poetry

EDWARD JAY RYKOSKEY POST #1
CARLISLE VIETNAM VETERANS

All Gave Some, Some Gave All
you are NOT fogotten
Welcome home, my brother

50,000 Names ...

There's Teddy Bears and High School Rings
Old Photographs that Mamas bring
The Daddies with their young boys, playing ball.

There's Combat Boots that he used to wear
When he was sent over there

There's 50,000 Names
Carved in the Wall

There's Cigarettes and there's Cans of Beer
And Notes that say I miss you Dear
And Children who don't say anything at all

There's Purple Hearts and Packs of Gum
Fatherless Daughters and fatherless Sons

And there's 50,000 Name
Carved in the Wall

They come from all across this Land
In Pickup Trucks and Mini Vans
Searching for that Boy from long ago
They scan the Wall and find his Name
And Teardrops fall like pouring Rain
And silently they leave a Gift and go

There's Stars of David and Rosary Beads
And Crucifixion Figurines
And Flowers of all Colors, large and small

There's a Boy Scout Badge and a Merit Pin
Little American Flags waving in the Wind

And there's 50,000 Names
Carved in the Wall.

There's 50,000 Names
Carved in the Wall
50,000 Names

In 1997, Jamie O'Hara composed and recorded "50,000 Names Carved on The Wall"
George Jones added the song to his 2001 Album "Stone Cold Country"
Written By Jamie O'Hara
Final Arrangement and sung by Ray Pfob

hear it sung by George Jones at http://home.comcast.net/~singingman7/TNOTW.htm

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