Known but to God.

Did he live on Main street?

Did he have a dog as a boy?

Did his Mom and his Dad smile at him

as he went off to war? their pride and joy.....

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Did he leave behind babies?

Did he leave a wife?

will they wonder where he's gone to?

for the rest of thier life?

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In a white sarcophagus

lies a soldier who remains

forever more anonymous

a mystery with no name

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here the mothers, and fathers,

and sisters, and brotheres,

they come and gaze in tears

wondering if he could be the one

they've been missing all thease years??

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Could he be Bobby? or Timmy? or...Bill?

wondering if they'll ever know for sure

but I guess they never will......never still

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Did he love to play baseball?

Did he one day dream he'd find fame?

could he ever forsee

fate would claim him to be

a man with no name???

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Did he die as a hero?

Or all alone in great fear did he fall?

staring up at the sky

with a small anguished