Years have past with many gone Who gave their greatest fight But from afar within the sky These soldiers now unite   Looking down upon the crown Of what was meant to be Saluting in their uniforms By what they finally see   So many soldiers of this War Are leaving us each day But memories will now live on By every story saved   For now a part of history Is reverently displayed In honor of those many lives We salute with love today   To all our mighty warriors Who gave and gave again To make this nation what it is We valiantly commend   We are filled with pride for all For every breath they gave Each one of them a testament Of united hearts so brave   So the hours of their lives Are sacred for the living Within this great Memorial Their hearts in constant rhythm   Those who walk the roads today Will show us with great pride How tall our soldiers of this War Cast shadows that reside   And so it is that they are born In courage and devotion For every one today in life Is filled with such emotion   Each and every battle cry Is echoed through the years With pride and such accomplishment Unmarked by any fears   For soldiers marching into War With truth and honor told Freedoms greatest treasury The essence of pure gold   Today we hear their voices shout From sea to shining sea No greater love a soldier gave Then Freedom's guarantee.   ~ Francine Pucillo ~ ©Copyright May 29, 2004

Today May 29, 2004 The National WWII Memorial is slated

for dedication. Paying tribute to the many Armed Forces who died

in this war and for the many who supported this cause at home.

The National Memorial site is located between the Washington

Monument and the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC.

This memorial to our men and women of WWII is a long awaited

monument for the courage and the devoted loyalty of our

Soldiers of the great war. It is with pride and an extreme deep

abiding love for those patriots who gave their lives and their

souls to this cause. For those living who still remember the

horrors of the war and live with it each day, I say to them that

the love they have given and the sorrows they go through

make them extraordinary human beings.

The carefully planned and majestic testament to our

Soldiers of WWII is most extraordinary and has great meaning

for all our brave hearts who gave so much, so willingly

and without reservation for the freedom that will always

be a part of their valor.

I dedicate this page to my dear friend and WW II

veteran Douglas Caffey (Doc) 509th Composite Bomb Group,

58th Wing, of the 20th Air Force, who I have come to

know and love through his wonderful poems and gifts

he has given this life just by being in it.

So Doc this one's for you, and all those who

have given of themselves so unselfishly.

Love Francine