Rememberering those who have served:
Americans all - who have paid a high price - or paid the ultimate price
...Just To Keep the Lights On. This
collection is about rememembrance.
Once long ago my daughter
asked me, "What did you do during the Vietnam War?"
I did some thinking about this. And as a Submariner during that
time, here is what I came up with:
Sometimes on stormy nights
when the power flickers, I think of men I don't even know
working out-there. Somewhere in the darkness. Going about the business of keeping
the lights on.
What did I do in the Vietnam
war? I was just punching holes in the
ocean. Somewhere in the darkness.
Helping keep the lights on.
......(2000) Sid
Harrison ETCM(SS) USN/Ret
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on this server or they may launch you to external websites. Both professional and amateur
wordsmiths are included. Content is not limited to Submariners and other Military Branches but range
across Memorial Day essays, varied writings, tributes and poems. Including musings
about the loss of friends, of relatives, and individuals or groups who have served their fellow Americans
in some capacity.
Some writings are NOT about
a specific individual or group but instead reflect a particular (and often familiar)
tone of loss and remembrance.
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