This  one was written for a young friend of mine who joined the U S Army

He was a special friend who I corresponded with during his

Basic Training at Fort Benning, GA and the remainder

of his term spent in Special Forces Training in CO

 A HERO
A brave young man was he...
Far from home in the...
Infantry.....
Lonely days and lonely....
Nights....
Nothing he did seemed to come...
out right...
Discouragement came....
What to do.....
"Hang in there"...
You're brave and true...
Just a boy...
Turned into a man....
Trained to fight...
for our mighty land....
The Land of AMERICA....
Home of the free....
Because of men....
Like "YOU"...
You see...

Jeanne**
2-1988 email me
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