Best Vietnam War Poems

The pro-Hanoi Vietcong many years ago
In the 1950's Diem's government they'd overthrow
All opposition was crushed killed or jailed
These elected ones to their people they failed

This...

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Vietnam War Memorial Wall
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Victory
Into
End
The
Names
At
Memorial

Worshiping
Americans
Remembering

Meaningful 
Everlasting
Memory
Of
Real
Individuals  
A
Love

Written
All
Lost
Lives

Contest Two: Your Best Poem that is trophy worthy Two
Sponsored by: Tania Kitchin
Dated Entered: 10/01/2019

I believe this poem is...

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The slickness of a blade
pressing against a throat....
the cold steel meeting tender flesh
blood drips and a body tumbles 

the taste.... the sight... the sound....
all quite...

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I Was Very Eager to Go with Him,
My Most Trusted Friend.
Even I Was a Bit Surprised
At How Trusted He Was in the End.

We Went out...

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I finished high school four months prior to my 18th birthday. By this time, my country was heavily engaged in the Vietnam war.  I...

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Gawd!  I awoke this morning wondering what I'm doing in this miserable place!
I thought the oath I took was to defend America's shores, not...

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His daddy died from workin’, the boy dropped out of school,
He should’ve hid out in college, that patriotic fool.

His mama, she was weepin’ that day...

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VietNam War – TET

war
60’s
Viet Nam
youth quickly lost
Greyscale TV’s final shock and awe

Written April 28, 2019
Contest: Tetractys This Poetry Contest
Sponsor: Charles Messina...

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Over 50 years ago the draft almost took my brothers soul
A Vietnam Battle that almost took his life
On Sept 16th in the year of 1968
While...

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The daughter of a lucky Vietnam marine, 
 his only child is my husband you see
lucky because he made it out alive,
aware of the alternative..
as...

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Troops confidently led to Ong Thanh Stream
United States Companies B and D.
Watched as air strikes troubled the VC team.
Later found seventeen killed enemy.

Silver Star presented...

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Seeing Ghosts
I walk around the streets
Of old Saigon
Seeing sensing the undead

The ghosts of the war 
That haunted life 
So many years ago

So many people died...

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For Those Thrust into War's Maw
by Michael R. Burch
 
This poem is dedicated to Harvey Stanbrough, an ex-marine who was nominated for the 1999 Pulitzer...

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BLOOD ON THE MOON
 
WRITTEN BY JEFF R HILTON  OCTOBER 2019
 
 
WOUNDED WARRIOR
BROKEN WING
CONSCIOUS OF EVERYTHING
MOVE IN SILENCE OF NIGHT
TRAVEL LIGHT
THE HOURS BURN...

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