A Soldier Named Desmond Doss
...Help me save just one
They are so many
I have reason for no gun
I refuse the use of any
Use me to carry him
On my back to safety
It’s now dark, dim
Just one, help me
To what am I assigned...
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Categories:
infantrymen, soldier, war,
Form: Rhyme
Large Caliber Clumsy Cumbersome Musket
...musket
predecessor to the rifle
named for mousquette or sparrow hawk
smoothbore long-barreled firearm
cumbersome, heavy to lift
musket
used by infantrymen
during the War Between the States
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Categories:
infantrymen, war,
Form: Free verse
To Everyday Unsung Heroes
...To firefighters charging toward danger
As people run the opposite direction
To safety; literally walking through
Raging fire and smoke to rescue
Those trapped inside their b...
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Categories:
infantrymen, appreciation, dedication, people, thanks,
Form: Ode
Brave-Hearts-Win
...Armed infantrymen cross alien dust
Braving perils posed in on the lands
Courageous hearts, for the sake of freedom
Defend our rights with preen and pain
Enduring duty tours after duty tours
Figh...
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Categories:
infantrymen, appreciation, dedication, hero,
Form: Abecedarian
Steampunked At Portmanteau
...the Manitou heathen have sunken two of your majesty's king Rupert's ships a fierce battle with in minutes after a warning of shots fired by your ships the ...
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Categories:
infantrymen, adventure, allegory, fantasy, future,
Form: Free verse