At the end of a gun barrel

Buried in the burning white sand

Embedded in the bleeding flesh wounds

Left alone in distant lands

Imprinted on the infantry badges

Branded on the Airborne Ranger patch

Peeking through infrared sights

Hiding under every bunker hatch

Soaring about the sky with guided missiles

Lodged into detonated Claymore mines

Flying on the wings of stealth bombers

Leaving trails across enemy lines

Etched on a sniper’s weapon

Bound around war prisoners hands

Curled up under the soldier’s tent

Wrapped around flagpole stands

Engulfed in the flames of tanker battles

Soaked into the sweat of the brave

Dripping from the faces of their families tears

Amongst the soul laid to rest in the graves

Here is where you will find the heart of a soldier