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Christmas 1968


Christmas 1968
We laughed and said
"Merry Christmas Viet Cong"
Exhausted we all fell into bed
Listened to Aretha and her song

Sleep was not to be
All of a sudden such an Explosion
1 guy said "it's the VC "
Out the door, rifles in hand

Noise so loud and lights so bright
Gooks were running everywhere
We had them in our sights
Rockets and mortars, flashed in the air  

Everything a mess, scared we do confess
We fought and finally overcome
All this fight in our state of undress
Remembering later Santa would come

But!!

St. Nick took 1 look and away he went
Calling his reindeer to run like hell
Yelled your presents will be sent
We knew the story he would tell


He cried out Merry Christmas
Get home soon, and good night
We got no sleep, but we didn't fuss
We had endured a hell of a fight


_________________
when all media is confiscated
Poet's shall show them the way

CREATED BY,
JD. WHITMAN © 1970

SEMPER FI
USMC







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