tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47771707253754714412024-03-21T22:33:28.430-04:00Vietnam War PTSD PoemsA collection of original poetry from a Vietnam War Veteran, David Rose, who is diagnosed with PTSD by the Veterans Administration. Some of these poems are very personal and dark while others are lighter, but I wanted to make them available to the public as an educational tool to everyone who is interested. The poems are copyrighted, but can be used for any nonprofit reason with credits. It is my sincere wish that someone will find these heart-felt writings useful.Ranger Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09046631199585897066noreply@blogger.comBlogger122125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4777170725375471441.post-6265585594231560442018-01-18T10:44:00.000-05:002018-01-18T10:44:10.075-05:00Preventing PTSGoing to the US Department of Defense and the VA to tell them you can retro engineer your own post war PTSD in order to train others who are going off to war to not receive PTSD after the war, is like going to Saudi Arabia to tell them you have developed an engine that runs on air.Ranger Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09046631199585897066noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4777170725375471441.post-82787373956238746692018-01-18T10:29:00.001-05:002018-01-18T10:29:04.714-05:00"Other"I had just moved into Florida from Tennessee. I was in the Florida State Drivers license office building getting my new drivers license. The agent called me to her window to process my papers. When I did, a state trooper walked up and stood next to me. I checked. I didn’t have a sign on me that says “crazy combat medic with PTSD”<br />
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While the agent was processing my papers we were all three joking around and having fun. I was trying my best to be normal. The agent asked me a few questions and then she asked me for my ethnicity. I said “causation”. She said “ No. I don’t have an option for that”. I said ”US Citizen, American, White, Disabled War Veteran. The agent said “No. I don’t have options for any of those. I will have to list your ethnicity as “Other”.<br />
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The trooper and I stopped talking. I did not raise my voice, but very firmly I said to the agent “listen, I am a member of the Sioux Nation, I am a member of the Mayflower Society, my great grandfather was an officer in the Civil War, my son is currently an officer in the US Air Force, I served in Vietnam and am 100% disabled from the war, I own property in this country and I was born in this country. You’re not going to list me as other.”<br />
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About that time a security officer and a city police officer surrounded me with the trooper and the three of them escorted me out to the parking lot. They were very nice, thanked me for my service and all three shook my hand. They suggested I try coming back tomorrow to conduct my business.<br />
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I was so triggered out I think I was seeing red. I stood dumbfounded in the parking lot for maybe an hour in the rain. I couldn’t drive. I finally drove a short distance to a restaurant so I could sit and wind down. Please just send me back to the war.Ranger Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09046631199585897066noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4777170725375471441.post-29801329454750736732018-01-18T10:23:00.002-05:002018-01-18T10:23:29.207-05:00One More Orbitdecades of stress from that damn war<br />
couldn’t escape from all that gore<br />
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decided to make this orbit my last<br />
asked my God to please think fast<br />
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He opened some ops to help my brothers<br />
offering me hope by mentoring othersRanger Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09046631199585897066noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4777170725375471441.post-63228701615842423642017-12-11T08:42:00.003-05:002017-12-11T08:52:40.889-05:00Conscientious Objector<span style="background-color: #333333; color: #cccccc; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">didn't carry a weapon in war</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #333333; color: #cccccc; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">but all of that changed</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #333333; color: #cccccc; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">when I hit my homeland shore</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #333333; color: #cccccc; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">David Rose</span>Ranger Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09046631199585897066noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4777170725375471441.post-83587200515068248652017-12-11T08:07:00.004-05:002017-12-29T21:19:24.499-05:00Blood On My DD 214<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="background-color: #333333; color: #cccccc;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">served as medic in that damn war</span><br style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">still not sure what we fought for</span><br style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">did a lot to save my brothers</span><br style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">even saved some of the others</span><br style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><br style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">stopping the bleeding was my main job</span><br style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">a lot to lose with each heart throb</span><br style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">grew up fast and learned a lot</span><br style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">had to make the bleeding clot</span><br style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><br style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">still have nightmares to this day</span><br style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">seems I can not get away</span><br style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">the cries and screams I heard so loud</span><br style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">hang around as a big dark cloud</span><br style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><br style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">destined to live my life with stress</span><br style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">my fate was sealed when I ETS</span><br style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">a nasty curse I should have foreseen</span><br style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">when blood was spilled on my 214</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #333333;"><span style="background-color: #333333; color: #cccccc;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">bloody papers I carry through life</span></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: #333333;"><span style="background-color: #333333; color: #cccccc;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">a reminder of my wartime strife</span></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: #333333;"><span style="background-color: #333333; color: #cccccc;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">like giving me the boot as I walk out the door</span></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: #333333;"><span style="background-color: #333333; color: #cccccc;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">painful memories to my very core</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #333333;"><span style="background-color: #333333; color: #cccccc;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">David Rose</span></span></span>Ranger Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09046631199585897066noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4777170725375471441.post-29690135548173839582017-12-11T07:57:00.002-05:002017-12-11T07:58:39.844-05:00PTSD Veterans Administration Cartoons<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #cccccc;">Let the courage </span></div>
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<span style="color: #cccccc;">of our fallen warriors </span></div>
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<span style="color: #cccccc;">be our guiding light;</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cccccc;">as we live a joyful, </span></div>
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<span style="color: #cccccc;">free life, else our </span></div>
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<span style="color: #cccccc;">protectors death </span></div>
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<span style="color: #cccccc;">be in vain.</span></div>
Ranger Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09046631199585897066noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4777170725375471441.post-69581333506893618462017-04-29T11:01:00.002-04:002017-04-29T11:03:15.847-04:00Transformation<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal;">
<span style="color: #cccccc;">During the war,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cccccc;">I transformed </span></div>
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<br />Ranger Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09046631199585897066noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4777170725375471441.post-41470006387290071642017-04-17T12:06:00.000-04:002017-04-17T12:06:25.548-04:00The Line Between Innocence and Immorality<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal;">
