It seems they've faded a bit from the headlines. It seems that maybe we are so war weary that we have put them on the back burner, only to remember them at holidays. As the changing of administrations in Washington has occurred, so has our feelings about what they're doing and what they've done. I don't want their actions to fade from my mind. I don't want their lives simply mentioned on page 3 of the paper while the stars of yesterday demand the headlines of today. I don't want to debate war and it's cost. I don't want to argue for or against based on political blinders. I simply want to acknowledge these men and women that serve this nation and each of us. 'For no greater love has a man but that he lay down his life for his friend.' I simply don't want to forget that. For my family members and yours that are serving or have served over seas, this video is for them. It's a song by 'Alter Bridge' called One by one and it speaks of the costs of war.
The lyrics to the song:
Underneath the desert sun
They bid my brother's blood to run
Many miles away
Hell has come today
Fire raining from the sky
See the face of fear asking one last time
Let me get home safe
Before it's too late
[Chorus:]
One by one
The brave will fall
Life is lost again
They gave it all
Deep within the castle walls
So many grieve as funeral songs
Echo endlessly
Ode to memories
This sacrifice of flesh and blood
For a promised land that may not be won
Let us not forget the hero laid to rest
[Chorus]
And they gave it all
A price we can't ignore
Is there hope in what they're dying for?
For every hero born
From every family torn
We will honor you forevermore
