"A National Loss"
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We watched and stood
A country excited
As the astronauts,
All seven, walked united.
Count down and lift off
A teacher on board
A sky, blue, and soft
To space, they flew toward.
The sky turned to fire
The explosion went Boom
Like a funeral pyre
Locked in their tomb.
" A National Loss" the president honored
A country in pain from their scars
Never forget their memory pondered
Who now make their home past the stars.
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