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Memorial Day
...Memorial Day So many sacrifices Known and unknown Soldiers, veterans, marines, and troops Going above and beyond To protect Some have passed away A moment of silence ?? We honor yo......
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Concetta Hardnett
Categories:
military service,
america,
Form:
Free verse
Honoring Veterans POTD
... 11/10/2023 I have never had to give up my home,my town, my family in any war. That was done for me, by willing, brave heroes, who have gone afar! Courageou......
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Panagiota Romios
Categories:
military service,
courage, feelings, imagery, patriotic,
Form:
Rhyme
Not a Veteran
...NOT A VETERAN I’m not an Army veteran, it’s a cap that doesn’t fit. I’m a guy that wore the green yes, but I don’t feel I did my bit. I’ve never faced the enemy, stared down the barrel of a gun.......
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John Mulqueen
Categories:
military service,
military,
Form:
Rhyme
I Love You Elvis
... Elvis Aaron Presley, Elvis, came from poor beginnings born in Tupelo, Mississippi to Vernon and Gladys this boy loved the gospel music in church . . . . at thirteen his family moved to Me......
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Constance La France
Categories:
military service,
music, tribute,
Form:
Bio
The Radical Left
...After retiring from our country’s military service a couple stopped in the bookstore…a couple I was proud to meet…they were thinking of moving back to Florida but, given the current political climate......
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Jim Yerman
Categories:
military service,
inspiration, mental health,
Form:
Rhyme
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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I Am Anaya
Categories:
military service,
soldier, war,
Form:
Rhyme
A Purpose To Understand
...The happiest times in my life came late After military service and my college years Mid-thirties, I would not hesitate to say, I finally moved beyond many crippling fears Determining ......
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L Milton Hankins
Categories:
military service,
abuse, childhood, growing up,
Form:
Bio
Decapitated
...The children were pulverized, decapitated, Their flesh was ripped apart. This is the land of the free, And the home of the brave. Good guys with guns waited an hour. 19 students and 2 teachers w......
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Thomas Wells
Categories:
military service,
america, children, grief, horror,
Form:
Didactic
I'Ve a Simple Solution At Hand
...Back in 2013 the President 'resetting,' drew a line in the sand Syria sprinted across it; faced no response from our end So, Bashir Assad killed his own countrymen with chemical gas hundred......
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Gershon Wolf
Categories:
military service,
america, death, future, life,
Form:
Political Verse
My Kryptonite
...From the ages of five to fifteen, I was abused at home, bullied, and harassed at school, and was, generally unhappy most of the time. During those same years, I was dealing with the sickness and d......
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L Milton Hankins
Categories:
military service,
anti bullying, heartbreak, how
Form:
Haibun
Out of Contact
...We were best buddies in the early sixties Served in the military service together We were discharged and went separate ways Each married, went to college, had kids But we always stayed......
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L Milton Hankins
Categories:
military service,
friendship, life, loss, relationship,
Form:
Free verse
I Imagine a Free People
...Four pages of parchment to write a constitution; Relief bills numbering 5,593 is tyranny; not a solution. It is high time the tyrants in Washington, Sat down, shut up, and lay down their guns! Pl......
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Kenneth Cheney
Categories:
military service,
abuse, america, betrayal, corruption,
Form:
Free verse
Nice Having Veterans Benefits
...SHALLOTTE , NC 28470 (910) 755-6111 Transaction # : 31977328 Order Date : 01/18/21 08:43:20 Thank You For Your Military Service Item Price 3YR EPP MAJ APPL $1500-1999.99 $ 139.97 It......
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James Horn
Categories:
military service,
allegory, analogy,
Form:
I do not know?
For Those Thrust Into War's Maw
...For Those Thrust into War's Maw by Michael R. Burch This poem is dedicated to Harvey Stanbrough, an ex-marine who was nominated for the 1999 Pulitzer Prize and has written passionately and eloqu......
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Michael Burch
Categories:
military service,
courage, hero, military, patriotic,
Form:
Verse
National Treasures No 1 Dame Judy Dench Inna Ragga Mc Stylee Innit
...Dame Judy Dench Loves to fish for Tench When she fixes her motor She uses a wrench If she’s feeling tired she sits down on a bench, DJD is polylingual; Her favourite language is French, When s......
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Huw Sherlock
Categories:
military service,
england, hero, hip hop,
Form:
Light Verse
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