You who stormed the beaches

Loaded the cannons

Got surrounded 

Held to last

Broke through

Won to the castle

Breached the town

Secured the bridges 

And marched to victory

Thank you!

You won the war

You gave freedom to the trapped

You healed the wounded 

You demonstrated self sacrifice

You continued to patrol 

You showed that you will not quit

You are the best

But…

You got old

It’s not a bad thing

It is human

Soldiers get old 

And need to be retired

Hand over the responsibility 

And We’ll take over

The youngsters that you protected and provided for

The young people that have been inspired

The youth who saw you actions and sought to be like you

Your stories have been told and we want to be like you

We shall storm the beaches

We shall light the air on fire

We shall sail to others rescue

We shall save those under oppression 

We shall show our worth

And perhaps we might live up to your legend

Hand us the reins

Give us a chance

And we’ll make you proud