Song to a Stranded Warrior: A Memorial

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When you sing of Columbia or the Eagle And reach for the stars as your ultimate goal Recall who fell along the way For the star-road takes a fearful toll The star-road takes a fearful toll And it might have been Armstrong, Aldrin, Cerna Shepard, Carpenter, Cooper, or Glenn They all knew well the questor's fee And the star-road's paved with the lives of men The star-road's paved with the lives of men For the price was paid on a winter evening When "Fire in the spacecraft!" somebody said In smoke and flame the shadow passed And in Capsule Twelve three men were dead In Capsule Twelve three men were dead Forget not yet who paid the forfeit To conquer the stars in the Eagle's flight "It's worth the price," they said who paid: Grissom, Chaffee, and Edward White Grissom, Chaffee, and Edward White