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Created on: May 26, 2007
It's sad.
I know its sadness as I look at names.
I know the family's pain,
For those lost in the war.
I know,
Because my Grandfather,
My father,
And my brother,
Died in the Vietnam War.
So I know their sadness,
And I know yours.
So we can cry together and wonder,
If the people who didn't lose a family member or a friend,
Are in as much pain,
As we are.
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