Dear Editor:

You fought over seas and landYou fought for freedoms standNow you have put down the gunTo hold the hand of our Lord our father and sonAs the drums slowly beatYour final march is no retreatRest now you have won there's no defeatSo as they lay you beneath the groundAnd as my tears come flowing downI shall always remember what you gaveOur love one a soldier braveAs the drums slowly beatYour final march is no retreatSo as we part my loveI know that somewhere up aboveYou will be watching meSending love forever beSo rest in peace my soldier dearFor in my heart you will always be near.As the drums slowly beatYour final march is no retreatHenry O. MalmquistLansford