the 4th of war

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    My wife's brother FDNY  Captain was killed on 9-11
    He saved two firefighters.
    He then dove under his truck.
    The tower cam down on his truck
    That was the end - he was 43 .
    Peace on Earth

    the 4th of war

     the 4th of war


    we had a party
    on the 4th of july
    and it got dark

    all but three went
    towards the beach
    fireworks ; all but three vets

    i said " come on guys"

    they stayed put

    the old man said "they remind
    me of the smell of death
    on normandy beach"

    the sixty year old said 
    "the pop- pop - pop 
    reminds me of the 47 
    mortar attacks i survived
    in vietnam"

    the fireman who lost his
    buddies on 9-11 shook his 
    head and drained his beer

    i walked away  thinking -
    are we celebrating war or peace
    with those star spangled rockets
    exploding over our heads ? 

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