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This poem has been withdrawn for this competition.
A contest entry
- North Korea by unknownpleasure.
400 points, ended December 16, 2008, 11 entries
Gold trophy winner
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
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This is getting gold, although I'm not sure if the reason I find it so good is intentional or otherwise...
I hope its a classy and deeply witty comment on censorship and information, but even if it's not, that's how I'm choosing to read it. Well done! -
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I'm Christian of Irish descent. I am a student of religion and religious history and I value all major wisdom traditions. -
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OK your not Islamic I was wondering how you knew if this story was true or not? Chesty Puller who had 5 navy crosses one for the withdrawal from Chosen Reservoir which we lay at MacArthur's door . I have never read or heard anything like this in Marine History. If you have made it up in the line of " poetry" please label it so. Chesty Puller was the most decorated Marine that ever lived he brought the Marines dead and alive home. Because of politics and speaking for his men he did not get the medal of honor.
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The poem depicts an actual event that was related to me by a Marine who was there. The poem is not intended as a slight to the young Marines or to
American forces. Such terror is often a sad byproduct of war. -
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It could be true. my experience with Marines would be to say it is not. Maries simply would have checked first to see if the hut was occupied. If the Marine is saying this it may be guilt for many reasons his life style, survivors guilt, misplacement guilt men do it later in life. types of ptsd. Marines do not leave the dead and they do not kill this way certainly not by mistake. Other people will tell you they do all the liberals you want will crawl out of the closet and tell you I am wrong. I am not.
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I wasn't there, so I don't know for certain that it actually happened.
I am only relating what I was told in a manner that I hoped was respectful of everyone's pain. I respect that Marines do not leave their dead behind. I was told that at Chosin they made a point of trucking their dead out with the rest of the Division. The Marine's breakout at Chosin was a feat of arms that will be studied for as long as men study war.
In Vietnam, I did not serve with the Marines, but I did see many, many unintended civilian casualties. Was is tragic and sad,
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Do you know what war is in a personal way? affecting your life ?
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I am a combat veteran of the Vietnam War. I love my comrades, living and dead and I am proud of our faithful service. At the same time I remember the horror that war brings -- to everyone it touches. War touched me as well as my father, My father is dead now, but we all carry our scars. This poem is not intended to sully the honor of American fighting men.
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An excruciating and powerful piece of poetry I, wonderfully, you capture the truth , This is very well done. very much enjoyed powerful ending. There was no error. No typos. Nothing to change. Check out one of mines, I looking forward to your next write
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This was not truth sorry it was a story told to the author. The author was not a Marine
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oh, those poor marines who didn't know what they were doing. I really do pity them. Too bad they didn't really make the retreat from Chosen.
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ea the story was not true and do not start about American Marines.
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