A SALUTE TO THE BLUE KNIGHTS OF VIETNAM

               They stood tall... protecting those mighty war birds and

                the men that kept them high.

                They stood tall... in the hot Asian sun, in the monsoon rains

                and that cold winds that blew by.

                They stood tall... in the dark, near the perimeter wire,

                waiting... waiting with their weapon ready to fire.

                They stood tall... night after night on the dark tarmac,

                lit only by a pop flares light. 

               They stood tall... waiting for that distinctive call...

                "V.C. on the fence!" or "Charlie in the wire!"

                They stood tall... professional sentinel's one and all.

                They stood ready and waiting for that ominous call. 

               They stood tall... Blue Knights in Camouflage armor dedicated

                to protecting and defending those mighty war planes and

                the principles they personified. 

               They stood tall... representing the bright light of freedom

                that protects us all. 

               They stood with distinction and valor... they answered that call

                and here and now, I stand in attention and salute them one and all.