VETERANS’ SERVICE RECOGNITION BOOK – VOLUME 20 / 75 Booster Boxes TA KE SUSHI CHARLOTTETOWN (902) 370-3773 TANTON’S ACCESSORIES LTD CHARLOTTETOWN (902) 566-4555 THE BARACHOIS INN RUSTICO RR 3 (902) 963-2194 THE TRAVEL CLINIC @ THE TRAVEL STORE CHARLOTTETOWN (902) 566-2000 THOMPSON WELL DRILLING KENSINGTON (902) 836-3877 TIGNISH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TIGNISH (902) 882-7357 TINY TOT EARLY YEARS CENTRE INC CHARLOTTETOWN (902) 892-7525 TOY MASTER MOTOR SPORTS WINSLOE (902) 894-5287 TRACY JONES CERT. PERSONAL TRAINER MISCOUCHE (902) 439-1218 TROUT UNLIMITED, PRINCE COUNTY CHAPTER O’LEARY (902) 859-1552 WALLY’S PHARMASAVE 823 CORNWALL (902) 629-6870 WATER PRINCE CORNER SHOP CHARLOTTETOWN (902) 368-3212 WATER STREET DENTAL CLINIC SUMMERSIDE (902) 436-2737 WENDELL TAYLOR’S GARAGE STRATFORD (902) 569-2509 WEST PRINCE AUTO GLASS LTD ALBERTON (902) 853-3512 WEST PRINCE TIMBER MART ALBERTON (902) 214-4404 Thanks for your support! Packed up and loaded onto mighty ships Guarded from u-boats by aircrafts and blimps In Europe they docked, thankfully unharmed Not too long after, they were geared up and armed Into the trenches, life was unimaginable If you raised your hand, the noise seemed to be touchable The mud at their feet was sticky and wet, Blood stained the faces of soldiers they met Thrown in the mix they were quick to adapt To shell fire, death, lack of food and rats Lice in their clothes and decay on their feet They took turns at night while one tried to sleep They were under attack! Enemies were moving in It was the closest to them the shooting had yet been They sprang from their trenches prepared for a fight Smoke from the gunfire clouded the night No telling how many there were in the distance Fellow soldiers were falling, they needed assistance Running and leaping while diving for cover They got separated by the time the shooting was over One soldier left standing and searching for his friend, Turning over bodies in the hope it's not him Frantically searching for his buddy from home He froze when he saw his helmet with the side of it blown For there in the distance layed a body on the ground The soldier stood weeping for his buddy he'd found Apologizing to him for failing to protect And pausing a moment to show his respect. After some time the war finally ended People called him lucky for home he was headed But inside he was changed not the man he used to be He struggled to adapt to living peacefully He will never forget the war and what it was like The suffering he witnessed and the men that lost their life Along with this soldier we will never forget Wear a poppy on remembrance day and make time to thank a vet For selfless they were way back in the day Is the reason we now have freedom to live, work and play. Poem by Desirée Arsenault of Fortune Cove, PEI
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