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Shipmates
A poem written for the crew of
the USS LAFFEY DD724
By O. Glenn Radder
I know a group of men
Not like many others
They meet every year
And act just like brothers
How they got there
Came only from good
Not from the bad
Part of the "Hood"
It started from the time
They left for the sea
All of the crew
Was their family
And as they wandered
Where ever they could roam
The ship they were on
Was their only home
Over smooth seas and storms
As they sailed the ocean
To protect their ship and crew
Was their only devotion
When you got into trouble
And were in "Harms Way"
You could count on each other
To this very day
So to all of you "Shipmates"
You know what I mean
You have something
Others find only in dreams
Now as you gather
To relive days gone by
For some doggone reason
I have tears in my eyes
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