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MEMORIAL DAY

MEMORIAL DAY

Remember those who died

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May 27, 2022
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MEMORIAL DAY
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At the helicopter
that never lands.
Ready to fire,
on a perpetual mission.

Sitting at the Vietnam War memorial,
on a bench dedicated in memoriam
to a sailor.
KIA in Vietnam,
on a lonely muddy river?
Why did h…

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