<span style="color: #cccccc;">The eyes of innocence are here to see</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cccccc;">The brutal acts war brings to me</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cccccc;">Served as medic in the war</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cccccc;">Involved in task that I abhor</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cccccc;">Innocence and immoral don’t mix too well</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cccccc;">When thrown into a living hell</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cccccc;">David Rose</span></div>
Ranger Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09046631199585897066noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4777170725375471441.post-89096529045523701702017-04-17T11:28:00.001-04:002017-04-17T11:28:42.155-04:00Stuck on Depression<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal;">
<span style="color: #cccccc;">There are five steps of grief</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cccccc;">Stuck on depression could use some relief</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cccccc;">Through denial really fast</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cccccc;">Long ago it’s in my past</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cccccc;">Anger is hanging with me still</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cccccc;">Refuse to take another pill</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cccccc;">Don’t even know what bargaining is</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cccccc;">Skipped it in this tricky biz</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cccccc;">Acceptance is where I need to be</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cccccc;">Need to get there to be free</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cccccc;">David Rose</span></div>
Ranger Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09046631199585897066noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4777170725375471441.post-53280133460366337802017-04-17T10:48:00.002-04:002017-04-17T11:29:45.579-04:00My Mask<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal;">
<span style="color: #cccccc;">Worn a mask all my life</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cccccc;">Concealing my internal strife</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cccccc;">Some don’t survive the war</span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal;">
<span style="color: #cccccc;">Others come home and hide behind closed door</span><br />
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<span style="color: #cccccc;">David Rose</span></div>
Ranger Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09046631199585897066noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4777170725375471441.post-56994006741674218582017-04-16T14:13:00.001-04:002017-04-16T14:13:52.465-04:00My Past Is Also My Future<div class="m_5893376270290090623p1" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span style="color: #cccccc;">Past, present and future</span></div>
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<span class="m_5893376270290090623s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Are all the same for me</span></span></div>
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<span class="m_5893376270290090623s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">PTS my whole life through</span></span></div>
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<span class="m_5893376270290090623s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">No hope can I foresee<span class="m_5893376270290090623Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></div>
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<span class="m_5893376270290090623s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Anxiety, vigilance and anger</span></span></div>
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<span class="m_5893376270290090623s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Are with me every day</span></span></div>
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<span class="m_5893376270290090623s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Living with this PTS</span></span></div>
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<span class="m_5893376270290090623s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">I guess it's here to stay</span></span></div>
<div class="m_5893376270290090623p2" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span style="color: #cccccc;"><span class="m_5893376270290090623s1"></span><br /></span></div>
<div class="m_5893376270290090623p1" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span class="m_5893376270290090623s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">David Rose</span></span></div>
Ranger Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09046631199585897066noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4777170725375471441.post-14992339098481614672017-04-16T14:11:00.005-04:002017-04-16T14:11:59.591-04:00Gook Voices<div class="m_2296858527377432532p1" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span style="color: #cccccc;">I live in the mountains by choice</span></div>
<div class="m_2296858527377432532p2" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span style="color: #cccccc;"><span class="m_2296858527377432532s1"></span></span></div>
<div class="m_2296858527377432532p1" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span class="m_2296858527377432532s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">It's not very often I hear a voice</span></span></div>
<div class="m_2296858527377432532p2" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span style="color: #cccccc;"><span class="m_2296858527377432532s1"></span><br /></span></div>
<div class="m_2296858527377432532p1" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span class="m_2296858527377432532s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Had to go into town today</span></span></div>
<div class="m_2296858527377432532p1" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span class="m_2296858527377432532s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Went to a show and a buffet</span></span></div>
<div class="m_2296858527377432532p2" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span style="color: #cccccc;"><span class="m_2296858527377432532s1"></span><br /></span></div>
<div class="m_2296858527377432532p1" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span class="m_2296858527377432532s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Trying to enjoy my meal in peace</span></span></div>
<div class="m_2296858527377432532p1" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span class="m_2296858527377432532s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">All I could hear was Vietnamese</span></span></div>
<div class="m_2296858527377432532p2" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span style="color: #cccccc;"><span class="m_2296858527377432532s1"></span><br /></span></div>
<div class="m_2296858527377432532p1" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span class="m_2296858527377432532s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Picked up and moved to another table<span class="m_2296858527377432532Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></div>
<div class="m_2296858527377432532p1" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span class="m_2296858527377432532s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Hearing that language I felt unstable</span></span></div>
<div class="m_2296858527377432532p2" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span style="color: #cccccc;"><span class="m_2296858527377432532s1"></span><br /></span></div>
<div class="m_2296858527377432532p1" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span class="m_2296858527377432532s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">I finished and left as soon as I could</span></span></div>
<div class="m_2296858527377432532p1" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span class="m_2296858527377432532s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Boy was I in the wrong neighborhood</span></span></div>
<div class="m_2296858527377432532p2" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span style="color: #cccccc;"><span class="m_2296858527377432532s1"></span><br /></span></div>
<div class="m_2296858527377432532p1" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span class="m_2296858527377432532s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Did something then I rarely do</span></span></div>
<div class="m_2296858527377432532p1" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span class="m_2296858527377432532s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Attended a show at the Bijou</span></span></div>
<div class="m_2296858527377432532p2" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span style="color: #cccccc;"><span class="m_2296858527377432532s1"></span><br /></span></div>
<div class="m_2296858527377432532p1" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span class="m_2296858527377432532s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">In the lobby were video games</span></span></div>
<div class="m_2296858527377432532p1" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span class="m_2296858527377432532s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Shooting a machine gun and throwing flames</span></span></div>
<div class="m_2296858527377432532p2" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span style="color: #cccccc;"><span class="m_2296858527377432532s1"></span><br /></span></div>
<div class="m_2296858527377432532p1" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span class="m_2296858527377432532s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">I know it's a game but it got my attention</span></span></div>
<div class="m_2296858527377432532p1" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span class="m_2296858527377432532s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Instantly became a source of tension</span></span></div>
