In Washington D.C. A monument stands

To those who lost their lives in Vietnam

Their names are carved in black granite.

The survivors named it… The Wall

This story is dedicated to all those heroes and we pledge we’ll never forget..

I saw him standing all alone

That night staring at the wall

There were so many names to try and read

But he searched through them all

Then he spotted a wilted flower

That someone had wedged in a tiny crack

It was by a name that he seemed to know

He smiled as he stepped back

Then I watched him reach out and touch the flower with a calloused hand,

With tears in his eyes he whispered

God, help me understand

He was a lonely soldier drifting from day to day

Caught in between two worlds trying to find his way

Somebody’s restless hero

Making his final call

He had a special reason for coming … To the Wall.

I walked up and asked his name

He told me “I’m Billy Rowe”

He was dressed in a ragged uniform

Said he fought in Vietnam 16 years ago

He said,”My life has been so confusing” But I’m trying to make the change

It’s just I miss my wife so very much

Then what he said seemed strange

He said, “You know, all my old friends are here.

I can see now the time is finally right.”

Then he turned and said goodbye to me and walked into the light

I felt a force pull me to the Wall

To tell me something I should know

And then I saw that wilted flower as it finally began to grow

I could now plainly see the name from so many years ago

One of many killed in Vietnam Private Billy Rowe

I guess for some it’s not easy -the love they have lives on

But that night Pvt. Billy Rowe Finally found his home

He was a lonely soldier drifting from day to day

Caught in between two worlds trying to find his way

Somebody’s restless hero

Making his final call

He had a very special reason for coming … To the Wall.

Margaret

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@1993 Gina Victorino