William Nauns Ricks

“ Do we remember why they fought?
Have we from their vision caught?
Does Liberty stand out as clear?
Is Freedom to our hearts as dear?
If not, this thinning line of blue
Proclaims us to our trust untrue.
If we forget their sacrifice,
We stand disgraced before their eyes.
Let Freedom true our land embrace,
That we, like them, the grave may face;
In conscious pride of work well done,
To keep Old Glory in the sun.
WILLIAM NAUNS RICKS.
This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published in 1916, before the cutoff of January 1, 1929. ”