<div class="m_2296858527377432532p2" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span style="color: #cccccc;"><span class="m_2296858527377432532s1"></span><br /></span></div>
<div class="m_2296858527377432532p1" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span class="m_2296858527377432532s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">In the wilderness is where I belong</span></span></div>
<div class="m_2296858527377432532p1" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span class="m_2296858527377432532s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Not in town with the Vietcong</span></span></div>
<div class="m_2296858527377432532p2" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span style="color: #cccccc;"><span class="m_2296858527377432532s1"></span><br /></span></div>
<div class="m_2296858527377432532p1" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span class="m_2296858527377432532s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Fifty years I still react this way</span></span></div>
<div class="m_2296858527377432532p1" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span class="m_2296858527377432532s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">I guess I can assume it's here to stay</span></span></div>
<div class="m_2296858527377432532p2" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span style="color: #cccccc;"><span class="m_2296858527377432532s1"></span><br /></span></div>
<div class="m_2296858527377432532p1" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span class="m_2296858527377432532s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">David Rose</span></span></div>
Ranger Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09046631199585897066noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4777170725375471441.post-48946003338369919282017-04-14T12:37:00.002-04:002017-04-16T14:46:46.074-04:00My Only Goal<div style="line-height: normal;">
<div class="m_-5890486535795301595p1" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<div class="m_2090633567628281654p1">
<span class="m_2090633567628281654s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Survived the war without a gun</span></span></div>
<div class="m_2090633567628281654p1">
<span class="m_2090633567628281654s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Now back home I carry one</span></span></div>
<div class="m_2090633567628281654p1">
<span class="m_2090633567628281654s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">It's sad I have to live this way</span></span></div>
<div class="m_2090633567628281654p1">
<span class="m_2090633567628281654s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">My homeland in the U.S.A.</span></span></div>
<div class="m_2090633567628281654p2">
<span style="color: #cccccc;"><span class="m_2090633567628281654s1"></span><br /></span></div>
<div class="m_2090633567628281654p1">
<span class="m_2090633567628281654s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Today the threat is from within</span></span></div>
<div class="m_2090633567628281654p1">
<span class="m_2090633567628281654s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">This type of war is hard to win</span></span></div>
<div class="m_2090633567628281654p1">
<span class="m_2090633567628281654s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">We don't know friend from foe</span></span></div>
<div class="m_2090633567628281654p1">
<span class="m_2090633567628281654s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">I'd rather be a GI Joe</span></span></div>
<div class="m_2090633567628281654p2">
<span style="color: #cccccc;"><span class="m_2090633567628281654s1"></span><br /></span></div>
<div class="m_2090633567628281654p1">
<span class="m_2090633567628281654s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Panama looks good to me</span></span></div>
<div class="m_2090633567628281654p1">
<span class="m_2090633567628281654s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Like many countries oversea</span></span></div>
<div class="m_2090633567628281654p1">
<span class="m_2090633567628281654s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Well, with the exception of Seoul</span></span></div>
<div class="m_2090633567628281654p1">
<span class="m_2090633567628281654s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">A long way from home is my only goal</span></span></div>
</div>
<div class="m_-5890486535795301595p2" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span style="color: #cccccc;"><span class="m_-5890486535795301595s1"></span><br /></span></div>
<div class="m_-5890486535795301595p1" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span class="m_-5890486535795301595s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">David Rose</span></span></div>
</div>
Ranger Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09046631199585897066noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4777170725375471441.post-60501565395681564542017-04-13T14:39:00.003-04:002017-04-14T12:40:41.480-04:00Strong But Fragile<div class="m_59049688337602947p1" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span style="color: #cccccc;">I had a very strong mind</span></div>
<div class="m_59049688337602947p2" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span class="m_59049688337602947s1" style="color: #cccccc;"></span></div>
<div class="m_59049688337602947p1" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span class="m_59049688337602947s1" style="color: #cccccc;">Now it's fragile and sidelined</span></div>
<div class="m_59049688337602947p2" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span style="color: #cccccc;"><span class="m_59049688337602947s1"></span><br /></span></div>
<div class="m_59049688337602947p1" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span class="m_59049688337602947s1" style="color: #cccccc;">Reached the top of my profession</span></div>
<div class="m_59049688337602947p1" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span class="m_59049688337602947s1" style="color: #cccccc;">Now seclusion is my obsession</span></div>
<div class="m_59049688337602947p2" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span style="color: #cccccc;"><span class="m_59049688337602947s1"></span><br /></span></div>
<div class="m_59049688337602947p1" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span class="m_59049688337602947s1" style="color: #cccccc;">Wrote many books just for fun</span></div>
<div class="m_59049688337602947p1" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span class="m_59049688337602947s1" style="color: #cccccc;">Now I rarely see anyone</span></div>
<div class="m_59049688337602947p2" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span style="color: #cccccc;"><span class="m_59049688337602947s1"></span><br /></span></div>
<div class="m_59049688337602947p1" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span class="m_59049688337602947s1" style="color: #cccccc;">Performed guitar all over the world</span></div>
<div class="m_59049688337602947p1" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span class="m_59049688337602947s1" style="color: #cccccc;">Now my life is coming unfurled</span></div>
<div class="m_59049688337602947p2" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span style="color: #cccccc;"><span class="m_59049688337602947s1"></span><br /></span></div>
<div class="m_59049688337602947p1" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span class="m_59049688337602947s1" style="color: #cccccc;">Made many laugh from the stage</span></div>
<div class="m_59049688337602947p1" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span class="m_59049688337602947s1" style="color: #cccccc;">Now my mind is in a rage</span></div>
<div class="m_59049688337602947p2" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span style="color: #cccccc;"><span class="m_59049688337602947s1"></span><br /></span></div>
<div class="m_59049688337602947p1" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span class="m_59049688337602947s1" style="color: #cccccc;">Been to heaven up in the sky</span></div>
<div class="m_59049688337602947p1" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span class="m_59049688337602947s1" style="color: #cccccc;">Now I am asking myself why</span></div>
<div class="m_59049688337602947p2" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span style="color: #cccccc;"><span class="m_59049688337602947s1"></span><br /></span></div>
<div class="m_59049688337602947p1" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span class="m_59049688337602947s1" style="color: #cccccc;">David Rose</span></div>
<div>
<span class="m_59049688337602947s1"><br /></span></div>
Ranger Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09046631199585897066noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4777170725375471441.post-36935105836474737912017-04-13T14:38:00.003-04:002017-04-13T14:38:40.667-04:00I Became<div class="m_-2359142160835598059p1" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span style="color: #cccccc;">Drafted from school to military service</span></div>
<div class="m_-2359142160835598059p2" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span style="color: #cccccc;"><span class="m_-2359142160835598059s1"></span></span></div>
<div class="m_-2359142160835598059p1" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span class="m_-2359142160835598059s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">I became a conscience objector</span></span></div>
<div class="m_-2359142160835598059p2" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span style="color: #cccccc;"><span class="m_-2359142160835598059s1"></span><br /></span></div>
<div class="m_-2359142160835598059p1" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span class="m_-2359142160835598059s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">No weapon to carry no man would I kill</span></span></div>
