John Flynn
Dover
INTRO
VERSE 1
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ELIJAH WAS A SEARGANT FORTY TWO YEARS OLD
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PATRICK WAS WITH C TROOP SECOND ARMORED CAV
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HIS BUDDIES ALL REMEMBER HOW PATRICK LOVED TO LAUGH
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SETH WAS FROM EAST BRUNSWICK JUST A NEWLYWED
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SOMEWHERE IN NEW JERSEY SETH'S YOUNG WIDOW BOWS HER HEAD
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DANIEL WAS FROM BOSTON SHIPPED OUT FROM FORT BRAGG
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HIS MOTHER GOT BACK DANIEL WITH A FOLDED FLAG
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OH BIG AIRPLANE BRING EM DOWN EASY OUT OF THE DELAWARE SKY
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OH BIG AIRPLANE DOVER IS WAITING TO WELCOME THE FALLEN YOU FLY
VERSE 2
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WILLIAM SERVED IN ANBAR COMBAT ENGINEER
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FIRST MARINE DIVISION WILLIAM IS NOT HERE
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ALAN REBUILT BRIDGES FOR BATALION B
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NEXT TO CAUSE OF DEATH THEY WROTE THE LETTERS I.E.D.
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GUSSIE WAS A SCRUB NURSE HAILING FROM FORT BLISS
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GUSSIE HAD A SPIRIT THIS WORLDS GONNA MISS
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JERAMIAH'S SON CRIES ON HIS MOMMA'S KNEE
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THERE WAS NO ARMOR PLATING ON HIS DAD'S HMMV
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OH BIG AIRPLANE BRING EM DOWN EASY OUT OF THE DELAWARE SKY
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OH BIG AIRPLANE DOVER IS WAITING TO WELCOME THE FALLEN YOU FLY
BRIDGE:
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SCRUBBED WOODEN PALLETS WITH WHITE STRAPS CINCHED OVER
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LONG BOXES OF FLAG DRAPPED ALUMINUM
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THE C-5 IS CROWDED WHEN IT LANDS IN DOVER
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THE HONOR GUARD COMES TO MAKE ROOM AGAIN
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AND AGAIN AND AGAIN AND AGAIN
VERSE 3
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MAKE IT STRAIGHT FOR NINEVA JUST LIKE JONAS WALE
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HOLY TRUTH YOU SWALLOW OVER SEAS YOU SAIL
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SACRED IS YOUR CARGO PRECIOUS WAS THEIR GIFT
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OFFERED IN A SAND STORM FROM WHICH YOUR WINGS LIFT
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THOSE WHO SHOULD TAKE NOTICE CAN'T WATCH YOU SET DOWN
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BEHIND BARBED WIRE FENCES MILES FROM THEIR TOWN
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NO ONE BREATHES TO QUESTION THIS SILENT PARADE
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EXCEPT FOR THE ANGUISHED LOVED ONES LEFT TO SAY
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OH BIG AIRPLANE BRING EM DOWN EASY OUT OF THE DELAWARE SKY
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OH BIG AIRPLANE DOVER IS WAITING TO WELCOME THE HEROS YOU FLY.....HOME
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