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Headstall's Reflections - 63. Chapter 63 Heroes
Heroes
Cold slimy mud
And the taste of dirt
Acrid stench of
Choking smoke
And blood iron
Deafening booms
Blinding flashes
Relentless gunfire
And frightened faces
On both sides
On both sides
On both sides
Solitary limbs
Amid arcs and pools
Of life’s blood
Sticky warmth turning cold
Final screams
Of friends and enemies
Sheer chaos
And absolute madness
A man-made hell
On Earth
War is ugly
Brutal and final
Unforgiving
But young men and women
The cream of the crop
Do not yield
With determination
Valor
Sacrifice
And thoughts of home
Clutched photos
In dying hands
They forge on
Knowing what they do
And why they do it
Heroes in life
And heroes in death
We will never forget
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