<div class="m_-2359142160835598059p1" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span class="m_-2359142160835598059s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">I became a combat medic</span></span></div>
<div class="m_-2359142160835598059p2" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span style="color: #cccccc;"><span class="m_-2359142160835598059s1"></span><br /></span></div>
<div class="m_-2359142160835598059p1" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span class="m_-2359142160835598059s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Deployed to Nam to support my brothers</span></span></div>
<div class="m_-2359142160835598059p1" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span class="m_-2359142160835598059s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">I became an ER medic</span></span></div>
<div class="m_-2359142160835598059p2" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span style="color: #cccccc;"><span class="m_-2359142160835598059s1"></span><br /></span></div>
<div class="m_-2359142160835598059p1" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span class="m_-2359142160835598059s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Displayed some skills and moved on up</span></span></div>
<div class="m_-2359142160835598059p1" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span class="m_-2359142160835598059s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">I became a surgeons first assistant</span></span></div>
<div class="m_-2359142160835598059p2" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span style="color: #cccccc;"><span class="m_-2359142160835598059s1"></span><br /></span></div>
<div class="m_-2359142160835598059p1" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span class="m_-2359142160835598059s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Medics are dead we need more help</span></span></div>
<div class="m_-2359142160835598059p1" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span class="m_-2359142160835598059s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">I became a dust off medic</span></span></div>
<div class="m_-2359142160835598059p2" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span style="color: #cccccc;"><span class="m_-2359142160835598059s1"></span><br /></span></div>
<div class="m_-2359142160835598059p1" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span class="m_-2359142160835598059s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Have a special ops to do</span></span></div>
<div class="m_-2359142160835598059p1" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span class="m_-2359142160835598059s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">I became a go to medic</span></span></div>
<div class="m_-2359142160835598059p2" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span style="color: #cccccc;"><span class="m_-2359142160835598059s1"></span><br /></span></div>
<div class="m_-2359142160835598059p1" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span class="m_-2359142160835598059s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Tour is over time to go home</span></span></div>
<div class="m_-2359142160835598059p1" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span class="m_-2359142160835598059s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">I became a soul survivor</span></span></div>
<div class="m_-2359142160835598059p2" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span style="color: #cccccc;"><span class="m_-2359142160835598059s1"></span><br /></span></div>
<div class="m_-2359142160835598059p1" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span class="m_-2359142160835598059s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Flew back home to see my friends</span></span></div>
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<span class="m_-2359142160835598059s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">I became a baby killer</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cccccc;"><span class="m_-2359142160835598059s1"></span><br /></span></div>
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<span class="m_-2359142160835598059s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Asked the VA for some help</span></span></div>
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<span class="m_-2359142160835598059s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">I became an Oedipus Conflict</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cccccc;"><span class="m_-2359142160835598059s1"></span><br /></span></div>
<div class="m_-2359142160835598059p1" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span class="m_-2359142160835598059s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Placed me in a therapy group</span></span></div>
<div class="m_-2359142160835598059p1" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span class="m_-2359142160835598059s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">I became a "no longer a fit"</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cccccc;"><span class="m_-2359142160835598059s1"></span><br /></span></div>
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<span class="m_-2359142160835598059s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">When our troops came home from Iraq?</span></span></div>
<div class="m_-2359142160835598059p1" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span class="m_-2359142160835598059s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">I became a cheerleader</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cccccc;"><span class="m_-2359142160835598059s1"></span><br /></span></div>
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<span class="m_-2359142160835598059s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">David Rose</span></span></div>
Ranger Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09046631199585897066noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4777170725375471441.post-71787830803221356312017-04-05T20:06:00.004-04:002017-04-05T20:06:39.900-04:00No Man Comes Home From War<div class="m_2290322962485179181p1" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span style="color: #cccccc;">Death and dying all around</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cccccc;"><span class="m_2290322962485179181s1"></span></span></div>
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<span class="m_2290322962485179181s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Immoral acts the most profound<span class="m_2290322962485179181Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cccccc;"><span class="m_2290322962485179181s1"></span><br /></span></div>
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<span class="m_2290322962485179181s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">You could be the worst of all</span></span></div>
<div class="m_2290322962485179181p1" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span class="m_2290322962485179181s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Or you could be the Chaps on call</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cccccc;"><span class="m_2290322962485179181s1"></span><br /></span></div>
<div class="m_2290322962485179181p1" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span class="m_2290322962485179181s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Any heart can plainly see</span></span></div>
<div class="m_2290322962485179181p1" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span class="m_2290322962485179181s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">There is some moral injury</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cccccc;"><span class="m_2290322962485179181s1"></span><br /></span></div>
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<span class="m_2290322962485179181s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">You may survive the war that day</span></span></div>
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<span class="m_2290322962485179181s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">But intrusive thoughts are here to stay</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cccccc;"><span class="m_2290322962485179181s1"></span><br /></span></div>
<div class="m_2290322962485179181p1" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span class="m_2290322962485179181s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">It doesn't matter who you are</span></span></div>
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<span class="m_2290322962485179181s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">All from battle will endure a scar</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cccccc;"><span class="m_2290322962485179181s1"></span><br /></span></div>
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<span class="m_2290322962485179181s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">David Rose</span></span></div>
Ranger Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09046631199585897066noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4777170725375471441.post-61382707885555151312017-04-05T16:11:00.001-04:002017-04-05T16:11:51.114-04:00Went To War To Find Love<div class="m_5091026017540312163p1" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span style="color: #cccccc;">Warriors are trained to perform a task</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cccccc;"><span class="m_5091026017540312163s1"></span></span></div>
<div class="m_5091026017540312163p1" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span class="m_5091026017540312163s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Sometimes it's more than we should ask<span class="m_5091026017540312163Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cccccc;"><span class="m_5091026017540312163s1"></span><br /></span></div>
<div class="m_5091026017540312163p1" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span class="m_5091026017540312163s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">There's more than training that powers us</span></span></div>
