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					| I watched silently
 as the young woman
 knelt
 
 ... and I remembered them
 
 long ago and today.
 
 Those brave
 who have fallen away from us.
 
 She wept
 and I took her hand.
 
 What more can we do
 
 for the brave.
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					| By 
					Lou J. Klaiber Copyright 2005
 Listed October 31, 2009
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					Lou served in Vietnam in 3 Corps Vietnam during 1965 - 1966 as a Sergeant E-5.
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