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Ringo
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Saluting with misty eyes

0 posted 2003-03-04 03:57 PM



Pray for me, Mama
Your son is off to war
To do the bidding of his country
Who has called him to die.
He is brought under the face of eternal hope
For those to whom he owes no favors
Do the even care at all
All they care is his nation has left him here
To fight for the rights others feel they deserve
Ask him why
He only knows that his friends
Once so fresh and so young
Have grown too old, too callus
Too Weary with life

Pray for me, Mama
Your son is home from war
With all the hurting and his bitterness
Embedded in his heart
He has fought here and lost all hope of eternal life
And the promise of peace of mind
Does he even care at all
All he needs is for his nation to love him more
And give him the rights others feel they have earned
Ask them why
They only know their friends
And the public at large have all been safe
They don't know
Freedom must be earned


I just came across this, and figured I would add it here. It was written in 1990 after I spent the evening listening to my father and his friends from Vietnam talking, and then going home, and hearing the news about Iraq...

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JamesMichael
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1 posted 2003-03-04 04:02 PM


Enjoyed...James
littlewing
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2 posted 2003-03-04 04:02 PM


Ringo - before I even got to the bottom - instantly - Vietnam - huge fanatic - kind of sick fascination with the suffering and just wrongness of war - especially what happens to those who selflessly serve or those that were forced to . . .  haunting - nicely done xxoo
carol
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3 posted 2003-03-04 08:45 PM


Ringo, very good write

Real friends celebrate in who we are and have faith in all that we can become
Lots of Love
Rita

rkcraig
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4 posted 2003-03-04 09:00 PM


great work, I'm being shipped out soon, I got called back up. (my second time) I only have one year left, and this is the way I feel.  we fight for a lot of people and when we get home, we have problems with people who protest the war, but we fight to keep them safe and protect there freedom of speech.
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5 posted 2003-03-05 01:52 AM


Hey rkcraig...
If you get into, KEEP YOUR HEAD DOWN... We want you back here. Thanks for the kind words everyone.

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