<div class="m_5091026017540312163p1" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span class="m_5091026017540312163s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">It's love for our brothers that is a big plus</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cccccc;"><span class="m_5091026017540312163s1"></span><br /></span></div>
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<span class="m_5091026017540312163s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Went to war to find love for their brothers</span></span></div>
<div class="m_5091026017540312163p1" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span class="m_5091026017540312163s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Maybe more than all the others</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cccccc;"><span class="m_5091026017540312163s1"></span><br /></span></div>
<div class="m_5091026017540312163p1" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span class="m_5091026017540312163s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Providing security so his platoon could advance</span></span></div>
<div class="m_5091026017540312163p1" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span class="m_5091026017540312163s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Stormed enemy trench to give them a chance</span></span></div>
<div class="m_5091026017540312163p1" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span class="m_5091026017540312163s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Killed six snipers plus two more by hand</span></span></div>
<div class="m_5091026017540312163p1" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span class="m_5091026017540312163s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Sacrificed himself while his platoon made a stand</span></span></div>
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<span class="m_5091026017540312163s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Lewis Albanese MOH</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cccccc;"><span class="m_5091026017540312163s1"></span><br /></span></div>
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<span class="m_5091026017540312163s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Close range small arms fire near Cam Lo</span></span></div>
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<span class="m_5091026017540312163s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">In comes a hand grenade ready to blow</span></span></div>
<div class="m_5091026017540312163p1" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span class="m_5091026017540312163s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Throws his body down to soften the blast</span></span></div>
<div class="m_5091026017540312163p1" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span class="m_5091026017540312163s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Gave his own life so his brothers will last</span></span></div>
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<span class="m_5091026017540312163s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">James Anderson MOH</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cccccc;"><span class="m_5091026017540312163s1"></span><br /></span></div>
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<span class="m_5091026017540312163s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">During enemy attack, comrade falls in the line of fire</span></span></div>
<div class="m_5091026017540312163p1" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span class="m_5091026017540312163s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Leaves the safety of his hole, knowing the consequences are dire</span></span></div>
<div class="m_5091026017540312163p1" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span class="m_5091026017540312163s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Positions himself to protect his friend</span></span></div>
<div class="m_5091026017540312163p1" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span class="m_5091026017540312163s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Watches the enemy aim knowing it's the end</span></span></div>
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<span class="m_5091026017540312163s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Oscar Austin MOH</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cccccc;"><span class="m_5091026017540312163s1"></span><br /></span></div>
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<span class="m_5091026017540312163s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Two men in light aircraft take hit and loose power</span></span></div>
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<span class="m_5091026017540312163s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Parashoot damaged, can't make the tower</span></span></div>
<div class="m_5091026017540312163p1" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span class="m_5091026017540312163s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Pilot won't survive but the navigator can</span></span></div>
<div class="m_5091026017540312163p1" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span class="m_5091026017540312163s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Ditched the plane in water to save the other man</span></span></div>
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<span class="m_5091026017540312163s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Steven Bennett MOH</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cccccc;"><span class="m_5091026017540312163s1"></span><br /></span></div>
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<span class="m_5091026017540312163s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Ace Dustoff commander near Chu Lai</span></span></div>
<div class="m_5091026017540312163p1" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span class="m_5091026017540312163s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Flew into the fog with enemy nearby</span></span></div>
<div class="m_5091026017540312163p1" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span class="m_5091026017540312163s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Utilized 3 helicopters to evacuate 51</span></span></div>
<div class="m_5091026017540312163p1" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span class="m_5091026017540312163s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">It's hard to comprehend what he had just done</span></span></div>
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<span class="m_5091026017540312163s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Patrick Bradly MOH</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cccccc;"><span class="m_5091026017540312163s1"></span><br /></span></div>
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<span class="m_5091026017540312163s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Prisoner of war with the Viet Cong for 3 years</span></span></div>
<div class="m_5091026017540312163p1" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span class="m_5091026017540312163s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Gave his food and meds to support his peers</span></span></div>
<div class="m_5091026017540312163p1" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span class="m_5091026017540312163s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Refusing to stray he adhered to the code</span></span></div>
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<span class="m_5091026017540312163s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Gained respect from the enemy for the valor he showed<span class="m_5091026017540312163Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></div>
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<span class="m_5091026017540312163s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Donald Cook MOH</span></span></div>
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<span class="m_5091026017540312163s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span class="m_5091026017540312163s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">David Rose</span></span></div>
Ranger Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09046631199585897066noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4777170725375471441.post-26395497842393072022017-04-02T18:35:00.000-04:002017-04-05T16:32:10.957-04:00No Death In Vain<div class="m_7978187635066835324p1" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span style="color: #cccccc;">Our brothers died so we can be free</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cccccc;"><span class="m_7978187635066835324s1"></span></span></div>
<div class="m_7978187635066835324p1" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span class="m_7978187635066835324s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Live in happiness is their plea</span></span></div>
<div class="m_7978187635066835324p2" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span style="color: #cccccc;"><span class="m_7978187635066835324s1"></span><br /></span></div>
<div class="m_7978187635066835324p1" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span class="m_7978187635066835324s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">They want us to live with absolute joy<span class="m_7978187635066835324Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></div>
<div class="m_7978187635066835324p1" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span class="m_7978187635066835324s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">It justifies their order to deploy</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cccccc;"><span class="m_7978187635066835324s1"></span><br /></span></div>
<div class="m_7978187635066835324p1" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span class="m_7978187635066835324s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Living our lives in stressful pain</span></span></div>
