Memorialize “The Greatest Generation” whose sacrifices preserved everything that we have today with a beautiful Memorial Plaque inscribed with the single greatest poetic tribute to the Veterans of World War Two.

Suitable for Cemeteries, WW II Tribute Sites, WW II Battle sites, Museums and more.

Our customizable plaques are inscribed with what has been widely described as “The Greatest Poem and Lyrics written in Tribute to our World War II Veterans.” These words were used to directly thank millions and millions of our WWII Veterans in the internationally acclaimed tribute song “Before You Go” which has been played tens of millions of times from its website. We have lost more than 99% of our WWII heroes to age and time. The words have now been adjusted to the past tense to permanently express our eternal thanks in memoriam as the last of our WWII veterans enter their final years and depart from our midst.

These Beautiful Memorial Plaques are available in
Cast Bronze and Cast Aluminum
Images may be customized to preference
Hover Mouse Over Plaque or Just Scroll Down to Read Lyrics in Detail

Available In Sizes:
<br>48" x 72"<br/>
24" x 36"

Available In Sizes:
48" x 72"
24" x 36"

Available in Sizes: <br>36" x 90"<br>
18" x 45"

Available in Sizes:
36" x 90"
18" x 45"

Make a donation in honor of a WWII veteran and help us fund the donation of a large cast bronze "In Endless Gratitude" memorial plaque to the National World War II Museum.

President George H.W. Bush

"Barbara and I watched "Before You Go" together with tears in our eyes. What a beautiful, moving tribute to some of America's greatest heroes."

Senator John McCain

"Senator Lieberman's office was kind enough to pass along your note, CD and book, "Unsung No More." Thank you for these and for your tribute to all veterans."

Presidential Candidate H. Ross Perot

"Those are the greatest lyrics in tribute to my generation that I have ever heard."

Governor Pete Wilson, — CA

"A beautiful and moving expression of the admiration and gratitude owed by succeeding generations who are the beneficiaries of the incredible effort, sacrifice and courage of those who fought and won World War II — and literally saved the world from fascism."

In Endless Gratitude

Quietly, they all turned gray
They did their job – they saved our way
Our life and freedom they preserved
We thanked them less than they deserved

They never boasted, bragged, or asked
For adulation for their past
They did the job they knew was right
And quietly, they cried at night

For bodies maimed and comrades lost
For sights beyond our furthest thoughts
For what they’d lived and felt and seen
For what the cost of freedom means

They left us blessed with every breath
That cost them arms and legs and death
They won the worst and greatest war
We owed them more, we owe them more

To thank them for their wondrous feats
For open speech and quiet streets
For worship as we choose to pray
For preservation of our way

In endless gratitude to show
That in their silence we’d still know
What they accomplished and what they did
For who we are and how we live

And so with love from wives and sons
And daughters – for a job well done
From kids who’ve never seen a tank
We give them thanks, we give them thanks

For homes and jobs and baseball games
For many colors many names
They saved our lives and we’re still free
From shining sea to shining sea

Thank you
Thank you
Thank you – rest in peace

“Before You Go” Lyrics altered in tense in Memoriam for Memorial Plaques

Watch "Before You Go" Video

Reactions to "Before You Go" Song & Lyrics

In 2006, the song “Before You Go” was released on the Internet to be experienced for free by our aging WW II veterans and their families. Within weeks there was world-wide dissemination of its Internet address solely by email forwarding, with the result that the song was played from its website an estimated 8 million times during the first six months following its release, and played as often as 50,000 times a day.

From the time of its release and during the first year of presence on the Internet, thousands of email of thanks for this tribute poured in – from veterans and their families, churches, schools, choir groups, funeral homes, veterans organizations, and politicians including presidents, presidential candidates, congressmen and women, governors and celebrities. Since 2006, the ability to track how often the song has been played has been long passed, but estimates run to more than 20 million times.

Thank you for the letter and for the CD of your song, Before You Go. I appreciate your thoughtfulness and the kind inscription. More importantly, I appreciate your efforts to honor our Nation’s veterans. Laura and I send our best wishes.

Sincerely,
George W Bush

…… I learned about your site through an e-mail from a friend. It was about 11:30 at night and my husband was sitting on the edge of the bed getting ready to go to bed. I started playing the song very softly just so I could hear it and not to disturb him. He is very hard of hearing, less than 7% in left ear and 0% in right ear… . He had been talking to me and suddenly he got very quiet. I reached up and turned the music on as loud as I could so that he could hear it. I stayed facing my computer. About halfway through it I turned to look at him. I was shocked at what I saw and turned back around immediately and tears came to my eyes! My husband was standing at attention, saluting the pictures on the screen of my computer (his fellow veterans) and remained in that position till the song ended the second time around. Later that night he informed me that when he is (I hope several years down the road) on his death bed, that is the only song he wants played. It is also to be the only song at his funeral. (God forbid that comes anytime soon). …. I just wanted to let you know the impact your song has had on my husband.

I write to you all with tears in my eyes and love in my heart to say thank you for this beautiful site and song.My father was a vet, my nephew is a vet and I have many others who are friends, relatives and acquaintances throughout my years, also vets. On behalf of all those I have loved and still do, thank you from the bottom of my heart. I plan to share this with as many as I can.

Please Read More Moving Testimonials from Veterans and their Families

While I set here and cry wanted to thank you. You have something that expresses my feelings better than all the words I have said on the subject in my 56 years of life.

