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Extremist Legacy |
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My mind is tapped into a Soldier.
An Engineer, not my
own.
He built bridges for tanks to roll;
Fighting
extremist fanaticism
Finding the extremist legacy.
Dead children mutilated.
Arms, Legs severed.
Faces
gouged and marked
wretching abdomen dry heaves.
the
extremist legacy
Young soldier returns home
Receives the greatest joy
Birth of a baby boy
Releasing images, memories, feelings
the extremist
legacy. |
By Mark I. Kirkmeyer
Copyright 2010
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September 3, 2012 |
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About
Author...
Mark Kirkmeyer served as a Light Weapons/Medical Specialist in the U.S. Army (1983-88), the U.S. Army Reserve (1988-1992), and the California National Guard (1992-1995). He is Gulf War Veteran (1991) and served in Korea (1986-87).It is illegal to
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