CAN ONE STEAL VALOUR?

Could one of letters, numbers, or much worse,
Steal valour from a hero with a verse?
Such a thief might well God himself,
Or yet a spirit taking back his health.
Are we not as survivors made wannabes,
Veterans who with certain vision sees,
Themselves as bodies where their comrades lie,
For many living still desire to die!?
Do we not count ourselves as one of them
Who lost their lives alongside other men
For whom we raise our flag for all to view,
Though absent are the very noble few.
I think perhaps the rhyme and verse we scribe
Cannot steal valour or a veteran's pride.