National Vietnam War Veterans Day 2024
Stanza 1 to 5


“Thank You For Your Service”
foresight promotion
Insight 76 year old
American born Draft Birthright
Male having to hindsight
Graduate into AF enlistment
In 1966 to 1970 Active Service,
to get Honorable DD214

Coming home in 1970 to
Thank You, Anti-Vietnam War
Of 70’s Kent State, Jackson State
demonstration killings
Thought that DD214 assured
Vet of Free Speech Right
To Question Our Political
Morticians call for ever troops

Here, there, every~where,
to defend Our Republic overseas
Save Democracy,
while saying
We The People knot Democracy
Those who stayed home safe stateside,
demanded Blue Collars
While claiming bone spur
wealth privilege elicit deferments

GOD Bless American PTSD
“Thank You For Your Service” Pain
Dye DD214 Stained WordsWorth
sword point twain RIP depth
PoeCreation quagmire mire regurgitation
be “Thank You” Knots
Chokeholds To Be come,
mime muted
“For Your Service” hollow.

Have to cry mime out, mute loud,
WE cannot question misinformation
Military Industrial Complex must
create disillusionment pretext War
In Republic,
not Democracy,
sending troops defending
Our Democracy
That over the years
We The People have lost
Our Birthright Heritage.

Reclaiming DD “David”
David Lester Young

National Vietnam War Veterans Day 2024
Stanza 1 to 5

“Thank You For Your Service” foresight promotion
Insight 76 year old American born Draft Birthright
Male having to hindsight Graduate into AF enlistment
In 1966 to 1970 Active Service, to get Honorable DD214

Coming home in 1970 to Thank You, Anti-Vietnam War
Of 70’s Kent State, Jackson State demonstration killings
Thought that DD214 assured Vet of Free Speech Right
To Question Our Political Morticians call for ever troops

Here, there, every~where, to defend Our Republic overseas
Save Democracy, while saying We The People knot Democracy
Those who stayed home safe stateside, demanded Blue Collars
While claiming bone spur wealth privilege elicit deferments

GOD Bless American PTSD “Thank You For Your Service” Pain
Dye DD214 Stained WordsWorth sword point twain RIP depth
PoeCreation quagmire mire regurgitation be “Thank You” Knots
Chokeholds To Be come, mime muted “For Your Service” hollow.

Have to cry mime out, mute loud, WE cannot question misinformation
Military Industrial Complex must create disillusionment pretext War
In Republic, not Democracy, sending troops defending Our Democracy
That over the years We The People have lost Our Birthright Heritage.

Reclaiming DD “David”
David Lester Young