My Service

Don't be shy or even nervous When you thank me for my service, I did what I knew was right when my country called So, don't feel upset or appalled. I thank everyone for their salute Because, I decided to take this proud route, I did it for you, and also for my family And I did it for the brave and the free and my country. I thanked you when you shook my hand And thanking me for my service in a different land, I did the same thing any and every soldier would had done As I marched and served with a flag and a gun. I am a Vietnam Vet Who served his country with pride and not regret, But, please! don't thank me or other vets who did serve And then throwing us a nasty curve Do not tell me, 'Thank you for your service over there, ' Where many of us fought and died from warfare. Then turning around and supporting a cowardly draft-dodging snoozer Who refers to me and others only as a 'sucker and loser'. Randy L. McClave