BAND OF BROTHERS

We've lived in the trenches
We've lived in the holes
We've been under fire
We've shivered in the cold

We've survived in the jungles
We've baked in the heat
We've thirsted for water
We've had nothing to eat

We've spent months in the rain
We've watched our friends die
We've been betrayed by our country
We've had enough reason to cry

We've been called filthy names
We've faced fears all alone
We've succumbed to reality
We've endured the ingratitude shown

But through it all we've grown stronger
Shed tears when taps is blown
We, the band of brothers understand
The high cost of living low

©Copyright November 19, 2004 by Richard D. Preston