Overlord was their post

Kill devil hill
sand dunes saw
the first flight
of man

now
cowards see proud falcons
fall
in a hail of gunfire

they backed us in a corner
Sherman tanks
caught the edge
of dragons teeth

we fortified
barely beating hearts
as battlements

gun turrets
took the brave
overlooking
grey machine smoke beaches

blood washed ashore

flashes
from the foxholes
mean't we were still alive