<div class="m_7978187635066835324p1" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span class="m_7978187635066835324s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Wastes a soul who died in vain</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cccccc;"><span class="m_7978187635066835324s1"></span><br /></span></div>
<div class="m_7978187635066835324p1" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span class="m_7978187635066835324s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">I know we endure an ongoing struggle</span></span></div>
<div class="m_7978187635066835324p1" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span class="m_7978187635066835324s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Sometimes it's more than we can juggle</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cccccc;"><span class="m_7978187635066835324s1"></span><br /></span></div>
<div class="m_7978187635066835324p1" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span class="m_7978187635066835324s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">We owe it to our brothers who died</span></span></div>
<div class="m_7978187635066835324p1" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span class="m_7978187635066835324s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">To let their courage be our guide</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cccccc;"><span class="m_7978187635066835324s1"></span><br /></span></div>
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<span class="m_7978187635066835324s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">David Rose</span></span></div>
Ranger Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09046631199585897066noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4777170725375471441.post-24930442037695742222017-04-02T18:30:00.003-04:002017-04-02T18:31:29.529-04:00Protest The War Not The Warrior<div class="m_-6127731173856049110p1" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span style="color: #cccccc;">Served a year in that damn war</span></div>
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<span class="m_-6127731173856049110s1" style="color: #cccccc;"></span></div>
<div class="m_-6127731173856049110p1" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span class="m_-6127731173856049110s1" style="color: #cccccc;">Doing what Uncle Sam called me for</span></div>
<div class="m_-6127731173856049110p2" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span style="color: #cccccc;"><span class="m_-6127731173856049110s1"></span><br /></span></div>
<div class="m_-6127731173856049110p1" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span class="m_-6127731173856049110s1" style="color: #cccccc;">Didn't know the violence stateside</span></div>
<div class="m_-6127731173856049110p1" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span class="m_-6127731173856049110s1" style="color: #cccccc;">Busy trying to save my own hyde<span class="m_-6127731173856049110Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cccccc;"><span class="m_-6127731173856049110s1"></span><br /></span></div>
<div class="m_-6127731173856049110p1" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span class="m_-6127731173856049110s1" style="color: #cccccc;">Riots on the campus lawn</span></div>
<div class="m_-6127731173856049110p1" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span class="m_-6127731173856049110s1" style="color: #cccccc;">Students struck with the baton</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cccccc;"><span class="m_-6127731173856049110s1"></span><br /></span></div>
<div class="m_-6127731173856049110p1" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span class="m_-6127731173856049110s1" style="color: #cccccc;">In the streets were riots a plenty</span></div>
<div class="m_-6127731173856049110p1" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span class="m_-6127731173856049110s1" style="color: #cccccc;">Not just some there were many</span></div>
<div class="m_-6127731173856049110p2" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span style="color: #cccccc;"><span class="m_-6127731173856049110s1"></span><br /></span></div>
<div class="m_-6127731173856049110p1" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span class="m_-6127731173856049110s1" style="color: #cccccc;">I was sheltered from it all</span></div>
<div class="m_-6127731173856049110p1" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span class="m_-6127731173856049110s1" style="color: #cccccc;">Working long and taking call</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cccccc;"><span class="m_-6127731173856049110s1"></span><br /></span></div>
<div class="m_-6127731173856049110p1" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span class="m_-6127731173856049110s1" style="color: #cccccc;">Coming home was another war<span class="m_-6127731173856049110Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></div>
<div class="m_-6127731173856049110p1" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span class="m_-6127731173856049110s1" style="color: #cccccc;">Protesters met me at the shore</span></div>
<div class="m_-6127731173856049110p2" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span style="color: #cccccc;"><span class="m_-6127731173856049110s1"></span><br /></span></div>
<div class="m_-6127731173856049110p1" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span class="m_-6127731173856049110s1" style="color: #cccccc;">Protest the war I'll join you there</span></div>
<div class="m_-6127731173856049110p1" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span class="m_-6127731173856049110s1" style="color: #cccccc;">Respect the medic I was unaware</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cccccc;"><span class="m_-6127731173856049110s1"></span><br /></span></div>
<div class="m_-6127731173856049110p1" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span class="m_-6127731173856049110s1" style="color: #cccccc;">I was just doing my job</span></div>
<div class="m_-6127731173856049110p1" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span class="m_-6127731173856049110s1" style="color: #cccccc;">Outside the wire of my FOB</span></div>
<div class="m_-6127731173856049110p2" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span style="color: #cccccc;"><span class="m_-6127731173856049110s1"></span><br /></span></div>
<div class="m_-6127731173856049110p1" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span class="m_-6127731173856049110s1" style="color: #cccccc;">Now I go welcome them back</span></div>
<div class="m_-6127731173856049110p1" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span class="m_-6127731173856049110s1" style="color: #cccccc;">Cheer them as they step the tarmac</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cccccc;"><span class="m_-6127731173856049110s1"></span><br /></span></div>
<div class="m_-6127731173856049110p1" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span class="m_-6127731173856049110s1" style="color: #cccccc;">I want to try to make it right</span></div>
<div class="m_-6127731173856049110p1" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span class="m_-6127731173856049110s1" style="color: #cccccc;">Our history I seek to rewrite</span></div>
<div class="m_-6127731173856049110p2" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span style="color: #cccccc;"><span class="m_-6127731173856049110s1"></span><br /></span></div>
<div class="m_-6127731173856049110p1" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span class="m_-6127731173856049110s1" style="color: #cccccc;">David Rose</span></div>
Ranger Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09046631199585897066noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4777170725375471441.post-22548668964415082752017-03-30T16:55:00.001-04:002017-12-29T15:05:11.354-05:00Got To Go - Withdrawal Urgency<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Feel I may have to go</span></span><br />
<div class="m_-7776054984687625137p2" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span style="color: #cccccc;"><span class="m_-7776054984687625137s1"></span></span></div>
<div class="m_-7776054984687625137p1" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span class="m_-7776054984687625137s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Withdrawal effects are starting to show</span></span></div>
<div class="m_-7776054984687625137p2" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span style="color: #cccccc;"><span class="m_-7776054984687625137s1"></span><br /></span></div>
<div class="m_-7776054984687625137p1" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span class="m_-7776054984687625137s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Pressure rising over time</span></span></div>
<div class="m_-7776054984687625137p1" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span class="m_-7776054984687625137s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Anxiety is really starting to climb</span></span></div>
<div class="m_-7776054984687625137p2" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span style="color: #cccccc;"><span class="m_-7776054984687625137s1"></span><br /></span></div>
<div class="m_-7776054984687625137p1" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span class="m_-7776054984687625137s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">The pressure is growing more intense</span></span></div>
<div class="m_-7776054984687625137p1" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span class="m_-7776054984687625137s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Destructive tendency doesn't make sense</span></span></div>
<div class="m_-7776054984687625137p2" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span style="color: #cccccc;"><span class="m_-7776054984687625137s1"></span><br /></span></div>
<div class="m_-7776054984687625137p1" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span class="m_-7776054984687625137s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Actively searching a place of relief</span></span></div>
