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Slaughter in Chattanooga
The day started out as business as usual
In Chattanooga, Tennessee
At two military complexes until
A cowardly killer went on a spree
Killing four U.S. servicemen.
A day that started out calm instead
Became a nightmare of mayhem and horror,
And two days later one more was dead.
Sergeant Sullivan and Lance Corporal Wells
Were two servicemen killed at the scene,
Along with Staff Sergeant Wyatt,
And Sergeant Holmquist, another Marine.
Naval Officer Randal Smith
Died in the hospital two days later.
All five were unfortunate victims
Of a misguided thug--a vindictive hater.
The gunman was also killed at the second
Site of the shootings. That put an end
To the killer's savage, senseless slaughter
That is so hard to comprehend.
The murdered servicemen were not just soldiers,
But also husbands, fathers, and sons.
Their fate was not to escape the bullets;
They weren't among the lucky ones.
As we mourn these five we must
Also mourn the fate of humanity:
When hatred, ignorance, and twisted ideas
Kill so many, that is insanity!
Did the killer murder "for God"
To secure a place in Paradise?
That doesn't make any sense at all.
If so, he's in for a big surprise!
(7-18-15)
In Chattanooga, Tennessee
At two military complexes until
A cowardly killer went on a spree
Killing four U.S. servicemen.
A day that started out calm instead
Became a nightmare of mayhem and horror,
And two days later one more was dead.
Sergeant Sullivan and Lance Corporal Wells
Were two servicemen killed at the scene,
Along with Staff Sergeant Wyatt,
And Sergeant Holmquist, another Marine.
Naval Officer Randal Smith
Died in the hospital two days later.
All five were unfortunate victims
Of a misguided thug--a vindictive hater.
The gunman was also killed at the second
Site of the shootings. That put an end
To the killer's savage, senseless slaughter
That is so hard to comprehend.
The murdered servicemen were not just soldiers,
But also husbands, fathers, and sons.
Their fate was not to escape the bullets;
They weren't among the lucky ones.
As we mourn these five we must
Also mourn the fate of humanity:
When hatred, ignorance, and twisted ideas
Kill so many, that is insanity!
Did the killer murder "for God"
To secure a place in Paradise?
That doesn't make any sense at all.
If so, he's in for a big surprise!
(7-18-15)
