GI’s Darkest Hour – A Lament in battle - The Firearms Forum

Mithrandir · 03-24-2005, 10:17 PM

Soon after coming back from a particularly nasty mission...I wrote this down....

I believe that it captures the sentiment of all of us while over there....

This............is one of the creatures I have been keeping in the basement all these years. My son discovered all of my writings while he was rummaging through my stuff.... now that they are out.... I will try to post them....

Rooter, Hope, Six and Berto................thanks for being there......

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GI’s Darkest Hour – A Lament in battle

Take a man, then put him alone
Put him 12,000 miles away from home
Empty his heart of all but blood
Make in live in sweat & mud

This is the life I have, to live , to live
And while my soul to the devil I give
You, peace, run, from your easy chair
But you don’t know what it’s like over there

You have a ball, without near trying
While over here your men are dying
You burn your draft cards and march at dawn
And plant your signs on the white house lawn

You all want to ban the bomb
“there’s no real war”, you say, “in Vietnam”
you use your drugs and have your fun
and then refuse to lift a gun

there is nothing else for you to do
and I’m supposed to die for you?
I’ll hate you til the day I die
You made me hear my buddy cry

I saw his arm, a bloody shred
I heard them say, “This ones dead”
It’s quite a price he had to pay
Not to live another day

He had the guts to fight and die
He paid the price, but what’s the buy?
He bought your life by losing his
But who gives a damn what a soldier gives?

Hope 69/70 · 04-02-2005, 11:44 PM

Mith, you did it again......Excellent!

It is I who thanks you Mith. You have not only given of yourself in battle but you continue to give by being here and sharing a part of your life with us.

Thanks for being a part of the VMBB.

Hope

Mithrandir · 04-02-2005, 11:49 PM

This wasn't an original Hope.... now that I look back through this box of stuff....I find that it was a combination of stuff others wrote.....

So... I don't think I wrote it....

But I do know that is was our feelings at that time....

out...

berto64 · 04-12-2005, 09:16 PM

It's an outstanding piece Mith, anyway ya look at it. And so very true.

I still hate Jimmy Carter's amnesty deal! The cowards who ran away should have never been allowed to return to this country and enjoy the benefits of what those 58,000+ helped preserve for us.

03-24-2005, 10:17 PM	#1
Mithrandir Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Durango Colorado, the right knee-pit of Colorado Posts: 822	GI’s Darkest Hour – A Lament in battle Soon after coming back from a particularly nasty mission...I wrote this down.... I believe that it captures the sentiment of all of us while over there.... This............is one of the creatures I have been keeping in the basement all these years. My son discovered all of my writings while he was rummaging through my stuff.... now that they are out.... I will try to post them.... Rooter, Hope, Six and Berto................thanks for being there...... ================== GI’s Darkest Hour – A Lament in battle Take a man, then put him alone Put him 12,000 miles away from home Empty his heart of all but blood Make in live in sweat & mud This is the life I have, to live , to live And while my soul to the devil I give You, peace, run, from your easy chair But you don’t know what it’s like over there You have a ball, without near trying While over here your men are dying You burn your draft cards and march at dawn And plant your signs on the white house lawn You all want to ban the bomb “there’s no real war”, you say, “in Vietnam” you use your drugs and have your fun and then refuse to lift a gun there is nothing else for you to do and I’m supposed to die for you? I’ll hate you til the day I die You made me hear my buddy cry I saw his arm, a bloody shred I heard them say, “This ones dead” It’s quite a price he had to pay Not to live another day He had the guts to fight and die He paid the price, but what’s the buy? He bought your life by losing his But who gives a damn what a soldier gives? __________________ Esse Quam Vidiri --> Last edited by Mithrandir; 03-25-2005 at 03:50 PM..

04-02-2005, 11:44 PM	#2
Hope 69/70 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 2,549	Re: GI’s Darkest Hour – A Lament in battle Mith, you did it again......Excellent! It is I who thanks you Mith. You have not only given of yourself in battle but you continue to give by being here and sharing a part of your life with us. Thanks for being a part of the VMBB. Hope __________________ WAC - HQ. USARV / G1, Long Binh - Feb 69 - Feb 70

04-02-2005, 11:49 PM	#3
Mithrandir Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Durango Colorado, the right knee-pit of Colorado Posts: 822	Re: GI’s Darkest Hour – A Lament in battle This wasn't an original Hope.... now that I look back through this box of stuff....I find that it was a combination of stuff others wrote..... So... I don't think I wrote it.... But I do know that is was our feelings at that time.... out... __________________ Esse Quam Vidiri

04-12-2005, 09:16 PM	#4
berto64 VMBB Admin Staff Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Owyhee County, Idaho Contributor Posts: 7,394	Re: GI’s Darkest Hour – A Lament in battle It's an outstanding piece Mith, anyway ya look at it. And so very true. I still hate Jimmy Carter's amnesty deal! The cowards who ran away should have never been allowed to return to this country and enjoy the benefits of what those 58,000+ helped preserve for us. __________________ Be who you are & say what you will, Those that matter won't mind and those that mind don't matter. I'm a bitter clinger, One Nation Under God.