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gourdmad
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since 2003-12-01

Posts 136
Upper Ohio Valley

0 posted 2004-05-31 09:41 AM

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Caucasian, Male, Single, Born on Dec 01, 1950.
Everyone called his father Doc,
had since World War II.

Sgt –E5-Army-Selective Service.
Every morning Doc was given
a bottle of cognac,

Tour of duty began on Feb 25, 1971.
location of a mass grave,
and a shovel.

Casualty was on Sep 26, 1971
Doc looked for dog tags
and uniform insignia,

in Phong Dinh, South Viet Nam.
or measured femurs to
determine height.

Body was recovered.
Doc made it home,
married Virginia.

wings of the moon
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since 2003-03-27

Posts 323
Pink bubblegum land

1 posted 2004-06-01 02:22 PM

chilling. the use of bare dates and facts makes for an extremely clinical piece. i loved it. but it depressed me to no end.

gourdmad
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since 2003-12-01

Posts 136
Upper Ohio Valley

2 posted 2004-06-06 10:16 AM

Tx. Too late to edit it, but there should be a empty line between the title and the beginning og the first verse.

Memorial Day can be a little depressing. Healthy depressing tho I hope.

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