Thank you!
My father is an X-Marine. He was shot in the back in world war II. When I was young, and we would ask about the war, he would only tell us of the funny things or good experiences that would happen. Later in life, after a bottle or two of wine, he told me that the vets were told not to share their horrors of war for one reason or another. He then started to open up to the unspeakabe horrors. Many of them I just don’t know how he was able to cope with. Many of us are of a generation that were skipped over for serving our country. I think it was because of men like my father that knew of the horrors and did not want their sons to have to experience it. I can never thank them enough. Thank you for thinking of them and I am proud to know you and wishing the door that has opened to you leads to greater things. It will touch the vets and their families as it has me and say what we feel. I am sending it on to my 84 year old father…………..

As I sit here in tears I can only say thank you – my dad is one of those veterans you wrote and sang about. He turned 80 in Sept and till this day does not mention what happened over there. Each year he travels to meet with his shipmates,and each year they commerate the going home of another crew member. He loved serving his country and did so for over 22 years. I love our country and though I can’t fight for her physically, I am honor and respect her, and would defend her with my life, just as I know my dad would have done. Even at his advanced years,he’d go back to war for her. I know because he tried, even to go back as a trainer. He loves and believes in America that much. This country and the freedom we have,the greatest that his children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren can experience is because of men like my dad. In closing I’d like to add that even though this piece was great in itself it meant even more to me, as my dad is the man kneeling in Arlington. Please leave him in your production, as I know whomever he was visiting would be honored. A thousand times over —- Thank You

Very moving. I watched it with tears rolling down my face because my father, who is almost 86, is a WWII vet who can barely speak about his experiences even after all this time. I’ll make sure that he and my family see this.

I don’t have the words to describe how beautiful and how moved I was by “Before You Go”. I hope it soon will be on radio and tV so it can be heard by all those without a computer. I work at a dealership, do a monthly newsletter, Reference to the article in the Post Times along with the website will be on the front page. Thank you for reminding us of how much we owe these veterans and how little time there is left to thank them.

My eyes are filled with tears. Thanks, for my dad who landed and fought on Omaha Beach . Your song and pictures have touched me way down deep in my heart. THANK YOU!!!

have just finished viewing the presentation of “Before You Go” and there aren’t words to express my Thanks to You for this emotional tribute to all WW II Veterans. I served in the US Navy aboard a destroyer and we lost 22 brothers and many more wounded after being hit by a Japanese Suicide plane. We have just had our yearly reunion (Oct 20– 23) and I just wish we had your song for the crew to see and hear. One evening when we were at dinner at a restaurant, a young man, his wife and children came over to us and said to us “I just want to Thank You all for what you did in serving our country” I have just reenlisted and hope to carry on where you left off. Thank You” God Bless You for honoring all of the WW II Veterans as you have.

My husband, Joe, is a WWII veteran. We read the ad in The Viirginian-Pilot, our newspaper, this morning, Wednesday, October 26, 2005. The tears fell from his eyes down his face as he watched me read this article. We immediately went into my office and listen to your song,”Before You Go”. I want to tell you “Thank-You” for a beautiful and very meaningful song. They, all veterans, need to know that their are thousands and thousands of us that truely do appreciate what they have done for us.

Having served in the U.S. Merchant Marines in WW II this is one of the few times I was ever thanked for my service. As you know we were not even declared veteran’s until 1988. We received no benefits after the war, and were called “draft dodgers” and other nasty names. Many of us were kids who quit school to sail the liberty ships to help win the war. 1 in every 26 merchant seamen who served, died during the war. This was the largest percentage of deaths among all the branches of service, yet we were not honored as veterans. To this day the VFW will not recognize us as vets. What a disgrace that we are not held in the high esteem that other services enjoy. Note also that we were all volunteers. None was ever drafted into the USMM. And we all served in battle zones or overseas duty. So, this thanks we now receive from you has a real true meaning to us who never before were recognized.

What a wonderful and dignified tribute! I served as a tank driver in World War ll, as a “dog faced” Infantryman in the Korean War and again as a Green Beret with the Fifth Special Forces Group in Vietnam. Speaking for many WW ll veterans and myself, we considered it a great honor to serve our country at that time. We neither sought nor expected memorials of any kind. It was our duty and we did it! The Wall, statues & Korean War Memorial are thoughtful and nice for those who like that sort of thing. “Before You Go” is something very different. It’s a shot straight from the heart and soul. I’m sure that even the Vets who are no longer with us feel it’s import.Those of us who are still here thank you for this magnificent tribute!!!

You have put a lump in my throat and tears in my eyes. As a teacher, I want to share what you have done next week with my students and as the president of this veterans organization, I would like to share this with our members during our moment of silence.

I wish my Dad (10th Mtn 1942-5) could have heard / seen this tribute before he passed. I’ve not cried so heavily since that day. Thank you for putting to music a great truth which had somehow been allowed to slip from our national focus.

…………space does not allow for including the many thousands more ………..

Unsung No More

There were so many wonderful responses that a book was published containing the testimonials and emails of thanks received in only the first twelve months after the song’s release. This book, called “Unsung No More” may be ordered electronically on Amazon.com.

Call for information about ordering our beautiful memorial plaques!

Or email: info@managedmusic.com

(561) 243-3673