[war] Boy In An Envelope..... [war (Vietnam 'Conflict') : A Parent's Loss; Condolences; Very Long, But Worth The Time] Comments

To all who have or will read and esp. to those who have and will leave a comment or more, I GIVE THANKS. bri edwards aka Brian Edward Whitaker (in 'The Other World') . : ) bri

2) " Ten years I've been without a son, but, for him, I'm still filled with pride." The poor citizens are hoodwinked by the rulers to fight their wars in the name of patriotism. ….

I tend to identify "Vietnam war" with the photograph of a tiny girl stark naked running.. running away from the fire spewed by Napalm Bomb …. I wish the US is made to pay for its SINs. But gods are crazy these days

It was nice to re-read this. One of your better poems, Bri. Perhaps you were subconsciously thinking of our mutual friend Hank Beuning when you used the name Hank in your poem. Hank DID serve in Vietnam and came back in one piece.

I didn't notice the length of the poem until I finished reading it. Bri is talkative, but he knows how to keep you up. Lol

Avidity of power, self-interest have been the trigger for most wars in the world. And the warfighers who could be a son, oncle, brother...are most of the time objectified on the battle field.

This poem depicts the reality. It reminds of a book I read 'Where Cowards Go to Die'.

I just reread my poem and 'notes'. As I was writing more comments, I think PH had 'other ideas'. Anyway, always a Thank YOU! to readers and even more so (a little more) for commenters. : )

A really heart touching write! In the present scenario when our world iswar ravaged, there may be thousands of soldiers laying their lives and parents and relatives get news of their demise through

A bit long, but the story is strong. The horrors of war are all too real. Stories just like this have really happened.

I have added it to my 'Favorite' list as it would be easier to comeback and read it again.

A fascinating story, Bri. Kept me absorbed throughout.

It is not a story, it is a painful reality! Thanks Bri, sharing this touching poem.

A really touching write! When countries fight, the soldiers are to die, it does not matter to which country they belong.A father loses a son, a wife loses her husband or a sister loses her brother.

Bri, I somehow acquainted with such kind of letters which came from the fronts of the World War Two. But those murdered and died fought for the liberty of their country. It is difficult to write poems about such kind of things. I quite understand your feelings, Bri, when you wrote about the death of the soldier sent to the alien country to defend, as he was probably taught and convinced, the American democracy. Val

Bri, a very sad read, brought back memories sooooo long ago. I rate a 10

well, dog tag was not meant to be in smaller print at the end of my note, but that's what happened. arf. arf. :) bri

worth it, Bri. The occasional humorous rhyme interested me in the sense that it made me think of the place of humour in the serious business that is life. I suppose someone took those dog tags thinking they were coins.