Man of the past, a veteran survivor

Now old and feeling out of place

His hands are frail, his body scarred

Wrinkles cover his face

He gave his body, he gave his soul

For his land, his family, his home

He lost it all and not many seem to care

That he faces the world all alone





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His body is old, tired, and worn

His old wounds are starting to ail

The once strong and mighty soldier

Feels his life is slipping away

The winners of the war wrote the history books

The noble and the brave they condemned

It wasn't hard for them to villify the truth

When they stood on the winning end





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He's just an old man, he fought under command

No one could realize the hell he's been through

Stripped of his pension, robbed of his land

Accused of crimes that he didn't do

He fought with honor, he fought with valor

Never questioned orders his commanders gave

Now his kind is shunned and he doesn't understand

Why his beloved land has turned its back on the brave





He's haunted by images of hell

He faced so many years ago

Dreaming the images of his fallen comrades

In graves so far away from home

He sits in his room, keeps wondering why

No one shows them any respect

When so much sacrifice was paid in blood

How could anyone forget?





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Now time is running out

His generation is coming to an end

He wants to leave his mark on society

Any way that he can

He feels no guilt, he feels no shame

He just wants his voice to be heard

To tell the truth about the past

He wants to tell the world





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