05/25/2026
“They Stood for Us”
They stood for us when others fled,
In foreign lands where angels tread.
With courage carved from steel and flame,
they bore the weight, they took the name.
They marched through fire, through sleepless nights,
For freedom’s dream, for sacred rights.
Not for the glory or the fame,
But for the flag, and all it claims.
Each name engraved, each stone we see,
A chapter in our history.
Not silent now, their voices rise
In every breeze beneath the skies.
They speak in echoes bold and true,
In red and white, in skies of blue.
They call us not to mourn alone,
But live the lives their blood has sown.
So let the flags fly proud and high,
Let children’s laughter reach the sky.
Let gratitude not fade with day—
But shape the way we work and pray.
For in their honor, we are free.
And freedom bears responsibility.
To love, to serve, to never stray
From what they died to give—this day.