Iwo Poems - Poems about Iwo

... His song swerved suddenly missed the curve and descended into silence. Still in Memory Just a tall skinny kid, only son from Columbus Ohio gradu......Read the rest...

...#One should be cautious in starting a war, but once begun, it should be carried out thoroughly# #Quote by Hirohito circa Dec 1942# Onslaught As little......Read the rest...

...They gave their all, who stormed the beaches Considering the Battle of Heartbreak Ridge, Through steaming jungles farthest reaches The Taliban showing no mercy, like savages. Our m......Read the rest...

...Like Hannibal we crossed the pass and crossed the Alps (okay, the Brynderwyn Hills) and a bridge too far on north-west passage. From out of the Valley of Mizpah to the fires of perdi......Read the rest...

...Do not debauch the banner--red, white, and blue, By waving it above traitorous insurrectionists’ yell. Old Glory was “so gallantly streaming” in 1812, It has stood the tests of time tried and true......Read the rest...

...The Silent Legion Tucked into closets both near and away, Amidst cedar planks, now alee of the fray, Rest class A’s once borne on frames Straight and young. A legion of aging uniforms hold f......Read the rest...

...Suribachi At the base of Suribachi Within reach of the beach, The mountain towers as I shrink Into guts of hate,—malignant: With a rifle and bayonet, and grenades And murdering hands ......Read the rest...

...My chair, at times over the past twelve weeks my prison cell. Seven weeks more before my sentence is completed. But today, my chair is going to be my time machine. Not flashy and gau......Read the rest...

...I have several young nephews who will come over quite a bit, I take them out on adventures so they can get something of it. Some folks would go to Disneyland, go on rides that make them squeal......Read the rest...

...There once was a place called Acirema A ways from the sands of Ipanema The birthplace of Squanto The home of brave Tonto Backwards. it fought at Iwo Jima......Read the rest...

...THE GREATEST GENERATION by JOHN M. ARRIBAS Many Have Called Them the Greatest Generation They Had Struggled and Survived, an Ugly Depression It Was an Era of Hard Times and Simple Divers......Read the rest...

...First they bombarded the shore; but that was not enough. Clever Kuribayashi knew how to fight. Those storming the island did not expect a battle so rough. Now we will see if Kuribayashi was right.......Read the rest...

...Iwo Jima reflection 1 10 December 2015 old shufflin' man aged ninety two creaks out of bed slides his feet into old shufflin' shoes draggin' ass passin' gas eyes his aging cat stretching o......Read the rest...

...Throughout history from time to time, our country has gone to war; they called upon our brave young men to enlist and join the corps. Some of the men were called by draft; while some enlis......Read the rest...

...AMOKE MI Amoke omo Iya Eleko, When Maami re return at dusk, From the rustic hustle of life Tell her, tell her, I say tell her, Tell her you have stolen it, That golden Agbada your father, ......Read the rest...