We could have stayed at home
Ignored the time in history you called for us
Used our greater power to provide for only us
Build greater Chinese walls around us
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devotion to something other than self, is an honorable thing. take care.
Arlington was, and is to this day, one of the most moving experiences of my life, with its sea of crosses. Beside the memory of it is the memory of the Veitnam Memorial Wall, with its sea of names....and each time I see them, or remember them, my soul cries for those men and women who died 'so I could live.' Thank you, Richard, for printing this one, and for causing me to again remember the sacrifices they made, and the lives they gave. Scarlett
Strong poem with a lot of meaning i like this one