I was there
I Was There
When the attack came at Fort Necessity,
I was there.
When the Redcoats fired on us at Lexington,
I was there.
In the blizzard with Washington crossing the Delaware,
I was there.
With the brave men alongside Colonel Travis at the Alamo,
I was there.
On the battlefields of Gettysburg, Shiloh and Bull Run,
I was there.
In the bloody trenches fighting outside of Paris,
I was there.
ON Wake, Midway and Iwo Jima,
I was there.
On Omaha and Utah beaches at Normandy,
I was there.
At Pusan, Seoul and the landing at Inchon,
I was there. From DaNang and Saigon to the Mekong Delta,
I was there.
When the Dominican Republic needed our help,
I was there.
Removing Saddam and his troops from Kuwait,
I was there.
Restoring and maintaining peace in the Balkans,
I was there.
When terrorists prey on Americans,
I'll be there to protect our way of life.
I am the American veteran,
I pay the ultimate price to guard your freedom.
Honor me this Veteran's Day,
Sunday, Nov. 17, 2001.