Heroes Cole Haugen Beating drums once did call Warning townsfolk one and all They grabbed a musket and powder bag That lied beside a new formed flag Blood they shed to stop ruthless reign Of years of much inflicted pain We took our brother from his land To work in fields of greed by hand A nation now was torn apart In body, spirit, mind, and heart Brave soldiers died most gallantly To reach long sought equality Poverty, murder, plague, and fear Day and night we did hear They found themselves on foreign shores Their mission was to end world wars Leaving marks on far off sands Accomplished, they did as justice demands Terror soon took flight in wind Our towers flaming did descend Rubble and ash hindered the pace Of firemen, a saving grace They put themselves in danger’s way With only one life they could pay They were the heroes that fought and died With courage, honor, duty, pride Under God, a nation strong Rectifies all worldly wrong |