<div class="m_-7776054984687625137p1" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span class="m_-7776054984687625137s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Have to end it is my belief</span></span></div>
<div class="m_-7776054984687625137p2" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span style="color: #cccccc;"><span class="m_-7776054984687625137s1"></span><br /></span></div>
<div class="m_-7776054984687625137p1" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span class="m_-7776054984687625137s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Got to go, got to go now</span></span></div>
<div class="m_-7776054984687625137p1" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span class="m_-7776054984687625137s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Total destruction, doesn't matter how</span></span></div>
<div class="m_-7776054984687625137p2" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span style="color: #cccccc;"><span class="m_-7776054984687625137s1"></span><br /></span></div>
<div class="m_-7776054984687625137p1" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span class="m_-7776054984687625137s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Don't wet your pants it's messy and rude</span></span></div>
<div class="m_-7776054984687625137p1" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span class="m_-7776054984687625137s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Stop your meds and you'll be screwed</span></span></div>
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<span class="m_-7776054984687625137s1"><br /></span></div>
Ranger Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09046631199585897066noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4777170725375471441.post-42313425999168742482017-03-30T16:52:00.001-04:002017-12-29T20:15:24.097-05:00Deployed To America<div class="m_917347957111175128p1" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span style="color: #cccccc;">Thought I served my country well</span></div>
<div class="m_917347957111175128p2" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span style="color: #cccccc;"><span class="m_917347957111175128s1"></span></span></div>
<div class="m_917347957111175128p1" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span class="m_917347957111175128s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Lucky survivor of that jungle from hell</span></span></div>
<div class="m_917347957111175128p2" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span style="color: #cccccc;"><span class="m_917347957111175128s1"></span><br /></span></div>
<div class="m_917347957111175128p1" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span class="m_917347957111175128s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Didn't want a shaded past</span></span></div>
<div class="m_917347957111175128p1" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span class="m_917347957111175128s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Chose to serve when I was asked</span></span></div>
<div class="m_917347957111175128p2" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span style="color: #cccccc;"><span class="m_917347957111175128s1"></span><br /></span></div>
<div class="m_917347957111175128p1" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span class="m_917347957111175128s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Coming home from that senseless war</span></span></div>
<div class="m_917347957111175128p1" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span class="m_917347957111175128s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Couldn't know what I had in store</span></span></div>
<div class="m_917347957111175128p2" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span style="color: #cccccc;"><span class="m_917347957111175128s1"></span><br /></span></div>
<div class="m_917347957111175128p1" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span class="m_917347957111175128s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Angry protestors threw food on me</span></span></div>
<div class="m_917347957111175128p1" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span class="m_917347957111175128s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Radical act you must agree</span></span></div>
<div class="m_917347957111175128p2" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span style="color: #cccccc;"><span class="m_917347957111175128s1"></span><br /></span></div>
<div class="m_917347957111175128p1" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span class="m_917347957111175128s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Damaged my life that moment in time</span></span></div>
<div class="m_917347957111175128p1" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span class="m_917347957111175128s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">As I cleared the food, spit and slime</span></span></div>
<div class="m_917347957111175128p2" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span style="color: #cccccc;"><span class="m_917347957111175128s1"></span><br /></span></div>
<div class="m_917347957111175128p1" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span class="m_917347957111175128s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">A personal war began in me</span></span></div>
<div class="m_917347957111175128p1" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span class="m_917347957111175128s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">It's clear for all who care to see</span></span></div>
<div class="m_917347957111175128p2" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span style="color: #cccccc;"><span class="m_917347957111175128s1"></span><br /></span></div>
<div class="m_917347957111175128p1" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span class="m_917347957111175128s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Once at home about the same</span></span></div>
<div class="m_917347957111175128p1" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span class="m_917347957111175128s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Friends gave me a lot of shame</span></span></div>
<div class="m_917347957111175128p2" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span style="color: #cccccc;"><span class="m_917347957111175128s1"></span><br /></span></div>
<div class="m_917347957111175128p1" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span class="m_917347957111175128s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Stress so high I started to bleed</span></span></div>
<div class="m_917347957111175128p1" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span class="m_917347957111175128s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Asked for help in my time of need</span></span></div>
<div class="m_917347957111175128p2" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span style="color: #cccccc;"><span class="m_917347957111175128s1"></span><br /></span></div>
<div class="m_917347957111175128p1" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span class="m_917347957111175128s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">VA said it all looks good</span></span></div>
<div class="m_917347957111175128p1" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span class="m_917347957111175128s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Shell shock is what they understood</span></span></div>
<div class="m_917347957111175128p2" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span style="color: #cccccc;"><span class="m_917347957111175128s1"></span><br /></span></div>
<div class="m_917347957111175128p1" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span class="m_917347957111175128s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">I started to run with nowhere to hide</span></span></div>
<div class="m_917347957111175128p1" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span class="m_917347957111175128s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Couldn't find a doc to confide</span></span></div>
<div class="m_917347957111175128p2" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span style="color: #cccccc;"><span class="m_917347957111175128s1"></span><br /></span></div>
<div class="m_917347957111175128p1" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span class="m_917347957111175128s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">All my life I kept so busy</span></span></div>
<div class="m_917347957111175128p1" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span class="m_917347957111175128s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Ran around in an unending tizzy</span></span></div>
<div class="m_917347957111175128p2" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span style="color: #cccccc;"><span class="m_917347957111175128s1"></span><br /></span></div>
<div class="m_917347957111175128p1" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span class="m_917347957111175128s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Couldn't face my feelings then</span></span></div>
<div class="m_917347957111175128p1" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span class="m_917347957111175128s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Intrusive thoughts again and again</span></span></div>
<div class="m_917347957111175128p2" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span style="color: #cccccc;"><span class="m_917347957111175128s1"></span><br /></span></div>
<div class="m_917347957111175128p1" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span class="m_917347957111175128s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Finally I had to seek some support</span></span></div>
<div class="m_917347957111175128p1" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span class="m_917347957111175128s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">The VA was my last resort</span></span></div>
