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It was "Man the boats" and "Lower away!"
nerves of steel ignoring the sway,
and the roar of the boats as they cut through the spray,
wondering if they'd survive ...
80 pounds upon their backs,
with the air shattered by bullets crack,
all that distance to wade ashore,
hoping to go home alive.
And back at home the people sleep,
they wake up, shower and eat,
later on, they'd stop and weep
but never stumble or fall...
While on those beaches, far from home,
the price was paid by those who know,
the cost of freedom - though never low -
means that some of them gave all .
