A True American Hero

A REAL AMERICAN HERO William Calley went to war His country to defend He came under a vicious attack Endangering the lives of his men In a village manned by Viet Cong Protected by women and children He made the decision to open fire Though he felt it wrong When the fire fight was finally over Many women and children lay dead The Viet Cong were taken prisoner The lieutenant was filled with dread His superiors caved to the media And a court martial soon ensued The lieutenant was sent to prison Based on erroneous news The 'innocent' women and children Were the horrible tragedy of war But their fear of death from the Viet Cong Was overwhelming to them by far Was Lieutenant Calley's decision wrong In war, I say not so However, he was sent to prison And dealt a political blow I pray that his superiors Saw the error of their ways And the media will one day learn To report the truth without any bias May those who died in all wars past Be remembered as true heroes And their honor will forever last Not the memory of their foes And no more court martials To cover up political lies Heaped on an American hero While his faithful battalion dies Curtis Moorman Memorial Day 2014