425 www.on.legion.ca ONTARIO COMMAND Their Sacrifice Our Freedom The bombs blasted with an eerie orange glow Illuminating the sky, piercing the darkness below The whizzing of bullets blazing past my ear Compelled me to scream and crouch down in fear For my country, for Canada, I have to be brave For the allied world, I will squelch my fears and save The darkness enveloped the trenches in the late hours of night This war is demanding but I will continue to fight I jump to my feet and race through the debris Knowing I would face the enemy The allies around me held their rifles as they roared I adjusted my firearm as the bullets soared I knelt down behind a grove of trees Pointed my rifle at someone my age and began to pray on my knees My finger squeezed the trigger so fast He falls to the ground lifeless and I know he won’t be the last This story I heard from Great Grandpa every year Never once did he not shed a tear Veterans like him should be respected every day During war he never wanted to hesitate or disobey People sacrificed their lives so we could be free So we wouldn’t reside in a country we would be forced to flee I think of Vimy Ridge, Normandy, and Afghanistan And so many other wars our soldiers could withstand Their selflessness and determination brought Canada pride Our veterans wisdom can be our guide Our guide for the youth in Canada’s time ahead So we can teach the generations to come to remember the fallen bloodshed On November 11th we stand in recollection We acknowledge their sacrifice to lead our country in the right direction We honor our soldiers sacrifice and sweat So on this day, lest we forget
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