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Korean War
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Korean War |
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Abe Senior Member
since 2003-05-28
Posts 694Looks like Vero Beach, FL until the end! 
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REMEMBERING THE FORGOTTEN In June of Nineteen-fifty At the Thirty-eighth parallel North Korea crossed that “line” To begin a new War’s Hell. Armed by the USSR With ranks of Chinese, Soviets They Invaded South Korea With thousands of War hardened Vets. They overran the Southern Troops And took the Capital of Seoul Though, to Control the whole Country Was the North’s ultimate goal. Truman directed MacArthur To evacuate Americans And to supply the ROK Army With ammunition and guns. As the threat grew stronger He authorized the use of Force Of our Troops below the parallel To try to change the Battle’s course. The U. N. asked all its members To help repel the North’s Invasion But as always seems to be the case We gave more than any other Nation. We were at War once again With only five years since the last To be Protectors of the World Seemed to be our Country’s task. There are too many Battles to list all But to just maybe name a few Some of them were more famous And these most everybody knew. There was Bunker Hill, Sniper Ridge And Old Baldy and T-Bone Arrowhead and Pork Chop Were some of those better known. But each little unknown Skirmish On each and every unnamed Hill Was as Huge to those who Fought All Heroes, showing Strength of Will. After thirty-seven months of Conflict A cease-fire finally came to be And we’ve had Troops watching that “line” Since Nineteen fifty-three. The Horrors of War unchanged Pain and Suffering takes no side And Scars on the Land and Man May Seem to Heal on the Outside. But Wars are not Forgotten Though some may think (or wish) it so Just ask any who have Fought them And they will surely tell you, “No!” There are written stats and numbers About the Wounded, Missing, Dead But Thanks and Praises to those Heroes Is what should be written there, instead. Korea was no different Just a different Time and Place With losses of too many Souls Which we never can replace. Del "Abe" Jones Mankind's greatest accomplishment is not the revolution of technology, it is the evolution of creativity. |
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crimson tear Member
since 2003-06-07
Posts 76Massachusetts |
wow this was incredibly well written and powerful. "But Wars are not Forgotten Though some may think (or wish) it so Just ask any who have Fought them and they will surely tell you, “No!”" i can tell you from personal experience that this could be no truer. great write once again. |
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