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ALL THE WAY, HOME
Dwight Edwards, one of the stalwarts of Recon Platoon, is generous enough to share a few of the poems that he has published from his book of poems "expressions of a Mad Man".------Thanks Dwight. (Click on the picture of Dwight  to expand.)
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"Fernando"

Can you hear the drums Fernando?
I remember long ago another starry night like this
In the firelight Fernando
You were humming to yourself and softly strumming your guitar
I could hear the distant drums
And sounds of bugle calls were coming from afar

They were closer now Fernando
Every hour every minute seemed to last eternally
I was so afraid Fernando
We were young and full of life and none of us prepared to die
And I'm not ashamed to say
The roar of guns and cannons almost made me cry

There was something in the air that night
The stars were bright, Fernando
They were shining there for you and me
For liberty, Fernando
Though we never thought that we could lose
There's no regret
If I had to do the same again
I would, my friend, Fernando

Now we're old and grey Fernando
And since many years I haven't seen a rifle in your hand
Can you hear the drums Fernando?
Do you still recall the fateful night we crossed the Rio Grande?
I can see it in your eyes
How proud you were to fight for freedom in this land

There was something in the air that night
The stars were bright, Fernando
They were shining there for you and me
For liberty, Fernando
Though we never thought that we could lose
There's no regret
If I had to do the same again
I would, my friend, Fernando

There was something in the air that night
The stars were bright, Fernando
They were shining there for you and me
For liberty, Fernando
Though we never thought that we could lose
There's no regret
If I had to do the same again
I would, my friend, Fernando
Yes, if I had to do the same again
I would, my friend, Fernando...



This  Poem , "The Land That God Forgot" was written and put to Music by Chuck Rose from Recon Platoon along with the help of his fellow troopers.  He played this song for Robert Mitchum when he visited our Company area.
Click here for a good song that all Vietnam vets will enjoy by Jack Murphy. (Jack is from from the 199th Light Infantry Brigade and sent this to Delta via the our web site.)