The Boy Who Fights for His Mother

The Boy who Fights for his Mother

On the lips of each flower is a kiss and a prayer From the mothers of men to their boys everywhere; 'Tis the love of all mothers to each valiant son Who has sworn to turn back the red scourge of the Hun. Though the blossom may wither, the love still endures In the land of the free every mother is yours. Man honors the brave as he honors no other And God loves the boy who will fight for his mother. [Written by Fred Emerson Brooks, for the Y. M. C. A., in honor of Mother's Day at Camp Kearny, and dedicated to the men of the "Sunshine Division."]