We Fly The Flag , By Robert Louis Crane 5-29-17-Memorial Day G- C -D -EM
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My Nephew was asking , why Grandpa flew the flag from the porch
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so I told him about the battle of “Big Week”, Back in February of 44
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There was the young pilot Mc Mullen, your Grandpa, and eight other crew
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They were fighting the Nazis, and B-24s were the planes that they flew
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Operation Argument, was launched on that fateful day
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Heaven knows they were hell-bent, to stop Hitler and his war machine

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Flags Are flying on the homes, For those who didn’t make it back
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For every fatherless child, there were two mothers dressed in black
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We owe our lives today to the sacrifice they made
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We fly The Flag, for the brave souls we lost and we must never forget

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Hundreds of planes flew out and the roar of the engines filled the sky
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Every man knew without a doubt, Some of them, this night were going to die
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The shrapnel ripped right through the plane, Fire and smoke were all around
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He counted 9 parachutes, but Pilot McMullen, well he never made it out
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So many lives were saved by the sacrifice you made
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So many lives were saved, were saved

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Flags Are flying on the homes, For those who didn’t make it back
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For every fatherless child, there were two mothers dressed in black
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We owe our lives today to the sacrifice they made
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We fly The Flag, for the brave souls we lost, and we must never forget
We fly The Flag, for the brave souls we lost, and we must never forget
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PlayTaps on Guitar Lead with Same rhythm Back ground and end