To My Amazing Grandfather
...My grandfather was the wisest man
That I had ever known.
I did not know how wise he was
‘Til I was wise and grown.
He told his story through his words,
So grand you can’t defile it;
He told us ...
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Categories:
air corps, appreciation, death, eulogy, family,
Form: Epitaph
Captain John Francis Dailey, Jr
...His sister said to Johnny
“You’re going to go to war
The draft board called your number
They’ll be knocking on your door”
Johnny said “I don’t like marching
And I’ve never loved the sea
That only lea...
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Categories:
air corps, family, father, life, loss,
Form: Epic
Memoirs and Battle Scars
...Ernie was a hell raiser
A daredevil of sorts.
He was popular in school,
A natural at sports.
A kid in a candy store
Is the way Ernie felt.
All he had to do was smile,
And every girl would me...
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Categories:
air corps, love, wargirl, time,
Form: Rhyme
Broderick Crawford
...You were a great actor who was often cast in tough-guy roles.
You did a fantastic job as a police officer on Highway Patrol.
You passed away in 1986 at the age of seventy-four.
When you died, you ...
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Categories:
air corps, death, dedication
Form: Rhyme
Private Roscoe D. Schlink's Induction Day
...Dear Folks: Just a few lines from your homesick army draftee.
Just twenty-four hours in the army and if it was left up to me,
I'd just as soon go home and forget the whole blamed thing.
I feel I'...
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Categories:
air corps, funnyme, old, me, old,
Form: Rhyme
When Old Veterans Get Together
...When old vets gather at a pub to reminisce with their peers,
And their tongues are mellowed with a few free-flowing beers,
Raucous war stories and much back slapping are apt to befall,
As unique p...
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Categories:
air corps, nostalgiawar, war,
Form: Rhyme