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Vietnam Legacy

A.N: Dedicated to my son-in-law John Searfoss Vietnam Legacy They came home from Vietnam Bearing nightmares they can’t shake Reliving all the horror Is more than they can take They went to war as children Not schooled in killing then And many came home to loved ones As hardened …broken men There were no parades and speeches Or the Laureate creating a poem There were no important dignitaries To greet them coming home Now…many years have come and gone For some, their lives destroyed Their minds are stuck in a time warp And they drink to fill the void They will never be the same For their war was different somehow They deserve to be remembered So let us salute them now! We honor and we thank you Your deserve our respect For your service and your bravery And we never will forget! Copyright©2003 (All rights reserved)

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Date: 7/2/2011 10:59:00 PM
A very tender subject for me and you wrote it beautifully.Thank you so much for sharing.
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Beatrice Boyle
Date: 7/2/2011 11:44:00 PM
Thank you Juanita...it is a travesty that these brave boys were treated so shamefully! It took about 20 years before they were given their due via the Vietnam Wall in Washington. Too late for most of them I'm afraid. I've written extensively about them and other wars for the American Legion and I will be posting them one by one in the future. Bea

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