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Temporary Escape |
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All together, they shouted and clapped
as their war-weary loved ones appeared,
the Iraq nightmare, for them, finally over,
lost in the smiles of all who cheered.
The lure of open arms drew them closer,
as the snipers and the bombs left them alone,
as their tortured brains, once addled by war,
was soothed, for the moment, by "Welcome Home!" |
By Nancy L. Meek
Copyright 2007
Listed April 16, 2010 |
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About Author... Nancy is the proud wife of William "Billy" J. Meek, a Vietnam War
Veteran, who served with the 1st Cavalry Airmobile Division, 11th Aviation
Group, 228th Battalion, Co. B.
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