Post by Administrator on Sept 21, 2013 21:40:53 GMT
FALLEN HEROES - A TRIBUTE TO ALL SEAMEN:
They lie beneath the turbulent seas in the cold and darkened deep
Captured in the prime of life they lay as though in sleep
Victims of the battle and the mighty storm
Patiently they lie there, awaiting Gabriel's Horn
They fought a war to end all wars so their people could be free
And paid the ultimate sacrifice and were claimed by the cruel sea
They answered the call so gallantly when our country went to war
And now lie side by side with heroes who have gone before
There are no markers where they lay but above them the rolling waves
For these are the heroes who went down to the sea who lie in watery graves
They sailed the perilous oceans to all parts of the world
Some were sunk in convoy, proud battle flags unfurled
Of all the people I have known there have been none finer
Than those who crewed the humble fishing boat to the Ocean Liner
Their exploits are written in history and surely 'tis well read
Of these men who went to sea in ships neath ensigns of white and blue and red.
By Salty.
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They lie beneath the turbulent seas in the cold and darkened deep
Captured in the prime of life they lay as though in sleep
Victims of the battle and the mighty storm
Patiently they lie there, awaiting Gabriel's Horn
They fought a war to end all wars so their people could be free
And paid the ultimate sacrifice and were claimed by the cruel sea
They answered the call so gallantly when our country went to war
And now lie side by side with heroes who have gone before
There are no markers where they lay but above them the rolling waves
For these are the heroes who went down to the sea who lie in watery graves
They sailed the perilous oceans to all parts of the world
Some were sunk in convoy, proud battle flags unfurled
Of all the people I have known there have been none finer
Than those who crewed the humble fishing boat to the Ocean Liner
Their exploits are written in history and surely 'tis well read
Of these men who went to sea in ships neath ensigns of white and blue and red.
By Salty.
LINK