Fallen Angels

They left behind family and friends So that others could remain free Holding back tears trying to be brave Gave their lives for you and me Never looking back just marched on ahead To a place unknown filled with fear and dread Hoping one day to return to home sweet home To a place where their love ones dwell Reminiscing and talking about the good old days What went on during wartime no one wanted to tell When darkness covered the untrodden path up ahead Would rather be at home with loved ones instead The casualties of war had already taken its toll Grim stories of the dead and dying began to unfold Lives are enriched by their unselfish gifts of love What was taken from us was restored from up above Our fallen angels have lost their earthly wings Died for our freedom but has gained as heaven sings