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Poets Corner The Mansions of the Lord To fallen soldiers let us sing Where no rockets fly nor bullets wing, Our broken brothers let us bring To the Mansions of the Lord No more weeping, No more fight, No friends bleeding through the night, Just Divine embrace, Eternal light, In the Mansions of the Lord Where no mothers cry And no children weep, We shall stand and guard Though the angels sleep, Oh, through the ages let us keep In the Mansions of the Lord The Call to Duty By Kelly Roper A call to duty is sent out And the strong and the brave reply. They do it for love of country, So there's never a need to ask why. They leave behind all that they love, Their families, their homes and their lives, Because to preserve these precious things Is the goal for which each soldier strives. So God bless our troops, The courageous women and men, Who fight to make sure The bells of freedom peal again. I was a soldier I was a soldier of the past And I know im not the last I signed up to serve my Queen Far off lands I have seen As that soldier I done my best Losing friends laying them to rest We fought for what was only right Giving freedom to others at night As bullets flew and bombs exploded My thoughts and mind just imploded I could not say I wasn't scared But my vision was not impaired The smell of cordite all around Waiting for the alarm to sound Then the order of stand fast Hoping this attack would not last They come at us with all they have Rpgs and a Gustav We hold firm and do not falter It's not our turn at the alter Be brave young man I have to shout As the young man does scream out I've been hit this is bad I wish I was with my mum and dad It's ok you will be fine It's a promise that is mine The bombardment ends and we look up Let's sort this out my young pup Gingerly we give first aid That is why we get paid We stretcher him out to the heli pad In a few days he's with mum and dad After a while I go to see That young soldier who layed before me He's up and about and full of cheer Winks at me we go for a beer For those guys that didn't survive We raise a glass cuddle and cry For all the new guys on your career Wish you well I got your rear Gordon Alexander
The Alicante Branch of the Royal British Legion "Service not Self " Visit our website at http://branches.britishlegion.org.uk/branches/alicante
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Page 21 and 22: Branch News Welcome to 2022 On the
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Page 31 and 32: Forecast of Events Alicante Branch
Page 33 and 34: Branch Christmas Lunch It seems age
Page 35 and 36: Burns 2022 Branch Member Joan Molli
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