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Mountain Views-News Saturday, November 14, 2015
Walking Sierra Madre…The Social Side
by Deanne Davis
“From the world wars of Europe to the jungles of
the Far East, from the deserts of the Middle East
to the African continent, and even here in our own
hemisphere, our veterans have made the world a
better place and America the great country we are
today.” John Hoeven
My Dad was in the Navy during World War II. He
never talked much about what he did, what his job
was, what happened to him. As we commemorated
Veteran’s Day this week, I thought I’d put up a
picture of some of our Sierra Madre veterans and
add the following poem. We are fortunate here
in Sierra Madre, to have quite a few veterans who
come out smartly and impeccably dressed in their
uniforms to carry the flag, march in our July 4th
parade, be on hand to kick off the Mt. Wilson Trail
Race and be part of the Memorial Day observances.
They stand tall and straight and we admire them. If
you haven’t been down to Memorial Park to look at
the Veteran’s Memorial Wall, take a few minutes,
look at the pictures and see who you know.
“Just A Common Soldier”
A. Lawrence Vaincourt
He was getting old and paunchy and his hair was
falling fast, And he sat around the Legion, telling
stories of the past
Of a war that he had fought in and the deeds that
he had done, In his exploits with his buddies; they
were heroes, every one
And tho’ sometimes, to his neighbors, his tales
became a joke,All his Legion buddies listened, for
they knew whereof he spoke But we’ll hear his tales
no longer for old Bill has passed away,
And the world’s a little poorer, for a soldier died
today
He will not be mourned by many, just his
children and his wife,
For he lived an ordinary and quite uneventful
life
Held a job and raised a family, quietly going his
own way,
And the world won’t note his passing, though a
soldier died today
When politicians leave this earth, their bodies
lie in state,
While thousands note their passing and
proclaim that they were great.
Papers tell their whole life stories, from the time
that they were young,
But the passing of a soldier goes unnoticed and
unsung
Is the greatest contribution to the welfare of our
land
A guy who breaks his promises and cons his
fellow man?
Or the ordinary fellow who, in times of war and
strife,
Goes off to serve his Country and offers up his
life?
A politician’s stipend and the style in which he
lives
Are sometimes disproportionate to the service that
he gives.
While the ordinary soldier, who offered up his all,
Is paid off with a medal and perhaps, a pension
small
It’s so easy to forget them for it was so long ago
That the old Bills of our Country went to battle,
but we know
It was not the politicians, with their compromise
and ploys,
Who won for us the freedom that our Country
now enjoys.
Next time you see the flag go by, held in the
hands of one of our veterans, stand and salute, for
our flag and our veterans both deserve that honor.
My book page: Amazon.com: Deanne Davis
Blog: www.authordeanne.com
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