I've done a lot of things I'd like to think I wouldn't do again.
And though I'm young, I'm old enough To know someday I'll die.
And to think about what lies beyond, Beside whom I would lie.
Perhaps it doesn't matter much; Still if I had my choice,
I'd want a grave 'mongst Soldiers when At last death quells my voice.
I'm sick of the hypocrisy Of lectures of the wise.
I'll take the man, with all the flaws, Who goes, though scared, and dies.
The troops I knew were commonplace They didn't want the war;
They fought because their fathers and Their fathers had before.
They cursed and killed and wept... God knows They're easy to deride...
But bury me with men like these; They faced the guns and died.
It's funny when you think of it, The way we got along.
We'd come from different worlds To live in one where no one belongs,
I didn't even like them all; I'm sure they'd all agree.
Yet I would give my life for them, I know some did for me..
So bury me with soldiers, please, Though much maligned they be.
Yes, bury me with soldiers, for I miss their company.
We'll not soon see their likes again; We've had our fill of war.
But bury me with men like them Till someone else does more.
POEM AUTHOR: Rev. Charles R. Fink
Father Charles R. Fink, a Roman Catholic Priest of St. Philip Neri’s Church in Northport NY., served in Vietnam from March 1969 to March 1970 as a Sergeant in the 199th Light Infantry Brigade. Father Fink was the winning designer of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Suffolk County, NY.
Today the corrupt, degenerate and Left Obama Regime does the same thing in Afghanistan. This old soldier dreams of dead Leftist traitors hanging from trees.
Caesar: BEWARE THE ANGER OF YOUR LEGIONS!!!
This is a list of the U.S. military personnel who have given their lives serving their country in Afghanistan since Memorial Day, which was May 30. The list includes the hero's name, age, hometown and date of death as reported by the Department of Defense.
--Spc. Richard C. Emmons III, 22, North Grandby, Conn., May 31, 2011
--Sgt. Jeffrey C. S. Sherer, 29, Four Oaks, N.C., June 2, 2011
--Sgt. Christopher R. Bell, 21, Golden, Miss., June 4, 2011
--Sgt. Joshua D. Powell, 28, Quitman, Texas, June 4, 2011
--Spc. Devin A. Snyder, 20, Cohocton, N.Y., June 4, 2011
--Spc. Robert L. Voakes Jr., 21, L’Anse, Mich., June 4, 2011
--Chief Warrant Officer Kenneth R. White, 35, Fort Collins, Colo., June 5, 2011
--Chief Warrant Officer Bradley J. Gaudet, 31, Gladewater, Texas June 5, 2011
--Sgt. Joseph M. Garrison, 27, New Bethlehem, Pa., June 6, 2011
--Cpl. William J. Woitowicz, 23, Middlesex, Mass., June 7, 2011
--Lance Cpl. Nicholas S. O’Brien, 21, Stanley, N.C., June 9, 2011
--Cpl. Matthew T. Richard, 21, Acadia, La., June 9, 2011
--Capt. Michael W. Newton, 30, Newport News, Va., June 11, 2011
--Lance Cpl. Jason D. Hill, 20, Poway, Calif., June 11, 2011
--Lance Cpl. Sean M. N. O’Connor, 22, Douglas, Wyo., June 12, 2011
--Lance Cpl. Joshua B. McDaniels, 21, Dublin, Ohio, June 12, 2011
--Pfc. Eric D. Soufrine, 20, Woodbridge, Conn., June 14, 2011
--Staff Sgt. Jeremy A. Katzenberger, 26, Weatherby Lake, Mo., June 14, 2011
--Pvt. Ryan J. Larson, 19, Friendship, Wis., June 15, 2011
--Sgt. Mark A. Bradley, 25, Cuba, N.Y., June 16, 2011
--Spc. Scott D. Smith, 36, Indianapolis, Ind., June 17, 2011
--Pfc. Brian J. Backus, 21, Saginaw Township, Mich., June 18, 2011
-- Sgt. 1st Class Alvin A. Boatwright, 33, Lodge, S.C., June 18, 2011
--Sgt. Edward F. Dixon III, 37, Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., June 18, 2011
--Staff Sgt. Alan L. Snyder, 28, Blackstone, Mass., June 18, 2011
--Spc. Tyler R. Kreinz, 21, Beloit, Wis., June 18, 2011
--Pfc. Josue Ibarra, 21, Midland, Texas, June 19, 2011
--Sgt. James W. Harvey II, 23, Toms River, N.J., June 20, 2011
--Pfc. Gustavo A. Rios-Ordonez, 25, Englewood, Ohio, June 20, 2011
--Lance Cpl. Jared C. Verbeek, 22, Visalia, Calif, June 21. 2011
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