»
Archives
»
Open Poetry #44
»
The 101st Airborne Division
| Open Poetry #44 |
|
The 101st Airborne Division |
|
|
Abe Senior Member
since 2003-05-28
Posts 694Looks like Vero Beach, FL until the end! 
|
The 101st Airborne Division There was a promise made in Forty-two By the first commander, General Lee He told his raw, brand-new Recruits They had a, "Rendezvous with destiny." He said, like the Eagle on their badge They would swoop down from the skies Come crashing, like a Thunderbolt Amongst the enemy's, fearful cries. And ever since that fateful day (Especially, for our enemies) The One Hundred First was a part Of, so many Battle's histories. They had led the way on D-Day With a night drop before invasion And ever since, they've bravely fought For a very proud, and grateful Nation. When surrounded at Bastogne "Nuts!" was McAuliffe's reply When a surrender was demanded Although, all knew it was, do or die. Those brave Soldiers fought the fight Until the siege was finally lifted They showed that in the art of War The Division, was truly, gifted. They earned four Campaign Streamers For their valiant deeds, during the War Along with, two Presidential Citations Just, the first of their Honors, galore. After the War, they moved around De-activated, and then reborn again In Fifty-six, at Fort Campbell As a permanent, Combat Division. The mid-sixties saw the 1st Brigade And then in, Sixty-seven, all the rest Deployed, to the War in Vietnam To try to straighten out, that mess. In almost seven years in Nam And in campaign after campaign Fifteen fought in, to be exact They added honors, to their proud name. In Sixty-eight, they changed again To the Airmobile Force,we now see The World's only air assault outfit With, its unparalleled, mobility. In Ninety-one, another, "Rendezvous" In the first War, deep in Iraq Just one hundred hours to win that one And every one, lived to, come back. They've supported relief efforts Over in Rwanda, and Somalia They've supplied the peacekeepers There, in Haiti, and in Bosnia. Then, shortly, after Nine Eleven They shipped off to, Afghanistan The 3rd Brigade "Rakkassans" Swiftly brought down, the Taliban. Into the other War against Saddam To help, to quickly bring him down Then, the humanitarian mission To help the folks, in Mosul town. They've come Home, gone back again To Serve and do, their very best It seems no matter where they serve Those "Screaming Eagles" pass the test. A TV series made about them Brings all of us, some insight Enough to know, in any War We surely need them, in the fight. This day, is just a chance To, thank them, one and all Those Soldiers, and their Families Who, answer, our Nation's Call. Del "Abe" Jones Mankind's greatest accomplishment is not the revolution of technology, it is the evolution of creativity. copyright 1984 |
||
| © Copyright 2009 Del - All Rights Reserved | |||
Midnitesun
since 2001-05-18
Posts 28647Gaia |
 |
||
|
suthern
since 1999-07-29
Posts 20723Louisiana |
Well done, Abe... our soldiers deserve our thanks every day! |
||
|
|
⇧ top of page ⇧ |
|
| All times are ET (US). All dates are in Year-Month-Day format. | ||
