YOU ARE MY BROTHER!

(To those who have gone before me,

 those who went with me, 

and those who have gone and shall go after me)

I knew you not

    But  You Are My Brother!

We never met

    And yet, you're close to me

You heard the call

    And placed your life in harms way

You went "over there"

    And paid the highest price

How great a charge

    For you to take upon your back

That other men

    May live as free

What gallant and more noble cause

    Than that you saw it fit

To think to give your life

    To see me free

My gratitude for you

    Grows ever strong



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You were the lead for me

    I also heard the call

I went "over there"

    And saw you there

You walked with me

    And I with you

I saw you fall

    And never rise again

I saw you walk away

    And many didn't care

That you would think to give your life

    So they may live as free

But it's OK, you didn't mind

    Giving yourself for them as well

It was my Honor to have served

    With such a one as you

You live within my heart

    For ever, ever more



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You are "over there"

    You heard the call

You live and fight

    You've taken up the cause

You lay your life out on the field

    Where death is near and all too real

For you too believe it is worth while

    That those you love should live as free

I know you are there

    And know the struggle for your cause

The price of freedom isn't free

    It's paid with blood and lives like yours

Be safe and hurry back

   I pray that God will keep you in His hand

And know that deep within my heart

     There is a place carved out for you

Because from now on, forever more

           YOU ARE MY BROTHER!



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And You, You who

Live and Fight and Die beside my Brother,

            YOU ARE MY SISTER!