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An Eternal Flame |
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Our vets, grown old and
gray,
came home to noxious jeers...
"A piece-of-cake," some say,
for those who, with their peers,
endured a tour through hell
the clueless shall not see
because we tolled the bell
for the fittest of the free.
Selected from our best,
they did their jobs and more,
then body-bagged the rest,
shipping home the gore;
as fingers jabbed the air
at killers on the mend,
no match to that affair
licking at the wind. |
By Nancy L. Meek
Copyright 2008
Listed February 5, 2010 |
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About Author... Nancy is the proud wife of William "Billy" J. Meek, a Vietnam War
Veteran, who served with the 1st Cavalry Airmobile Division, 11th Aviation
Group, 228th Battalion, Co. B.
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