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Johnny always wanted to follow in his father’s footsteps,
as soon as he turned 18 he joined the US Army-
He wanted to live of life of honor, free of regret,
so he joined the one and only Mechanized Infantry.

To the world he wanted to make a difference, 
and he only wanted to make his mamma proud-
He soon advanced to sergeant in deep reverence, 
you could see Johnny’s honor through a crowd.

So humbly he fought the good fight on the front line, 
used strong weaponry and all the fine resources, 
Unfortunately, there was this one disastrous time, 
he was wounded in combat and traded soldier courses. 

It was about six months later he went back to Irag, 
for he still longed to be the one to make us free-
He knew he had to get his life back on track, 
so that one day he could tell his children a proud story.

Back at home his wife was pregnant with their first, 
so he fought with more dignity and more strength, 
Even though holding he dreamed of holding her at birth, 
he still would fight for his troop at any length. 

Nobility became his future and a General he became, 
he had soldiers who looked upon him with respect-
This man was at a high rank and Johnny was his name, 
but he still didn’t know what honestly expect.

In the US Army, you can be all you can be, 
but sometimes soldiers by your side isn't enough, 
Johnny was barricaded and suffered a brain injury, 
ended up in Germany for surgery, and it was tough. 

He lost his arm from a grenade that hit him hard, 
after he healed he was sent home to his daughter and wife,
He wondered if his decisions had played the wrong card, 
but was able to hold sweet Ellie for the first time in his life.

With adversity he struggled at home to come to terms,
with all the traumatic things he had seen and done-
But continued a strict regimen of therapy very firm, 
and deep inside he knew the United States had won. 

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When we see a wounded soldier and look away, 
we should be ashamed and hold them with admiration-
Even though we may not have the right words to say, 
those heros are one of the reasons for...
                                      ...our country’s emancipation.



JPContest 6: WAR AND HEROISM - Poetry Contest 
August 19, 2017
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