Two simple words that can barely express
how much we were touched by
your tenderness,
As you enveloped us all in your arms
and your tears,
We were finally home
by conquering our fears.
Yes, we stood tall,
tears glistened
as the stories were told,
A part of us left with our
friends at The Wall.
The laughter came later,
filling our thirsty souls,
life borne without friends is
no life at all.
We are so proud of those
who left us behind and
those who returned from
that terrible time.
Your strength and your honor
has always shown through, but
most gloriously so this
past day in June.
Thank you,
just two simple words that can hardly contain
the immeasureable gratitude
for what we have gained.
For you see,
through your kind words and deeds,
we found our way through,
to a place of peace,
acceptance and truth.
Just a single red rose
placed oh so carefully so,
by a little boy
named after
Andrew Michael Simko.
Remembrance Ceremony
Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Washington, D.C., June 11, 1996
West Point Class of 1953
In In Loving Memory Of West Point Class of 1953
FREDRIC AGATHER
1 June 69 - 23 W 34
ROBERT ALEXANDER
31 October 69 - 16W 7
JOHN COOPER
26 October 67 - 28E 73
JOHN MARTIN
31 January 68 - 36E 24
MORTIMER O'CONNER
1 April 68 - 47E 35
ANDREW SIMKO
5 April 70 - 12W 98
RODNEY SMITH
3 June 67 - 21E 53
WILLIAM STINSON
3 March 69 - 30W 32
JOHN STONEBURNER
9 December 64 - 1 E 75
LAWRENCE TATUM
10 September 66 - 10E 85
ROBERT THOMAS
17 March 70 - 12W 15
CHARLES TIGHE
23 April 67 - 18E 77
FREDERICK VAN DEUSEN
3 July 68 - 53W 1
"They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them."
Laurence Binyon
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