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Bill Faith Ensign
Joined: 27 Oct 2004 Posts: 70 Location: Lawrenceville, IL, USA
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Posted: Thu Nov 04, 2004 2:58 am Post subject: Their Veterans' Day |
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Their Veterans’ Day
Some said let you apologize
But that wouldn’t do it in our eyes.
A man astride of each position
Could we believe your true contrition?
And on deaf ears your words would fall
To those whose names are on that Wall
The vindication they now accept
In settling up this long-held debt,
Is that for them we gave our best
And denied you, John, your lifelong quest.
We fought for them, fought for our own,
To make you reap what you had sown.
Listen carefully John to what we say,
November 2d was their Veterans’ Day.
Russ Vaughn
2d Bn, 327th Parachute Infantry Regiment
101st Airborne Division
Vietnam 65-66
There's more of Russ's work around the web, including some at http://smalltownveteran.typepad.com/posts/russ_vaughn/index.html _________________ Bill Faith
bill.faith@gmail.com
http://smalltownveteran.typepad.com/
USAF 1970-1974
Viet Nam 1971-1972 |
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Navy_Navy_Navy Admin
Joined: 07 May 2004 Posts: 5777
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Posted: Thu Nov 04, 2004 3:14 am Post subject: |
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God bless you Russ Vaughan, wherever you are.
Your poems have inspired us and made us think, all along the way!
Thanks for posting that, Bill. _________________ ~ Echo Juliet ~
Altering course to starboard - On Fire, Keep Clear
Navy woman, Navy wife, Navy mother |
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Bill Faith Ensign
Joined: 27 Oct 2004 Posts: 70 Location: Lawrenceville, IL, USA
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Posted: Thu Nov 04, 2004 3:28 am Post subject: |
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Navy_Navy_Navy wrote: | God bless you Russ Vaughan, wherever you are.
Your poems have inspired us and made us think, all along the way!
Thanks for posting that, Bill. :) |
I emailed Russ and give him the link to my post here. I haven't even put that on my blog yet but I will within the hour. _________________ Bill Faith
bill.faith@gmail.com
http://smalltownveteran.typepad.com/
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Viet Nam 1971-1972 |
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Redd Seaman Recruit
Joined: 26 Aug 2004 Posts: 10
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Posted: Thu Nov 04, 2004 4:06 am Post subject: |
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Airborne Russ, Airborne. _________________ Doc
Platoon Medic
Delta Raiders
101st Airborne
RVN 67'68
Geronimo
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gocars Lt.Jg.
Joined: 08 Sep 2004 Posts: 101 Location: El Paso, Texas
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Posted: Thu Nov 04, 2004 4:00 pm Post subject: |
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101st Airborne, All The Way!
Great poem Russ..........
gocars
101st Airborne
'Nam 67-70
U.S. Army Rangers Lead the Way! |
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Rurik PO3
Joined: 27 Aug 2004 Posts: 251 Location: Daschle-cleansed Free South Dakota
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Posted: Thu Nov 04, 2004 8:27 pm Post subject: |
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Thank you Russ
Thank you Bill
And thank you, my 58,000 Brothers. _________________ Hating John Kerry continuously since 1971.
Essayons!
Fight Build and Destroy |
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gocars Lt.Jg.
Joined: 08 Sep 2004 Posts: 101 Location: El Paso, Texas
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Posted: Thu Nov 04, 2004 8:35 pm Post subject: |
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Rurik-
Congrats on being Daschle free!
gocars
101st Airborne
'Nam 67-70
U.S. Army Rangers Lead the Way! |
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ALMOUNT Lt.Jg.
Joined: 21 Aug 2004 Posts: 110 Location: On the right side of Missourah
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Posted: Sat Nov 06, 2004 7:25 pm Post subject: |
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Did I hear somebody say airborne...?? _________________ 101st Airborne Div.
Vietnam 67-68
http://www.DELTARAIDERS.COM
I killed a six pack....just to watch it DIE |
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