... 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 No Word 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 No Word 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 No Word 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 No Word ** _______________________________________________ * 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 .