POEM: Remember our fallen heroes

I pray that everyone takes time this Memorial Day to honor those who served and died for the freedoms we enjoy daily here in America. I recently visited Arlington National Cemetery and wrote this poem on my long journey home.

ARLINGTON

Hallow be thy warriors etched in white stone!

Defenders of freedom and casualties known.

Our unalienable rights were fought for and paid;

The ultimate sacrifice marked by their graves.

It is here between crosses where cool breeze blows,

Warblers sing sweetly and grass is fresh mowed.

Where tributes are paid by the heroes that stand,

Saluting in silence to air, sea and land.

Flag blue and white streaked with blood flowing red;

Row upon row, we pay homage to dead.

Oh, hail to the victors that rest here at home!

Know without question, you rest not alone.

DR. SARAH MAROSSY

Liberty Lake