government, (and us)
Are doing something that's not right
Sometimes, Without Ceremony
Under the cover, of night.

We have Celebrations
When the rest of them return
But, it's those Brave Fallen
Who could teach us, if, we'd learn.

02-22-2004

They have finally changed the rules
And now, the Families will decide
With whom, and how they'll share
Their Hero's final, solemn, ride.

02.27.2009

Del "Abe" Jones
Mankind's greatest accomplishment is not the revolution of technology, it is the evolution of creativity. copyright 1984

Mysteria

Member Laureate

since 2001-03-07

Posts 18328
British Columbia, Canada

1 posted 2009-02-28 01:42 PM

I like the new ruling. I watched a show on t.v. Thursday, about this - and I am so glad these heroes are getting what should be given them.

icebox
Member Elite

since 2003-05-03

Posts 4383
in the shadows

2 posted 2009-02-28 06:37 PM

"Each should have an Honor Guard
That's shown, for the World to see
That we pay homage to all those
Who died for us and Liberty."

It is a tough call either way.

I prefer giving families a choice; though best would be to give the soldier the choice. I may be wrong but I have often thought few who were seasoned would care. Perhaps my view is twisted by survival.

Maybe we should have something like a "living will" just like the insurance papers all are urged to complete.

After all, death is a part of the business, just as is killing.

Robert E. Jordan
Member Rara Avis

since 2008-01-25

Posts 8541
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

3 posted 2009-02-28 08:57 PM

Yo Abe,

Nice write. The family should have something to say.

The important thing is they all get that flag covering the coffin.

I still have my father's flag, after all these years. That flag is important. It's still folded up in his duffel bag.

Bobby

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