Have you stopped to thank a veteran today?

For the price of freedom they had to pay?

Did you gaze into those distant eyes?

Did you see the ghosts he can't deny?

Did you think a soldier's heart was made of steel?

Because he was trained to kill, he couldn't feel?

Did you see the guilt written on his face.

For the loss of life he can't replace?

Did you know he mourns the lives he couldn't save,

And walks with comrades in their grave?

Did you remember the boy with innocence lost?

Do you really know war's ultimate cost?

Have you felt the blast of artillery fire?

Do you have the courage it would require?