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| A Vietnam Veteran's Travelogue |
Published: 05/10/2009 Author: Mike Tank
Posted On: May 10, 2009 at 7:41 AM By: |
Vietnam was a country of extremes
There was no middle ground
A land of overwhelming natural beauty
A place of disgustingly brutal images
Home to an ancient culture
A burial ground to our youth
New combatants joining in a war decades old
Pitting veterans against the untried
Summers there were unbearable
Blazing down, the merciless sun was unforgiving
Baking your brain under your pot
Burning eyes as they try to see
Dust seeks out every pore
Cakes the skin and makes it raw
Sweat pours till there is no more
All dried out and you’re in trouble son
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