A Letter Home Never Sent.

A letter home never to arrive. Dear Mom I can"t as usual say much, But I am good and feeling well. We are on this crazy mission, It involves the most strange of military personnel. They are without doubt a strange and mad outfit, But they wear the same combats, We are supposed to keep them safe, They go by the name The Tunnel Rats. They go beneath the ground Searching Charlie out. Tunnels have been found Where the enemy can almost walk about. These guys really are quite mental, Sometimes the tunnels collapse Other times they don"t come back We think because of traps. Anyhow, I aint had to kill nobody yet Though I have fired off my gun. I kinda hope it was my volley That made them critters run! R and R is good They fill us up with steaks And I thank you for the lotion It really helps my aches. Hope big Sis is well An the beauty parlour"'"s busy , I bet the fact there is no young men left Is sending her in a tizzy! Tell Paw my nerve is holding fine An I hope I make him proud, This War it will be won I shout that out so loud! The other day I spoke some words, To a Tunnel Rat, man he made me think, He said that when he was beneath the ground He swore he could hear Charlie blink. Well, what more can I say Apart from I love you Mom, I hope to hear from you soon Your loving son Tom. Thomas Elliott was killed In action November fifth 1969.