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THE LADIES OF WAR
They went
when their nation called
To aid in the fight as they could
Not knowing if they would become causalities there
As many of them actually would
They were
nurses, doctors, and clerks
Drove trucks, or maybe worked on a plane
Like the men, they put up with the stress and the horror
Which could drive a person insane
They were
there with the rest of the troops
They had to endure the heat and the smell
They suffered the rocket and mortar attacks
They spent their own time in
Hell
When they
came back to their homeland
They were abused, ignored like the rest
But they picked up their lives and went on
For they are some of this country’s best
It’s been
said many, many times over
“All gave some, and some gave all”
These ladies were ready to give what was needed
When they answered this great Country’s call
I know they
did not get what they should have
The recognition for a job quite well done
But, there is many a good soldier who is thankful for them
And, ladies, let me tell you, I’m
one!
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Copyright © 2003 Stan Hutchison
MSG, US Army (ret)
RVN 1968-1969
Poet's Bio:
Assigned HQ, MACV Office of the AG, Admin Machine Branch, Personnel Accounting
Section. MOS 74C30. SSG E-6, From Nov, 1968 to Sept, 1969
Retired MSG E-8 in 1986. Now live in Deer Park, WA. Presently involved in
veteran's political issues locally. Also produce my own CD recordings of my
Vietnam & Patriotic poems.
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