Cookies for George,
40 years back from Viet Nam,
are the only payment
the man will accept
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A man who was not forced into military service, he has done so out of love and duty to the country. Nevertheless, he got nothing in return.
Stand up kinda guys sent off to that useless Vietnam war and had their lives ruined and now society just forgets about them.
I love this. I've known a couple of guys like this; served my time with them.
It is really poignant and emotional expression of a wretched situation in which a Vietnam war veteran finds himself now. Very thought provoking poem. Thanks.