Lz X-Ray
La Drang valley 65
with air support we stay alive
The VC out number 5 to 1
The Lz X ray over run
the stench of death hangs in the air
Fallen soldiers everywhere
Bullets crack and shatter bones
Piecing screams and dying groans
napalm dancers lose there skin
Burning faces shrink and grin
3000 strong they Came in waves
To meet the shells that dug there graves
No time to say there last good byes
As He’ll fire rained from swarming skies
Col more the last to leave
the first to land the first to grieve
The Lessons learnt would turn the tide
A small victory for all those who died
The war was never going to end
now they know how to defend
Still more troops were sent in vain
More blood was spilled more hurt more pain
10 more years till sense prevailed
For all who tried but sadly failed
This war was wrong and now it’s clear
Don’t live in judgment or in fear
We all have the right to make a choice
Live together have one voice
Or have the freedom to evolve
Question figure and resolve
A different opinion a different law
It’s definitely not worth killing for
Copyright © David Ashby | Year Posted 2020
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