Taking the Head of Goliath - Trenches

For your blood spilled
for you lives
for you service
for you sacrifice

for those willing to die
for the stars and stripes
we are obliged to honor
compelled to exalt our brave

made for this trained for this
your calling never questioned
protector, defender
called to duty, called to action

fear becomes focus when a soldier accepts his own death
a violent demise is not a matter of if, but when

strange that survival stems from this somber philosophy
when its kill or be killed, the selfless secure victory

made for this trained for this
your calling never questioned
protector, defender
called to duty, called to action

we will never forget
the courageous warriors
who have fought through the generations
four our liberty lives are exchanged
for twenty-one gun salutes
and folded flags

veterans and military families
battle tested
deserving of gratuity
you have stared into war's ugly face
four our nations freedom
we give our deepest thanks