I Am a Veteran

I Am a Veteran By Franklin Price 11/3/2015 I am a veteran growing old Always went where I was told Followed orders to the “T” Volunteered that was just me Basic training taught a lot Learned to march to take a shot Make a bunk exactly right Pulled KP into the night Torn down to be built up Became a dog from just a pup When I arrived was just a kid Left an adult you know I did Trained in skills I did not know Earned sixty dollars not much dough Tried to never sing the blues Even spit shined boots and shoes Some skipped the draft went on the lam I enlisted and went to Viet Nam The year I spent the one of Tet Of that Asian war I am a vet My country called I answered it For four short years I did not quit I learned so well to handle strife Not much else hard for all my life Do not regret a thing at all If young again would heed the call Would grow up quick as I did then Yes, I would do it all again