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Navy Reunion
by Glen Radder
USS Laffey (DD-724)
Reunions are great
I’ve been to quite a few
And this little poem
Shows my point of view
Our heroes who went before
us
On that remembered day
Are always gratefully
treated
In a very special way
As the bell tolls
While their names are read
We think of them still with
us
Just going on ahead
So we give them our prayers
And undying devotion
For their final sacrifice
On a far away ocean
But reunions are like
birthdays
They come once a year
And should also be filled
With goodwill and cheer
For those shipmates of ours
Who take on this chore
Do a helluva job
No one could ask them for
more
As the years go by
This means more and more
With the banquets and
golfing
They still can yell “fore”
These are my thoughts
As each reunion draws near
Well what do you know
There goes another year!
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