Quang Nam Province, I Corps, So. Vietnam, July ‘70
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A Warrior's Dream
In deep slumber I lay many years after my war
An American Patriot who answered the call
My war was not the one fought for independence
Nor the one fought at San Antonio
Yes, it was not the one to end all wars
Nor was it the big one where freedom hung by a thread
I was not at the Chosen Reservoir in Korea
So many had gone before me to stand for freedom
But not any freedom, but American freedom
It is an Ideal and type that many seek
Is was an ideal born of right spirit
The land of the free, the home of the brave
In dreams I still walk the rice paddies of Vietnam
My squad walks behind me spread out and watchful
I do not see them as clear as I once did
We are walking in a fog that sweeps in from nowhere
It is cold and wet and voices seems to emanate from it
It is the voices of those gone before looking for the sunlight
And yet from this dream I understood that freedom is not free
There is no true sunlight in war, or full days of rest
There is no let up against evil that lust for power and domination
A horrible truth I had learned at such a young age
That evil force, must be met with righteous force
While I wish with all my soul for only peace
I understood that it would never truly be
I wake up in a cold sweat and yell out into the darkness
My conscious mind slowly brings me back
And I think clearly, Iraq, Afghanistan, other wars in between
I see the faces of our young men and women
And in sadness I realize, we are still at war
GySgt Roger A Sanchez Sr. |
U.S. Marine Corps Retired 1969-1991
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“I am only one, but I am one. I can't do everything, but I can do something. The something I ought to do, I can do, and by the grace of God, I will.” ~Everett Hale
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