Normandy Landing
Off of the
landing craft
and running
into danger
Bullets flying
all around like
a hive of
angry bees
Fellow soldiers
falling all around
And medics running
all over taking
care of wounded
The shooting
of rifles
and the
barking of machine guns
Screaming
and yelling
all around you
Fear rising
in you like
a balloon
with every step
Not knowing
if the next
step will be
your last
Yet you
push onward
Through the sand
the barriers
and past
the bodies
of fallen comrades
Pushing yourself
to the limit
to survive
and stay alive
As General Sherman
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poem by Benjamin Hallas
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