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There are some POWs that I know,
And they are special folk;
I am silent in their presence
And was silent when they spoke.
If you look into the eyes of a POW
You'll see what you never saw,
For deep down within their soul
There is a scene no man can draw!
To the edge of Hell, they've been
And some of their friends fell in;
Now they have been released
To start life all over again!
I saw in the year 2002
Four POWs who sat among others,
Glad they were, to be alive
Among their fighting brothers.
When I spoke of the 509th
Loosing the "Thin Man".
On August 6 of '45
Over Hiroshima, Japan;
These strong men wept
And said to all.
That they again took hope
When the "Thin Man" did fall!
I heard a big tall POW man,
Looking forty veterans in their eyes,
Read the very paper that he wrote
While in his cell, planning his demise!
No dry eyes here for men who
Dared to look death in the face, and live,
Yet ready and willing to pay the price,
For Freedom, and their all to give!
I salute them all,
Those POWs who stand so tall,
And pledge my self to remember,
Those who stand, and those who fall! |
By
C. Douglas Caffey
Copyright 2002
Listed March
20, 2009 |
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Author's Bio:
C. Douglas Caffey is a disabled veteran of WWII. He
served (1944-1946) in the 509th Composite Bomb Group,
58th Wing, Air Photo Unit, 20th Air Force, United States
Army Air Force. It was the 509th who dropped the atomic
bombs on Japan and did the atom bomb tests at Bikini in
the Pacific. A chronic sufferer of PTSD since WWII, Doug
is a former college dean. He started writing poetry
several years ago and though he doesn't claim to be a
poet, he does claim to write from the heart. |
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