Category: Military Writings

Prologue to Hope in the Shadows of War

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The Battle of Adversus Legend has it that at the dawn of time and in the cradle of civilization, opposing forces met on the fields of Adversus in the primeval battle for the minds, bodies, and spirit of humanity. A horrific battle—relentless and fierce—raged for…

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So Great a Price We had to Pay

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This poem appears in the 2018 Spring issue of Veteran’s Voices, page 27 By Tom Reilly, Sgt. U.S. Army, Vietnam 1969-70 We said good-bye, I left for war, We pledged too much to hump that far. Come back the boy you are today. I hope…

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Fields of Stone

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Reflections at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery Tom Reilly, Sgt. US Army, Vietnam 1969-70 Rolling hills, sacred space carved by God’s hand High ground, a fitting journey’s end for soldiers, Spills life into the flowing Mississippi below. A tree here, a bench there, a flag playing…

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