Reloader
25-04-05, 22:16
Found this on a website relating to 49RTR/APCR operations at Blerick, Netherlands:
http:/49rtr.tiscaliweb.nl/ (http://49rtr.tiscaliweb.nl/)
Soldier
I was that which others did not want to be
I went where others feared to go,
and did what others failed to do.
I asked nothing from those who gave nothing,
and reluctantly accepted the thought of
eternal loneliness.
I have seen the face of terror:
felt the stinging cold of fear;
and enjoyed the sweet taste of a moment's
love.
I have cried, pained and hoped but most of
all,
I have lived times, that others would say are
best forgotten.
At least someday, I will be able to say
that I was proud of what I was,
A Soldier.
http:/49rtr.tiscaliweb.nl/ (http://49rtr.tiscaliweb.nl/)
Soldier
I was that which others did not want to be
I went where others feared to go,
and did what others failed to do.
I asked nothing from those who gave nothing,
and reluctantly accepted the thought of
eternal loneliness.
I have seen the face of terror:
felt the stinging cold of fear;
and enjoyed the sweet taste of a moment's
love.
I have cried, pained and hoped but most of
all,
I have lived times, that others would say are
best forgotten.
At least someday, I will be able to say
that I was proud of what I was,
A Soldier.