<div class="m_917347957111175128p2" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span style="color: #cccccc;"><span class="m_917347957111175128s1"></span><br /></span></div>
<div class="m_917347957111175128p1" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span class="m_917347957111175128s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">"PTSD is what fills your head</span></span></div>
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<span class="m_917347957111175128s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Take these pills just before bed"</span></span><br />
<span class="m_917347957111175128s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;"><br /></span></span>
<span class="m_917347957111175128s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">My hands and face all went numb</span></span><br />
<span class="m_917347957111175128s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">To these new meds I had just succumb</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cccccc;"><span class="m_917347957111175128s1"></span><br /></span></div>
<div class="m_917347957111175128p1" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span class="m_917347957111175128s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Tried to stand up but sat right back down</span></span></div>
<div class="m_917347957111175128p1" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span class="m_917347957111175128s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Because my head was spinning 'round</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cccccc;"><span class="m_917347957111175128s1"></span><br /></span></div>
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<span class="m_917347957111175128s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">My pressure spiked to 183</span></span></div>
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<span class="m_917347957111175128s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">How are these pills so good for me</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cccccc;"><span class="m_917347957111175128s1"></span><br /></span></div>
<div class="m_917347957111175128p1" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span class="m_917347957111175128s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Please just send me back to war</span></span></div>
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<span class="m_917347957111175128s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Better than these meds I abhor</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cccccc;"><span class="m_917347957111175128s1"></span><br /></span></div>
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<span class="m_917347957111175128s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">300 hours of counseling endured</span></span></div>
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<span class="m_917347957111175128s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">With no resolution being assured<span class="m_917347957111175128Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cccccc;"><span class="m_917347957111175128s1"></span><br /></span></div>
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<span class="m_917347957111175128s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Then a diagnosis of oedipus conflict</span></span></div>
<div class="m_917347957111175128p1" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span class="m_917347957111175128s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">The deepest wound my Doc could inflict</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cccccc;"><span class="m_917347957111175128s1"></span><br /></span></div>
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<span class="m_917347957111175128s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">We medics have a number one rule</span></span></div>
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<span class="m_917347957111175128s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">"Do no harm" we learned in school</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cccccc;"><span class="m_917347957111175128s1"></span><br /></span></div>
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<span class="m_917347957111175128s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Perhaps the VA should adopt this saying</span></span></div>
<div class="m_917347957111175128p1" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span class="m_917347957111175128s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Might reduce the price that we are paying</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cccccc;"><span class="m_917347957111175128s1"></span><br /></span></div>
<div class="m_917347957111175128p1" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span class="m_917347957111175128s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Some are hit and lost right away</span></span></div>
<div class="m_917347957111175128p1" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span class="m_917347957111175128s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Some come home and die a little everyday</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cccccc;"><span class="m_917347957111175128s1"></span><br /></span></div>
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<span class="m_917347957111175128s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">But there's hope after that lousy war</span></span></div>
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<span class="m_917347957111175128s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Therapeutic writing can help us restore</span></span></div>
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Ranger Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09046631199585897066noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4777170725375471441.post-59189908716919344182017-03-30T16:48:00.000-04:002017-03-30T16:48:22.946-04:00My Chemical Prison<div class="m_-5400546070059762265p1" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span style="color: #cccccc;">Don't need bars to keep me confined</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cccccc;"><span class="m_-5400546070059762265s1"></span></span></div>
<div class="m_-5400546070059762265p1" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span class="m_-5400546070059762265s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Meds have already captured my mind</span></span></div>
<div class="m_-5400546070059762265p1" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span class="m_-5400546070059762265s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Guards patrol to keep us in jail</span></span></div>
<div class="m_-5400546070059762265p1" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span class="m_-5400546070059762265s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Similar effect my meds entail</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cccccc;"><span class="m_-5400546070059762265s1"></span><br /></span></div>
<div class="m_-5400546070059762265p1" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span class="m_-5400546070059762265s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">From prison I'd run but can't get out</span></span></div>
<div class="m_-5400546070059762265p1" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span class="m_-5400546070059762265s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Withdrawing these meds can make me shout</span></span></div>
<div class="m_-5400546070059762265p1" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span class="m_-5400546070059762265s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">I'm not guilty can't you see</span></span></div>
<div class="m_-5400546070059762265p1" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span class="m_-5400546070059762265s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">But psych meds have a hold on me</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cccccc;"><span class="m_-5400546070059762265s1"></span><br /></span></div>
<div class="m_-5400546070059762265p1" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span class="m_-5400546070059762265s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">The judge said I'd pay for my crime</span></span></div>
<div class="m_-5400546070059762265p1" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span class="m_-5400546070059762265s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">The doctor prescribed three at bedtime</span></span></div>
<div class="m_-5400546070059762265p1" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span class="m_-5400546070059762265s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Prison and meds are both the same</span></span></div>
<div class="m_-5400546070059762265p1" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span class="m_-5400546070059762265s1"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Try to escape you'll loose the game</span></span></div>
Ranger Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09046631199585897066noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4777170725375471441.post-20609978181950333422016-04-10T12:45:00.000-04:002016-04-10T12:46:07.170-04:00The Cure For PTSThe rules say to<br />
Toe the line<br />
Get it right<br />
Or pay the fine<br />
<br />
1 is heavy<br />
1 is lite<br />
You shouldn't throw<br />
With all your might<br />
<br />
Arch it high<br />
To stay on board<br />
Hear the cheers<br />
When you have scored<br />
<br />
1 is on<br />
3 is in<br />
Make 15<br />
You will win<br />
<br />
There's so much more<br />
That's attractive to me<br />
I think it's called<br />
Team comradery<br />
<br />
So do your best<br />
and you could win<br />
Your dainty little crown<br />
Will make us all grin<br />
<br />
More than a game<br />
It reduces stress<br />
Could be the cure<br />
For PTS.Ranger Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09046631199585897066noreply@blogger.com0