Steady they went so few in years
Regard now those who've gone before

Honors rendered by these later peers
In remembrance of those who've gone before

At attention standing in the ranks
They honor those who've gone before

Gathered now in grateful thanks
The annals of those who've gone before

Recalling a time that still haunts
Of circumstance and those who've gone before

The order and disciplined response
A salute to those who've gone before

These newest warriors rise to the fore
Standing in place of those who've gone before

Quick sound the weapons of war
Acknowledging those who've gone before

Solace across the years as a bugle calls
For those dear who've gone before

The last notes fade and a silence falls
Reflect now on those who've gone before

Ceremonial orders voiced and they respond
Here among those who've gone before

They march away knowing the bond
Shared with those who've gone before

Quiet now where we in reverence stand
Among the markers of those who've gone before

***

Cunningham, Norman L.
Major United States Army
United States Military Academy 1961

DoB: 24 October 1937
DoD: 24 September 1968

01-G Bird Dog crash FAC mission near
Phu Giao, 15 miles north of Bien Hoa

Viet Nam Memorial - Panel 42W Line 004

And thousands of others, since.