Benton, Ark., To Camp Pendleton, Calif. Poem by Luke Easter

Looks & salutes as Karla Comfort drove her Hummer H3,
Graphics to honor the lives of U.S. Marines for all to see,
Adorned with the likeness of Corporal John M. Holmason,
With nine other Hero Marines as he was not the only one.

F Company,2nd Battalion,7th Marine Regiment,1st Division,
Improvised explosive device created the deadly circumcision,
Karla's son John and the others with flags are coming back,
Draped over their coffins from devastation in Fallujah, Iraq.

And, not wanting memories of these United States Marines,
To become nothing more than a by word or passing dream,
She had her Hummer H3 air brushed, first class customized,
To be sure all who see remember those who gave their lives.

Robert Powell used his special, gifted, talented painting skills,
And then AirbrushGuy & Co., of Benton, Ark., made it chill,
You better believe it's definitely cool as ice and twice as nice,
Only paying for paint the company donated the $25,000 price.

Seeing this masterpiece, a picture is worth a thousand words,
Now there might be enough nouns there aren't enough verbs,
Yet, certainly many before and after have perished in Fallujah,
Marines everywhere & we at Salem-News say, 'Ooh-Rah! '