To the Mothers and the Fathers
To the Mothers and the Fathers
(for David, Patti and Chandler)
By Franklin Price
To the mothers and the fathers
For the children you have raised
Who went to the Marine Corps
One and all of you be praised
Parents left at home
Were to remain be left behind
Thoughts for the child who left them
To grow in body and in mind
Was a difficult decision
Parents and child had to cope
Would not be physically together
To climb the wall and slide the rope
Mentally and physically
The child had to be in shape
For the stress and strain of drilling
And to stand up to the tape
When the Crucible was over
And the last test had been passed
The Eagle, Globe and Anchor
Would be your child's at last
A child no longer standing
For a grown up now is seen
One who has earned the title
Of United States Marine
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