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02/09/2023
Reunion 65 Poem By Chester Kunz
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PROMISES KEPT 1958-2023 Reunion
sixty-five is here; Does
it bring a cheer, perhaps a tear? We
should be pleased that we have made it here But
remembering those so lately lost, I fear, Brings
thoughts that we are bringing up the rear. We
started with solemn promises sincere To
help this Navy keep our country free. Perhaps
our thoughts should be directed More
to our lately lost souls, oh so loved. What
difference do a few years make? We
with many extra years to partake Of
numerous opportunities to Try
new clothes, to serve in some place
new. Consider
the lives of just a few Lost
in recent months who grew To
statures no one would ever guess: Like
Jack Chrisman, Kent Lawrence, Paul
Polski, Frank Gamboa, Ron
Johnson, Wayne Scott, Zack Pate, Al
Barbero, Terry Magrath, all typical of 58, After
impressive Naval or Air Force service, navigate Their
ways to new and deep engagement In
commercial or civic enterprise well spent. Some
of us might have a thank you due, Such
as mine to the classmate, I don’t know who, On
the obstacle course Plebe summer, do or die, Gave
me a shove up that first obstacle taller than I. Don’t
know his name, is he here? Thanks sincere, And
thanks to those who spent many a year in
Hanoi Hilton enduring blood, sweat and tears. Each
night, while pulling out loo..ong strings of floss, I
think of those stalwarts who shared just shreds of
floss amounting to little more than threads. Our
promises were mostly kept in tact To
help carry out God’s plans, it is a fact. In
Isaiah 46:3-4, “Harken to me”…[gives His guarantee],
”…even to your old age I am He,
And to gray hairs I will carry you.
I have made [you], and I will bear [you];
I will carry [you] and will save [you].” |