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 This Veteran

This veteran returned from war,

Badly wounded but still alive,

Who I knew had helped many more

Escape from threat and to survive.

This veteran from wounds would heal,

But many wounds stayed raw inside,

And which forever he would feel

For comrades of his who had died.

This veteran, I know does not

Like to talk of war times he had,

But I know that he cares a lot

About his service, that's my Dad.

When asked, this veteran does tell,

"Truest heroes are those who fell."