Wednesday, January 16, 2008

An American Hero
I invite you to visit this site

http://www.virtualwall.org/dj/JohnsonWD01a.htm

Hard to believe that it has been forty years this Saturday since Darrell stepped back into the jungle never to be seen again.

1 comment:

Oldparatrooper said...

It's so easy to forget them, for it was so long ago
That our Bob's and Jim's and Johnny's went to battle, but we know
It was not the politicians, with their compromise and ploys, Who won for us the freedom that our country now enjoys.

Should you find yourself in danger with your enemies at hand,
Would you really want some cop-out with his ever waffling stand?
Or would you want a soldier who has sworn to defend His home, his kin, and country, and would fight until the end?

He was just a common soldier and his ranks are growing thin
But his presence should remind us, we may need his like again.
For when countries are in conflict, then we find the soldier's part Is to clean up all the troubles that the politicians start.

If we cannot do him honor while he's here to hear the praise,
Then at least let's give him homage at the ending of his days.
Perhaps a simple headline in the paper that might say:
OUR COUNTRY IS IN MOURNING, FOR A SOLDIER DIED TODAY.
Author Unknown

I still have Darrell's POW bracelet and should have worn it today, but I will tomorrow.

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