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The Christmas War
by James M. HopkinsOn Christmas Eve in '69
I watched our tracer bullets fly;
And in their flight
Their bright red light
Lit up the earth and sky.
Then from the dark,
From guns unseen,
Their shots flew back at us
Bright green!
And back and forth,
Throughout the night,
We fought the Christmas-colored fight...
(...back home, the happy children
Unwrapped gifts of toys...
Barbie dolls and little toy cars...)
...while we killed our brothers
In The Christmas War.
Copyright © 1995 James M. Hopkins
“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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Lit up the earth and sky.
Then from the dark,
From guns unseen,
Their shots flew back at us
Bright green!
And back and forth,
Throughout the night,
We fought the Christmas-colored fight...
(...back home, the happy children
Unwrapped gifts of toys...
Barbie dolls and little toy cars...)
...while we killed our brothers
In The Christmas War.
Copyright © 1995 James M. Hopkins
“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
Feel free to comment on this post. You are also invited to write about anything you want to share. Memoirs From Nam is YOUR blog. You are writing America's history.
My dad wrote this.. more at Vietvet.org/blades.htm
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