A Combat Fatality

A Combat Fatality I just had enlisted in the Army one day. Oath of allegiance to country did say. For four years would be in the infantry And combat duty would eventually see. Over hill and dale went to basic training. Out of me all of my energy was draining. Had pushed myself as far as I could go. Was always in middle not fast or slow. But regardless I finally finished at last And all of my tests successfully passed. At some questions, I did have to guess And in end had been awarded an MOS. I proudly would wear an Army uniform And our unit ended up in Desert Storm While fighting there in a combat unit. We were all brave and had true grit. When on duty drove by a desert palm; Nearby was buried a roadside bomb Which did kill both my buddy and me; And we had become a Combat Fatality. James Thomas Horn Retired Veteran and Poet