On Patrol in the Desert... for those who think combat is over in Iraq. It is a work in progress because I am in the process of integrating the following poem into the picture:
The… Penetrated…
Evaporated… Disintegrated…
Eviscerated… Decapitated…
Mind and soul amputated…
Burnt and blown up…
Brain damaged… Bled out and Heart failed…
are here: Section 60 at Arlington.
The smashed and trashed…
who survived the blast but didn’t last or...
suicided at home but were killed elsewhere also have their last deployment here: In Section 60, or …
some variation people “respect and admire” but don’t aspire to (ignoring those who mostly survived and only somewhat died).
On Memorial Day most folks play while only a few caress the tombstones of the angelfied.
The majority know what to do: Stuff your mind with barbecue . . .
--Horace Coleman, Member, Vietnam Veterans Against the War;
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