SKY SOLDIERS

Once again there are rumors of war,

Bugles calling, sounds of boots marching

Soldiers are gathering from around this land

Marines and Navy and Air Force and Army

All are now answering their country's latest call

Off by themselves, away from it all

Small bands of Soldiers, Sky Soldiers all

They check their rucks and they check their gear

They hear whispers of nights long past

They see fleeting shadows where none should be

Places in the distant past, now come to their minds

Normandy, Bastogne, Korea, Laos, and Cambodia

Other far away names are now recalled, Viet Nam

Names long since gone, Hammer and Anvil

Ferret, Texas, and Maine are some more from the past

Idaho and Krait and Viper as well

Phoenix and Delta and SOG are some more,

Bright lights and Recondo and Old Blue are still true

They will fall thru the Dark Moonless nights

In harm's way they will land, their job they must do

Fighting soldiers falling from the Sky,

Sky Soldiers fighting for you and I

Many will die in those dark unknown skies

Leaving behind their children and wives

We give you our men this nation to defend

Knowing full well we may never see them again

All that we ask is that you give them their due

Small bands of Sky Soldiers dying for me and for You.

 ©Rebecca SaraAnne Walking Sparrow