Saluting veterans

Dear Editor,

I am sure there are many people who read this paper who have not been to the Tomb of the Unknown Solider, and read this article. I have. By the time this article is in the paper it will be Veteran's Day. So I think we all should read this a few times, and really appreciate what our service men do. Every time I see a service man, I give them a hug and say Thanks.

To the silverhaired crowns of our fathers

From the shores of Tripoli

To the Pacific's pearl green waters

I wish to give tribute

A four starred salute today

For those who fought so bravely

For our freedom and American way

We take our rights for granted

But they were earned in blue-red blood

And courage beyond the call of duty

In France's cold wet mud

Beginning with the Revolution

Through the Saudia Arabian Sands

Men have fought and suffered

And died on foreign lands

So salute this Veterans Day

And many more to come

Through blood and guts and glory

Our freedom has been won

Hope you can put this in the paper.

Irma Houts Epps

Poplar Bluff, Mo.