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Guest · Posted: Sun Nov 14, 2004 12:48 pm Post subject: POW/MIA LARRY ROBINSON'S MOTHER

The War's Last Battle
Bess Robinson

The poem that follows was written about Larry Robinson by his mother. Larry was shot down over Laos on
January 5, 1970. Bess, his mother, wrote this tribute to her son one year to the day that her son was shot
down. The purpose is to get you thinking of all the suffering that has been done by those who survive here
at home.

A TRIBUTE TO LARRY
A tribute to our Larry
Who, one year ago today
Was shot down over Laos
So many miles away.

THE PRICE OF A MARINE

The requirements of a good Marine
Are boundless I am told
They must be very strong of heart
Courageous and so bold.

They are taught the modern methods
Of survival under fire
Stamina and strength are skills
They must and do require.

Our lad so ambitious
At the age of seventeen
Chose his selection
The life of a Marine.

He trained with skill an sureness
And then this twist of fate
They shipped him to that country, twice
A burning pit of hate.

We eagerly awaited
The mailman everyday
For a letter in his writing
"Hello folks, I'm Okay."

January 8, the telephone brought it--
That message we all dread
A chaplain informed us
Our loved Larry was dead.

His plane was down, it burned
He said, "No body will there be."
Lord! Why did this happen?
It's more than I can see.

In our hearts he'll remain forever
This Larry that we love
But we hope he smiles upon us
From his heavenly home above.

Years might erase the torment
Of our hearts that writhe in paid
But we'll always ask this question
Lord, was it all in vain?

When we take a look around us
View the hatred and the strife
Was it really necessary
The he gave up his life?

Maybe, if each would make an effort
His own life to refine
t would ease the loss within me
Of the Marine flier of mine.

--Bess Robinson, Larry's Mother
January 5, 1971

1991932 · Posted: Sun Nov 14, 2004 1:09 pm Post subject: melancholy

Larry and I served together in VMFA-312 in Beaufort. He was the finest pilot I ever flew with (sorry, Prince Hal). I can still see him at Happy Hour, smoking his cigar and regaling us with his unending suppy of flying tales. He wanted to be a US Senator from Nebraska when he finished serving with the Marines. He surely reached out and touched the face of God.
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RogerRabbit · Posted: Sun Nov 14, 2004 1:30 pm Post subject:

Guest · Posted: Sun Nov 14, 2004 1:39 pm Post subject: Re: melancholy

Guest · Posted: Sun Nov 14, 2004 6:43 pm Post subject: Re: melancholy