NYS FIREFIGHTER CASUALTIES IN 2008: 11/23/08, GREEN, BEN A. JR., 34, FDNY, CEILING COLLAPSE IN 2 STORY RESIDENCE FIRE

As the red flames roar around his head
He knows inside that he’ll soon be dead
Don’t fight fire, his mother said
But soon he’ll lie burnt upon his deathbed
He ponders, Will they remember me?
But he’s just one casualty

IRAQ COALITION CASUALTY COUNT: 4/25/09, WILSON, MARCUS E., HOSTILE – HOSTILE FIRE – SUICIDE TRUCK BOMB – BAGHDAD (NORTH EAST OF)

As the men all around are consumed by fire
He knows that now is the time he’ll expire
His daughter will cry, for she’ll know that her sire
Will always be rising higher and higher
He wonders, What will they think of me?
But he’s just one casualty

LATEST GANG FEUD CASUALTY: 12-YEAR-OLD ROSA MARTINEZ IS KILLED BY DRIVE-BY GUNFIRE

As the shots ring out in the dark of night
She just can’t believe her fatal plight
She’d been told many times how the big gangs fight
But somehow she thought she’d be all right
She pleads, God, please let them pray for me
But she’s just one casualty

PRESIDENT IS KILLED BY SNIPER DURING ADDRESS

As the bullet flies and the crowd cries out
He hopes the nation can do without
Its president, with all his power and clout
But one thought, in death, drives away all his doubt
He’ll join all the ones who fell for his country
Because now he’s a casualty