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They Bore the Brunt

By Joe Earl



They sailed the seas to bear the brunt,
They steamed the courses laid,
Ten thousand miles their battle front,
Unbacked and undismayed.

Fine seamen these of our great race,
From your seaport or town,
They risked their lives with danger faced
Until their ship went down.

Remember them - they held the line,
Won freedom on the way,
Remember them - their life was thine -
On merchant navy day.

J.Earl


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