313 Junior Poem, First Place Michaela Victor, Branch # 057 - Mission I Am a Solider – Remembering D-Day I am a solider I wonder where my ship is taking me I hear my ship creak and groan in the wind and waves of the Channel I see the silhouettes of other ships against the sunrise as we drop anchor I wish I could be with my sweetheart back home I am a soldier I pretend to be brave, but inside I am full of fear I feel useless for many soldiers lay dead around me I touch the hillside Normandy as the minefields beside me explode I worry if I will make it or not I cry for my best friend has fallen I am a soldier I understand all the hurt that comes from war I pray for all the families of the soldiers that didn’t come back I dream of the days when I was in battle I try to forget the times I faced the enemy I hope we will never forget those who have died and their sacrifices I am a Veteran
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