The Unknown SoldierThe night he passed away; A mother touched his heart and lips While his guardian angel led his soul away To the far off better land. Across the trackless plains When all will meet again those Who are absent from home today. He gave his life for Democracy To cement the hearts of men, That all alike might share Full freedom in every land. He fought beneath the stars and stripes For the country he loved so well; In the Flanders Fields in France Our gallant hero f ell. As a token of true friendship We beautify his grave In the cemetery at Arlington Where the flowers gently wave. We promise as we kneel beside him Beneath the elms quiet shade, That his flag of yesterday We hold in ecstacy today. The Plains Poems in Kansas
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