Memorial Day at Laguna Beach
Invocation and benediction said;
Allegiance to nation pledged,
Atop this imposing precipice
We stand with tranquil sea below
Softening our somber moods.
Reflected by that pacific sea
The deepest of blue heavens
Brightens our subdued souls.
As we recall those we now honor.
We think of those with whom we served
In lands across the seas.
Havoc was wrought with hope
That lives lost there
Would change history’s course.
We fought and feared as brothers.
Most returned; some did not.
It is for them that we now meet
To sanctify their sacrifice.
We stand here with personal pride,
And salute those who served and died.
Memories of them will long remain.
Never to be said they died in vain.
Arnie Silverman
Laguna Niguel
