Once A Soldier Always A Soldier Will Die A Soldier

 Dedicated to my Brothers at Arms

~I am a Veteran of the Vietnam war

Soldier born and bred~

~Been through battles great of horror

many friends lie dead~

~Charlie a Ghost afraid of nothing not

attacking day and night~

~From the depths of Hell the Demons fought

frighting Firefights~

~Two on two off and on again

guarding our precious ground~

~A thousand men did Charlie send

never made a sound~

~Behind and up within the trees

tunnels underground~

~Charlie came like Killer bees

swarming all around~

~One hundred times the count of ten

we fell them to the ground~

~At fighting’s end we searched for them

not a body found~

~Like that of Ghosts they disappeared

back to the depths of Hell~

~Leaving our soldiers to ponder fear

under the Demon spell~

~We searched for Charlie day and night

throughout the Hellish rain~

~Commenced another Firefight

felling many again~

~This was our tour of Hell on Earth

still haunting us today~

~The Vietnam veteran we who served

God Bless The USA~

Duke Sherman, Sgt

G-Troop, 2/11 ACR

Black Horse Soldier

Vietnam Veteran

1971 - 1972

On The Battlefield

              

~Here I am on the Battlefield
not knowing what the day will yield~
~I'm thinking of home and my girl
another shell so do they hurl~
~I run for cover and drop in sand
shrapnel hits the nearest man~
~The fight has begun again
I never know when it will end~
~My life in danger all the time
never peace can I find~
~Nightfall will soon be here
with the dark comes greater fear~
~We can’t sleep at night
there are so many Firefights~
~I’ve seen many of my Brothers die
sometime I just want to hide and cry~
~I have a Body count of five today
the enemy held us at bay~
~Tonight to God I pray
that I’ll live another day~
~I pray the war will come to an end
and I'll see my home again~
~I pray that those who fought and died
will be with God at his side~
~In Heaven where they so belong
they never wavered staying strong~
~I'll try to get some sleep for now~
if my fears will so allow~

Sgt Duke Sherman

G Troop, 2/11 ACR
Blackhorse Trooper