No Word by neles-e
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No Word
Vietnam War
Young Immigrant
Leaves his war-torn country
Comes to America
Begins a new life, joins the workforce
Then, studies to become a citizen
Meets a lady, at work, who just happens to be
of Mexican descent - they eventually marry
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They have a son that
wonderfully Assimilates
American Culture kid
with the last name of - Nguyen
THIS Land - all he knows
American kid born and raised
Young man comes home one day
Guess what he wants to be
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He tells his parents that he
want to become a US Marine
He feels strongly about
this decision
What can a parent do but
Concede to their child's wish
He joins and winds up
You guessed it - Afghanistan
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You are still with me, right
You starting to see where we are headed
Yes, this US Marine came home
in a flag-draped casket
He was recently buried
next to his grandmother
The headstone beside
his grave reads - Salazar
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* we must never forget that our American Story is written by ALL of our forefathers, not just some of our forefathers.
** From: DMN 1/08/11
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Comments (2)
lil_sizzler
My heart is heavy with the knowledge of his story even though I did not know him I feel gratitude for his sacrifice. I will offer up a moment of silence and reflection for the young man and his family and I pray that his sacrifice will not be in vain.
TallPockets
SALUTE! http://www.renderosity.com/mod/gallery/index.php?image_id=2131264&user_id=288892&member&np