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Silence of War
In memory of Robert H Pilk KIA, This Mission June 19, 1970 RVN
Over the jungles filled with war
another mission once more.
Only days away until my tour is done
my thoughts shattered if by the
thunder's roar, life flashes by as I
decend in the flames of hell to
the jungle's floor.
The silence of day and into the night
were the sounds of war, as
life leaves me, my mother
stands smiling at heaven's doors.
The voices I hear, be it friend or foe?
My heart filled with fear.
"You're okay",a voice would say,
"You're going home,It's not your day."
Thank you God for letting me stay,
and ending the silence of that war.
Ronald Neal Strickland
Copyright ©2001 Ronald Strickland
Glority In Granite
VIETNAM VETERANS AND FAMILIES
Some I know,
the rest only by name.
some of you were brought home.
some of you never came.
on this granite bares the name
of those who gave the most.
those who returned remembers with
tears. those who's lost
are among these names
lives without you aren't
the same.to see your names
is a remembrance of a life
you gave.
son's daughter's and friend's
are among these names.
the price you paid and the
life you gave.how glorious
be those who's names are placed
at this quiet place of reflection.
Ronald Neal Strickland
Copyright ©2001 Ronald Strickland
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C Troop 7th Squadron 17th Air Cavalry
