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Levine: Remembering on Memorial Day

Deborah Levine
Deborah Levine Deborah Levine

As a country, we observe Memorial Day by honoring those who have served their country and sacrificed so much. My father was only 22 as a young soldier in World War II, and on the anniversary of his death a decade ago, I wrote a Memorial Day poem in his honor.

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For those who put themselves in harm’s way for their families, friends and country,

For those whose lives were taken in war-torn lands far from home

And for all those who carry the wounds of war proudly and with honor,

Let us say a prayer of thanks and remembrance of courage and of valor.