Though You Fought a War,
In Jungles Far from Home,
And You Fought as Only
Brave and Honored
Soldiers Would.
Through the Rice Paddy’s
You Fought On.
Fought A War You Could Not Win.
While Back At Home,
With No Support
Pickets Waved
No War
They Said
Yet, Through Agent-Orange-Ridden Jungles
You Fought On.
Fought A War You Could Not Win.
Back At Home
Land of the Brave
Home of the Free.
People Marched
Shouted Hate.
Yet, Through the Mud
And Through the Blood,
And Through the Loss
You Fought On.
Fought A War You Could Not Win.
When You Finally Made It Home,
What Met You There?
Picket Signs.
Marching Protest.
Hatred Shouted.
Spitted Slurs.
No Hugs.
No Tears.
No Thank You for Your Service.
“No Welcome Homes.”
Though It’s Forty Years Late
Today,
I Say To A Vietnam Vet
To All Vietnam Vets
Thank You
Thank you, for Your Service
And Finally,
Welcome Home!
Copyright by Dianna Renee Jackson
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