Almost as long as there has been life, war has been a part of it. Mankind continues to wage war even though the consequences bring us nothing but misery. Nonetheless, when a person is called to defend his or her country in such a time, would they not be called courageous for stepping up and doing their duty?
Too often we forget that the real life definition of war is "men fighting, to the death, over the disagreement of leaders." I am an Iraqi vet and I ..........
My daughter is about to leave to serve in Afghanistan. As a mother, I am both proud of her and afraid for her. I wrote this poem for her to keep with ..........
I have seen too many poems that address the fight to save a soldier, and they address what the medics or comrades go through. I always wondered what ..........
Ted L Glines has been writing since 1965, Major influences have been Edgar Allan Poe, Jack London, Patty Burkeen, Silvia Plath, Gilbert O'Sullivan, ..........
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