Not I, but I know of a hero who...
Threw himself on a grenade in the mud
Fortunately for him, it was a dud.
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Called to Cambodia, a place called 'Fish Hook'
Lots of boys down, thought about taking the Chinook
Very hot area, called gun ships for cover
Need their big guns, while they hover
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Survived the Vietnam war
But lost my life
Traveled to come home
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When I built my PTSD house 45 years ago
I installed a septic tank down below
A lot of poop has built up over the decades
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Have to run now
To distance my emotions somehow
Not sure of what to do with everything I was feeling
My intrusive thoughts kept me reeling
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Considering becoming a man of the moon
The opposite of living life around noon
What difference would it make
The time of day I am awake
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As a young man, heard Desmond Doss speak
Wounded three times, but had a winning streak
Won the Medal of Honor, for his gallant performance
Conscientious Objector, and not a conformance
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Long plane ride across the sea
Armed only with the Word of God
What aid could this kid be
With such a land to trod
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I had a dream last night
Different from my usual plight
Instead of nightmares about the war
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Worked six days a week in the ER
On my day off I'd hike out to where the Montagnards are
I volunteered to conduct a sick call
As they didn't have modern medical support at all
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