sezs it all, in a nutshell, what Sacrifice is all bout:

Our Country is in mourning, for a soldier died today.

"The world's a little poorer, for a soldier died today.

"He will not be mourned by many, just his children and his wife, For he lived an ordinary and quite uneventful life.

"Held a job and raised a family, quietly going his own way,

"And the world won't note his passing, though a soldier died today.

"When politicians leave this earth, their bodies lie in state, ... But the passing of a soldier goes unnoticed and unsung ...

"... It was not the politicians, with their compromise and ploys, Who won for us the freedom that our Country now enjoys.

"... If we cannot do him honor while he's here to hear the praise, Then at least let's give him homage at the ending of his days.

Perhaps just a simple headline in a paper that would say, Our Country is in mourning, for a soldier died today."

A. Lawrence Vancourt
Poet, writer
Extracted from, "Just a common soldier
"(A soldier died today)"
1987