"Nam"
When
their names were tolled
By
the Liberty Bell-
To
go to Nam;
Into
perilous hell-
They
heeded the call
And
overcame all fears-
Though
loved ones left behind
Were
overcome by tears-
Those
who returned,
No
glory or fame-
Just
pent up feelings
Of
injustice and shame-
For
those who died,
Went
through hell for naught-
Are
there any sane reasons
Why
this war was fought?
by George M. Smith, WWII Veteran, U.S.Army Airborne
c
1988
APO
96225
A
young man once went to war
In
a far off country.
When
he had time, he wrote home and said,
"Sure
rains a lot here."
But
his mother, reading between the lines, wrote:
"We're
quite concerned. Tell us what it's really like."
And
the young man responded,"Wow, you ought to see the funny monkeys."
To
which his mother replied,
"Don't
hold back; how is it?"
And
the young man wrote,
"The
sunsets here are spectacular."
In
her next letter, the mother wrote;
"Son,
we want you to tell us everything."
So,
the next time, he wrote;
"Today,
I killed a man.
Yesterday,
I helped drop napalm on women and children.
Tomorrow,
we are going to use gas."
And
the father wrote back;
"Please
don't write such depressing letters.
You're
upsetting your mother."
So,
after a while, the young man wrote;
"Sure
rains a lot here..."
-Larry
Rottman
Back
- Next