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US Peace Memorial Foundation |
Let's Build The US Peace Memorial
Del "Abe" Jones, (1941-2012)
We have memorials for heroes
Who have fought in wars and died
For great generals and others
To express our nations pride.
From the American Revolution
Until the wars we fight today
Where we honor those people
For, the ultimate price, they pay.
We have statues of politicians
And the leaders of our land
Monuments for almost everything
Some small, some huge and grand.
They are made of stone - cast in
bronze
Carved in mountainsides and wood
Some are fanciful, some somber
As we celebrate all those, we
should.
But, if you
just think about it
And if you search, everywhere
You will see that one is missing
And sadly, so many don’t seem to
care.
Where do we credit all those folks
Who stand for peace and good will
Who speak out against those wars
That maim, destroy and kill?
Some will say, “It’s unpatriotic!”
To try to find a different course
To resolve the worlds conflict
With sane and rational discourse.
“They don’t support the troops!”
“They want to give up and
surrender!”
“They don’t want to fight for
freedom!”
“It’s just passive words, they
tender!?
That could not be further from the
truth
It’s because, they, honestly do
care
What’s wrong with peaceful
resolution
Especially, when it is just and
fair?
Let us all honor those
peacekeepers
Who would strive to find a better way
To resolve the worlds differences
And end, the terrible price we all
pay.
They deserve their own monument
For their valiant fight against
all war
Striving for world peace and
freedom
Isn’t that, what America stands
for?
So, let's build the US Peace
Memorial
For people of the
world to come and see
The people of our nation,
long for peace
Across every land, where all
live free.
05.30.2008
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