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The Last Battle of Vietnam
The American Thinker ^ | November 13th, 2004 | Russ Vaughn

Posted on 11/13/2004 12:04:13 PM PST by Horatio Gates

The Last Battle of Vietnam

It never occurred to me, ever before,
That our Navy would win the Vietnam War.
When they took to their boats in this year of elections,
With the mission of making some major corrections
I shared their belief, John should not be elected,
And their view overdue, truth should be resurrected.
Yet I questioned the course they’d set themselves for,
Knowing how John was loved by the media whore.

Ignored and dismissed by the media queens
Being shrewd, savvy sailors they still found the means
To reach out to the people, to open their eyes
To a phony John Kerry and his war story lies.
With their very first ad, they torpedoed his boat,
A Cambodian Christmas would no longer float.
His heroics unraveled, his stories fell flat,
Especially that one ‘bout his magical hat.

John called on his lawyers and media whores,
And threatened the Swiftees with vile legal wars.
But these warriors kept charging back into the fire,
And made the folks wonder, “Is Kerry a Liar?”
Till the question of whether he’s telling the truth
Was still in their minds in the election day booth.
So the brave Swiftees gave us what we’d not had before,
They gave us our victory in the Vietnam War.

Those brave, stalwart sailors, falsely labeled as liars,
Stood firm and stood tall, kept directing their fires,
Steadfast, unrelenting, they served once again,
And defeated John Kerry, these honorable men.
All Vets can take pride, yes all, not just some,
That we won the last battle of Vietnam.
It took far too long to bring an end to our war
But we did, November Second, Two Thousand Four.

To our Brothers, forever, on that long black Wall,
You’ve been vindicated now, one and all.

Russ Vaughn 2d Bn, 327th Parachute Infantry Regiment 101st Airborne Division Vietnam 65-66

Russ Vaughn is the Poet Laureate of The American Thinker


TOPICS: Editorial; Foreign Affairs; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: election2004; kerry; kerrydefeat; patriot; poem; poetry; swiftboats; swiftboatvets; vietnam
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To: Chieftain; ALOHA RONNIE; Ragtime Cowgirl; mhking; Vets_Husband_and_Wife; ...

Great poem worth sharing!

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41 posted on 11/13/2004 5:12:42 PM PST by JLO
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To: shotokan; All

Thanks for posting this!


42 posted on 11/13/2004 5:14:13 PM PST by JLO
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To: shotokan; ALOHA RONNIE; All

You should thoroughly check the entire site. It's pretty amazing.


http://www.lzray.com


43 posted on 11/13/2004 5:23:59 PM PST by JLO
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To: MeekOneGOP

Thanks for the ping to this.


44 posted on 11/13/2004 5:25:59 PM PST by JLO
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To: shotokan; JLO

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Try: http://www.lzxray.com

It's Lt. Gen. HAL G. MOORE's & JOE GALLOWAY's own "WE WERE SOLDIERS ONCE and YOUNG" Website.

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45 posted on 11/13/2004 5:32:28 PM PST by ALOHA RONNIE ("ALOHA RONNIE" Guyer/Veteran-"WE WERE SOLDIERS" Battle of IA DRANG-1965 http://www.lzxray.com)
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To: ALOHA RONNIE; JLO

A few years back I borrowed (I've since bought it) the book from my lieutenant. I returned it to him two days later. I couldn't put it down.


46 posted on 11/13/2004 5:46:34 PM PST by Horatio Gates
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To: MeekOneGOP

bttt


47 posted on 11/13/2004 5:48:55 PM PST by CGVet58 (God has granted us Liberty, and we owe Him Courage in return)
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To: TexasCowboy
I'll call your drive-by bump and raise you one!

I'll see your raise and bump you one more! :-)

48 posted on 11/13/2004 6:02:45 PM PST by dansangel (Thank you Veterans past and present!)
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To: dansangel
Well, I'm a Marine!

I could never fold!

I call!

49 posted on 11/13/2004 6:09:15 PM PST by TexasCowboy (Texan by birth, citizen of Jesusland by the Grace of God)
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To: shotokan

ping


50 posted on 11/13/2004 6:12:09 PM PST by oldbrowser (You lost the election.....................Get over it.)
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To: TexasCowboy
Well, I'm a Marine!
I could never fold!
I call!

I would have expected nothing less (((((TC))))))

51 posted on 11/13/2004 6:15:46 PM PST by dansangel (Thank you Veterans past and present!)
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To: JLO
My pleasure.

52 posted on 11/13/2004 6:33:48 PM PST by MeekOneGOP (There is only one GOOD 'RAT: one that has been voted OUT of POWER !! Straight ticket GOP!)
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To: Recovering Ex-hippie; Interesting Times; Chieftain; Defender2; Grampa Dave; Old Sarge; jmstein7; ...


Late in the campaign John Kerry said:

"I will fight the terrorists the same way I fought the enemy in Vietnam!"


That is paraphrased a bit but dead on -


That short audio clip needs to be grabbed in .mp3 and .wav format and used with those photos of Kerry meeting with the VC and North Viet Nam representatives in Paris in 1971........




The only good use for a poisonous snake is as a hatband or a belt.




53 posted on 11/13/2004 8:32:15 PM PST by devolve ( http://pro.lookingat.us/ThisOldDump.html -KERRY http://pr.lookingat.us/TexasRancher.html -BUSH)
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To: JulieRNR21; MeekOneGOP

Wonderful! Thanks.


54 posted on 11/13/2004 9:45:06 PM PST by Victoria Delsoul
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To: ALOHA RONNIE; Jet Jaguar; Blood of Tyrants; tet68
Born in San Francisco California (surprise?) MacNamara also axed the missile defense program.

We should never again fight wars with one arm tied behind our backs.

55 posted on 11/13/2004 9:52:13 PM PST by risk
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To: MeekOneGOP

Bump!


56 posted on 11/13/2004 10:17:23 PM PST by Alamo-Girl
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To: shotokan

"All Vets can take pride, yes all, not just some,
That we won the last battle of Vietnam.
It took far too long to bring an end to our war
But we did, November Second, Two Thousand Four.


To our Brothers, forever, on that long black Wall,
You’ve been vindicated now, one and all. "

Beautiful!

God Bless these real heros.


57 posted on 11/13/2004 11:20:57 PM PST by FairOpinion (Thank you Swifties, POWs & Vets. We couldn't have done it without you.)
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To: ALOHA RONNIE; shotokan
BUMP!

Thanks for the ping, Ronnie!

Thanks for posting this, shotokan. Excellent!

Bookmarked.

58 posted on 11/14/2004 12:05:04 AM PST by radu (May God watch over our troops and keep them safe)
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To: devolve

59 posted on 11/14/2004 2:39:59 AM PST by MeekOneGOP (There is only one GOOD 'RAT: one that has been voted OUT of POWER !! Straight ticket GOP!)
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To: MeekOneGOP

Thanks for the ping on this one.


60 posted on 11/14/2004 4:57:14 AM PST by P.O.E. (Thank you, Vets!)
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