They took the oath to protect and defend
their cherished USA knowing that they
could be among the ones sent to a far away
land with a dense unforgiving jungle
filled with deadly animals and even worse,
the Vietcong.
Proudly, these brave
Americans fought for country's sake,
limited to not crossing a line where true
victory waited for the political will that
never came, causing so many more to join
the fallen, on their black memorial wall,
and the wounded warriors paying the price
for the rest of their lives.
These
valiant troops deserved only thanks and
praise from all their fellow citizens for
what they did as ordered with the blame and
disrespect going to the political leaders
who sent them to Vietnam unwilling to do
what FDR and Truman did in World War II.
Let there be no more American wars
without victory and the troops coming
first!
Author's Note... "Vietnam War Veterans" pays tribute to
those of who valiantly served in Vietnam with many making the
ultimate sacrifice or returning wounded for life ... all beyond
self for country's sake ... regardless of the political
disrespectful mindset that kept them from achieving the victory
they so deserved ... as the greatest generation before them did
in World War II and the Korean War!
It is illegal to use this poem without David Bancroft's permission.
By David G. Bancroft
