Lest We Forget
I never dreamed it would be me,
My name for all eternity,
Recorded here at this hallowed place,
Alas, my name, no more my face.

"In the line of duty" I hear them say;
My family now the price to pay.
My folded flag stained with their tears;
We only had those few short years,
The badge no longer on my chest.

I sleep now in eternal rest.
My sword I pass to those behind,
And pray they keep this thought in mind,
I never dreamed it would be me.

And with heavy heart and bended knee,
I ask for all here from the past:
Dear God, let my name be the last.

Author Unknown