{"id":29,"date":"2026-05-26T19:13:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T19:13:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/commercialrelocationpros.com\/?p=29"},"modified":"2026-05-26T19:13:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T19:13:09","slug":"the-burden-they-carry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/commercialrelocationpros.com\/?p=29","title":{"rendered":"The Burden They Carry"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n

Wheeling the old warriors
off the Honor Flight plane
with flags and banners,
people calling their names.<\/p>\n

From Chosen to Kabul,
from Baghdad to Hue,
after all these years
today was their day.<\/p>\n

Oh, the burden they carry<\/i>,
I heard one woman say.
I wonder if our children
would serve today?<\/p>\n

But not far off
another plane left,
with soldiers and sailors,
their solemn duty kept.<\/p>\n

Nearby, a young wife,
two children at her side.
It\u2019s the burden she carries
as the plane took flight.<\/p>\n

And across the sea
in an ancient land,
a lowered steel ramp,
a song from a band.<\/p>\n

A flag-draped coffin.
A fallen hero inside.
It\u2019s the burden they carried,
and they carried it with pride.<\/p>\n

Emptiness and sorrow,
pain and loss.
It\u2019s the burden they carry.
The unbearable cost.<\/p>\n

They swore an oath
to support and defend.
It\u2019s the burden they carried
to the very end.<\/p>\n

Wheeling the old warriors
off the Honor Flight plane
with flags and banners,
people calling their names.<\/p>\n

From Fallujah to Khe Sanh,
from V-E to V-J,
after all these years
today was their day.<\/p>\n

A young child waved
as the old men passed.
Home to a hero\u2019s welcome.
Home at last.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a burden they carry
for a day like today.
It\u2019s a hallowed price
that they gladly pay.<\/p>\n

But to those who carry
the greatest burden of all,
for their loved ones who never
came home\u2014<\/p>\n

May God be with you
and let you know,
you\u2019ll never carry that burden
alone.<\/p>\n

Read more The Night My Marriage Fell Apart<\/a><\/p>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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