Lest We Forget - Volume 14 www.legionnl.ca 65 WISEMAN, George 2802 Royal Newfoundland Regiment Born: Shoal Harbour, Trinity Bay Deceased MEDALS Hell, who cares for those old men at the Legion bar, That talk so silly of past wars fought afar? They all sound like heroes as they display a scar And who doff their medals – most look like a star! Well, who cares for their medals and silly talk, And what’s so important on November 11th at eleven o’clock? When they march in silence to that flag draped rock, And bow their heads for two minutes, like sheep in a flock. If you had seen them in battle, they were young then too, Who went in large numbers and returned so few; You’d know that the prayers for the dead of their crew, Are not for “old men with medals” but for kids just like you! Their medals, scars and “silly” talk and even their prayers at that flag draped rock, Are something no one ever mock it’s the price they paid for no shackles or lock! So, maybe now, you’ll give second thought to the fact “they cared”, that’s why they fought – but even if your cares they did not earn, for they were never sought – their lives and scars are what they paid for the liberty we’ve got! W.D. Manners
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