"If you get out honorably
(combat vet or not),
no matter where you go
or what you do,
you'll almost always
find another veteran there...
and a brother with a bond
the rest will never understand."- Jarred W. Browning (my dad)
spirit in the creaking deck
beneath these black
and bloody combat boots
we feel the force
of Lafayette
to ride above
the flames of youth
we stare into the stars
at sea hearing stories
echo in the wind
of crews who served
so gallantly
when vicious blows
came crashing in
now
to the front line
of our time
we keep the sacred vow
prepared to live and give
or die
for the torch of freedom
on our bow
Cannes, France ‘87
Intro
Image
- USS Yorktown CG-48 Standard Publicity Photo
Empact Image - "Shipmates Never Die" by
Robert Matson
Jerry Browning - Poet, Songwriter
Iowa, United States
Jerry has been writing poetry and songs since 1977. If
you're a voice actor and would like to do a rendition of this or another poem,
feel free to do so and contact him at the link below
