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ROLLING THUNDER AND GENERAL LEE

Like sentries standing silent – Guarding a king or queen -

A carpet of green surrounds them – Muffling the foot falls at the scene -

School children on a tour – Are told of soldiers still unknown -

Guided by an Old Guard Soldier – Speaking in a somber tone -

Up the road brave Marines – Raise the flag on a granite mount -

Just above the Black Wall – To a War, some don’t count -

Just above sits Abe Lincoln – What would he think of us today? -

What would he think of a country – Where school children no longer pray -

A spire above the Capital – Washington looks down on the dome -

If he was still Commander-in-Chief – Could he bring the lost sons home? -

Down the road the sound of hoof beats – Boots in the saddle turned around -

Another soldier laid to rest – The bugle makes a mournful sound -

The rows of white stone sentries – Seems to straighten at Taps -

Homeless veterans stand erect – Then slowly doff their caps -

Down at the eternal flame – The hats of every service lay -

Because it is for Kennedy – There is also a Green Beret -

Then among the stone sentries – Words are passed from grave to grave -

“There is a sound of thunder – They are coming again to honor the brave” -

From the grave of a pilot – Shot down north of Hanoi -

“The sounds of Rolling Thunder – Still bring this old soul…..

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