Poems

Welcome To Oregon War Memorial

To memorialize an Honor All Of Our Fallen Heroes and Hero's to come.

Oregon Fallen Heroes Memorial P.O. Box Central Point, Oregon

Thank you to all who's generous supports made this possible to honor all our our veterans.

God Bless you all and Thank you for your courage, dedication, and commitment. 

Dennis Richardson

STATE PRERESENATIVE

JACKSON & JOSEPH COUNTIES DISTRICT 4.

OUR MISSION: Is to construct a veterans’ war memorial to honor all branches of the military.  This statewide memorial will focus on all war casualties from Oregon’s statehood in 1859 through the Iraq War.

When it was over, you all came back home, Some were left with memories to face all alone;

Some found themselves in the company of friends As their crosses cast shadows across the land.

Those who survived were forever scarred Emotionally, physically, permanently marred.

Those who did not now sleep eternally ‘Neath the ground they had given their lives to keep free.

With a hand upon my heart, I feel The pride and respect; my reverence is revealed

In the tears that now stream down my upturned face As our flag waves above you, in her glory and grace.

Freedom was the gift that you unselfishly gave Pain and death was the price that you ultimately paid.

Every day, I give my utmost admiration To those who had fought to defend our nation.

Vietnam Tears

I stood and I watched as a mother cried, when she had heard that her son had died.

He didn't die because he was sick, or he didn't die because he was in a wreck.

He died doing what he felt was right.

I watched a father try to hold back his tears,

his son had lived only a scant 19 years. His son had died nine thousand miles away,

and what was there left for a father to say? He got down on his knees and said a prayer,

his brave son knows his father did care.

I stood and watched as a little girl cried. She didn't understand why her brother had passed on;

why he never again played with her on the lawn. Looking at the little girl's tears I knew,

that her big brother died fighting for you and me.