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Recovery

March 9, 2015 by Echo Recon Web Leave a Comment

Here I sit in a hospital bed,
Long Binh, Viet Nam,
The 24th med.

Not much of anything really to do,
Just help feed a buddy,
Or read Life, or True.

Nurses are nice, like in the world,
But none can replace,
That one special girl.

It hurts, but I can laugh and walk,
It hurts the guy next to me,
To even try to talk.

I look at these guys, all cut to hell,
And thank God above,
That I’m almost well!

For some of the guys, the future looks dim,
They’ve got to have courage,
If they figure to win!

Then comes the time and the happy yelp,
He moved his arm,
Without any help!

Then comes the day he leaves the ward,
Thanking nurses and doctors,
But mostly his Lord.

-24th Evac Hospital in July 1970

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