With A Heart of Love for the 241

To My Comrades


You are not alone today
You stand tall and with your family by your side
Memories of your past will live on forever
In the hearts and souls of so many

Your names are each etched on the wall
And through time many have come to understand
The how, who, what where and when
The senselessness of the attack on the Marine barracks
that took each of you from us

Today though, I remember with a Heart of Love
I remember not the darkness but the love
That each of your families and loved ones send my way
For on this day I have surrendered
My pain, my tears and all that I remember

That is destructive to my personal being
I will learn to walk in the light
With you by side giving me strength
To know that today I too have given my all

Light a candle for me my friends
Hold me by your side
In your hearts and souls
I will now forever reside

With a Heart of Love
Written for the 241 soldiers
Who are no longer just names on a wall

Bonnie Tierney
October 23, 2008