Storytime Tapestry Newsletter

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Special Treat – Linda Ann Henry

April 26, 2006

The Forgotten Soldier Of Nam

Linda Ann Henry

I remember now, when thinking of the past

Of the forgotten soldiers who went to Nam

Who in freedom's name, were sent to war

That many thought would never last

These soldiers embarked on foreign land

In the jungle of Nam I heard their name

I remember how they hurt

I remember their pain

Today I want to shake their hands

For these forgotten soldiers then

Left as boys and came back as men

They stay in my heart

For me at least, they left their mark

When they came home, no one cheered in line

No job could they even find,

They were not loved, though they gave their blood

For many thought what they did was wrong

Yet they did it for country, loud and strong

They could not vote, but were drafted to war

They tried their best to meet the call

Some travelled to different lands

So did not have to fight in freedom's name

But the forgotten soldiers who gave their all

Did not have a friend, who they could call

Now, many years later, let us remember them

Those who fought in Vietnam

Linda Ann Henry © 2005

Do you remember me

The people's poet

Linda11231949@aol.com

Written for a soldier, who asked me to write

 about the forgotten men and woman in Vietnam.
 Being the people's poet, I could do no less.
 Also for my brother Michael who came back a different man.