War is Hell! My brother was a survivor(?) of the VietNam war....or was he? I wrote this little piece some time after he returned:
UNDOCUMENTED CASUALTY
He made it back...
Came home on his feet,
Not in a body bag.
Family saw him as a war hero,
Despite his excessive drinking
And his screaming nightmares.
To the government,
He was a hero, of sorts;
He fought their ill-advised war.
He is not alone....
Others who fought with him
Came back the same way.
Are they heros...or victims
Of misguided government activities
In far off lands against questionable foes ??
I wasn't there;
I did not fight, so
Who am I to question his behavior ?
The enemy didn't get him,
But the war did....
Even if the government doesn't recognize it.
Lloyd Barnhart
West Sand Lake, NY
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