REMEMBER THEM THIS 28 DAY
OF MAY
THE THINGS THEY CARRIED
They carried P-38 can
openers, heat tabs, watches, dog tags, insect repellent, gum,
cigarets,
zippo's, salt pills,
compress bandages, ponchos, Kool Aid, water, iodine pills,
sterno, LRRP
rations, C- rations. The
wore fatigues, jungle boots, bust hats, flak jackets, and steel pots.
They carried M1's, M16's
flare, Claymore mines, grenade launchers, explosives, grenades.
Some risked their lives for
others, some escaped fear, but, dwelt with death and damage, some
made hard decisions and
some just tried to survive.
The carried malaria,
dysentery, ringworms and leaches, the land itself on their boots.
They,
carried paper and pencil to
write loved ones,, photos of loved ones, love for a real world.
They carried memories,
themselves with poise and dignity, They carried on as panic set in,
they squealed, twitched
and moaned, said “Dear God” a million times, hugged the earth
and
fired their weapons wildly
and blindly, cringed and begged for the noise of war to stop,
made stupid promises to
themselves and God, hoping not to die.
They carried the traditions
of the United State military, memories of those who served before
them, they carried grief,
terror, and their reputations, a soldiers greatest fear, they
crawled
in tunnels, took the point,
advanced under fire, afraid of dying but too afraid to show it.
They carried the weight of
your world. They carried each other. Remember them today,
Memorial Day.
Author Unknown:
Source: www. rootsweb.com .
Abstract by Harrison
H. May 28, 2018.
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