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ON ETERNAL PATROL (Submariners)
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ON ETERNAL PATROL (Submariners) |
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Abe Senior Member
since 2003-05-28
Posts 694Looks like Vero Beach, FL until the end! 
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ON ETERNAL PATROL The Klaxon sounds and they scramble They close the hatches, take their station As they hear the order, ”Dive, dive, dive!” And do! Down into the cold dark, ocean. The bow planes turning downward Aiming the Boat into the deep Towardol' Davy Jones' Locker Where lost Sailors lie in endless sleep. They know not if they will return To the surface and the light It all depends, how well they hide And how well they fare in the fight. Fifty-two of our Submarines More than thirty-five hundred souls Whose families grieved the loss And for whom the death bell tolls. One was the SS218, the USS Albacore With it's brave eighty-six Sailors, lost Heros of the Second World War Part of that terrible, deadly cost. She had served Her Country well Sinking thirteen Japanese ships And She had damaged several more On Her eleven Combat Patrol trips. She was presumed sunk near Hokkaido By a mine in November, Forty-four She had sailed from Midway in October To be heard from, nevermore. Now, remembrance in a Memorial To Honor Her and Her stalwart Crew So we don't forget those lost to war It's the very least, that we can do! A Memorial being built in Beaverton, Oregon. 03.21.2008 Del "Abe" Jones Mankind's greatest accomplishment is not the revolution of technology, it is the evolution of creativity. |
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JamesMichael Member Empyrean
since 1999-11-16
Posts 33336Kapolei, Hawaii, USA |
They are still going strong...into the deep...James |
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Robert E. Jordan Member Rara Avis
since 2008-01-25
Posts 8541Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Abe, This is well written, and "stalwart". Bobby |
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