What if We Forgot?

What if we forgot All the blood that was shed?What if we forgot the battlefields of red?What if we forgot All the coffins draped with Old Glory?What if we forgot All the told and untold stories?I pray that I'll neverTreat them like they're forgotten.I pray that I'll always rememberThey died for you... and me.I thank God every dayFor the sacrifice they made,For the freedom that I haveFor the Worship of Who Made us All.What if we forgot Why we stood for the Star-spangled Banner?What if we forgot How our soldiers fought in such a manner?What if we forgot Why we put our hands over our hearts?What if we forgot Why some wars ever had to start?I pray that I'll neverTreat them like they're forgotten.I pray that I'll always rememberThey died for you... and me.I thank God every dayFor the sacrifice they made,For the freedom that I haveFor the Worship of Who Made us All.What if we forgot Who we are and where we come from?What if we forgot The real sounds that follow war's drums?What if we forgot How to stand up for our neighbor?What if we forgot How to protect the fruits of our labor?I pray that I'll neverTreat them like they're forgotten.I pray that I'll always rememberThey died for you... and me.I thank God every dayFor the sacrifice they made,For the freedom that I haveFor the Worship of Who Made us All.What if we forgot Every tombstone has a story?What if we forgot They didn't do it for the glory?What if we forgot Why they stood up in the first place?What if we forgot All resistance that they would face?What if we forgot What our freedom really stands for?What if we forgot What all those boats had to land for?I pray that I'll neverTreat them like they're forgotten.I pray that I'll always rememberThey died for you... and me.I thank God every dayFor the sacrifice they made,For the freedom that I haveFor the Worship of Who Made us All."Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends." ------ John 15:13By Jason E. FortIn Honor of Our Fallen5/27/2019