A flag draped coffin on a stifling day
With somber taps that seem to say
A grateful nation, as your dead we lay
Into this earth, in a special way
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Salutes your service, and the life you gave
Ev'ry sacred hour, ev'ry moment brave
When for pride and glory, to the task you clave
Determination on your brow engraved
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More than life itself you held freedom dear
For it's noble call, laid aside your fear
Rest in peace now here, with a conscience clear
Glorious pride rides high, mid our glist'ning tears
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By David C Rogers
In Memoriam, John McCain
8-31-18