
Vietnam War Poetry |
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VSPA Members Stories and Poems of Vietnam War

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| Quiet Warrior | Bautista, Kim Bayes | Poem | 1998 |

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| TITLE | AUTHOR | P/S | YEAR |
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| Enemy Pointman | Janke, Steve (Chaplain) | Poem | 1992 |
| Every Now and Then | Stutler, Randy (Ramps) | Poem | 2011 |

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| TITLE | AUTHOR | P/S | YEAR |
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| Vietnam Veteran | By: Garcia, Amador Jr. | Poem | 1965 |

| TITLE | AUTHOR | P/S | YEAR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harrah for Yesterday | By: Kays, Jackie | Poem | 2005 |
| Here Lies an American Hero | By: Kays, Jackie | Poem | 2004 |
| Heroes In Bronze | By: Kays, Jackie | Poem | 2006 |
| His Last Guardmount | By: Kays, Jackie | Poem | 2011 |
| Home At Last War Dogs pre-dedication visit |
By: Poem | Poss, Don | 2000 |
| Home of The Brave: On the 4th of July | By: Kays, Jackie | Poem | 2002 |
| Hopelessness Overcome | By: Janke, Steve (Chaplain) |
Poem | 2013 |
| How Time Lies | By: Poss, Don | Poem | 2013 |

| TITLE | AUTHOR | P/S | YEAR |
|---|---|---|---|
| I Marched with Heroes | By: Kays, Jackie | Poem | 2005 |
| If I Could Have Stood in That Crowd | By: Smith, Jack (Old Cowboy) |
Poem | 2011 |
| If I Could I Would | By: Bautista, Kim Bayes | Poem | 2004 |
| If I May Be So Bold | By: Sasek, Terry | Poem | 2011 |
| In the Year 2108 | By: Kays, Jackie | Poem | 2005 |
| Into the Valley of Death | By: Kays, Jackie | Poem | 2003 |
| Incoming | By: Janke, Steve (Chaplain) |
Peom | 2011 |
| Is It Really Just My Own Paranoia? I Don't Think So! | By: Sasek, Terry | Poem | 2011 |
| Isn't It? | By: Poss, Don | Poem | 2013 |
| I've Learned to Respect Every Veteran | By: Janke, Steve (Chaplain) |
Poem | 1970 |

| TITLE | AUTHOR | P/S | YEAR |
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| TITLE | AUTHOR | P/S | YEAR |
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| Under Construction | By: | DDDDDD | CCCC |
| Under Construction | By: | DDDDDD | CCCC |
| Under Construction | By: | DDDDDD | CCCC |
| John Galinac (RIP) | By: Smith, Jack (Old Cowboy) |
Poem | 2013 |
| Journey | By: Janke, Steve (Chaplain) |
Poem | 2013 |
| Just a Little More Time Lord | By: Sasek, Terry | Poem | 2011 |
| Under Construction | By: | DDDDDD | CCCC |
| Just another Gift from God | By: Kays, Jackie | Poem | 2004 |
| Just Fade Away | By: Kays, Jackie | Poem | 2011 |
| Just Taking Care of Our Brothers With Whom We Served | By: Sasek, Terry | Poem | 2011 |
| Just You and I | By: Kays, Jackie | Poem | 2005 |


| TITLE | AUTHOR | P/S | YEAR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leaves of Life | By: Kays, Jackie | Poem | 2008 |
| Life's Brief Journey | By: Kays, Jackie | Poem | 1998 |
| Like a Candle in The Wind | By: Kays, Jackie | Poem | 2006 |
| Living With Survivor Guilt | By: Janke, Steve (Chaplain) |
Poem | 1997 |
| Loose Bolt | By: Poss, Don | Poem | 2013 |
| Lost Pilot, POW-MIA | By: Poss, Don | Poem | 2012 |

| TITLE | AUTHOR | P/S | YEAR |
|---|---|---|---|
| May God Bless the Peacekeepers of Our World | By: Sasek, Terry | Poem | 2011 |
| Me and My Shadow | By: Kays, Jackie | Poem | 2002 |
| Memories | By: Kays, Jackie | Poem | 2011 |
| Mosquito Net | By: Poss, Don | Poem | 2013 |
| Mother's Day | By: Smith, Jack (Old Cowboy) |
Poem | 2011 |
| Mother's Garden | By: Kays, Jackie | Poem | 2004 |
| Mountain Mornings | By: Kays, Jackie | Poem | 2004 |
| My Business Suit Was U.S. Air Force Blue | By: Sasek, Terry | Poem | 2011 |
| My Genie | By: Kays, Jackie | Poem | 2006 |
| My Flag | By: Rutledge, Kent | Poem | 2006 |
| My Silent Friend | By: Kays, Jackie | Poem | 2006 |
| My Thoughts | By: Stott, Eddie | Poems | 2006 |
| My Genie | By: Kays, Jackie | Poem | 2006 |
| My Silent Friend | By: Kays, Jackie | Poem | 2006 |
| My Thoughts | By: Stott, Eddie | Poems | 2006 |

| TITLE | AUTHOR | P/S | YEAR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nights I Can't Forget | By: Stutler, Randy (Ramps) |
Poem | 2011 |

| TITLE | AUTHOR | P/S | YEAR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ode to Sergeant Terance Jensen | By: Kays, Jackie | Poem | 2006 |
| Of Young Men and the Vietnam War | By: Ray, Steve | Poem | 1991 |
| On My Oath | By: Yates, Howard | Poem | 2000 |
| On the Way to Baghdad | By: Kays, Jackie | Poem | 2005 |
| Only His Family and Brother Warriors Care | By: Sasek, Terry | Poem | 2011 |
| Only You Can Deal with Your Loss | By: Sasek, Terry | Poem | 2011 |
| Orphanage Yard | By: Janke, Steve (Chaplain) |
Poem | 2013 |
| Orphan's Home, 1971-2011 | By: By: Janke, Steve (Chaplain) |
Poem | 2011 |
| Osama Bin Laden, Your Time is Short! | By: Janke, Steve (Chaplain) |
Poem | 2006 |
| Outside of The Wire | By: Kays, Jackie | Poem | 2009 |
| Our Country Tis Of Thee | By: Hubbs, Johnnie | Poem | 1993 |
| Our Flag | By: Kays, Jackie | Poems | 2011 |

| TITLE | AUTHOR | P/S | YEAR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pearl Harbor Day | By: Kays, Jackie | Peom | 2006 |
| People of Iraq | By: Kays, Jackie | Poem | 2003 |
| Pity | By: Poss, Don | Poem | 2013 |
| Poor Little Boy from Walnut Street | By: Kays, Jackie | Poem | 2000 |
| Posting Truck | By: Janke, Steve (Chaplain) |
Poem | 1998 |
| Prime Law Enforcement Recruit: USAF Security Police combat veterans |
By: Poss, Don | Poem | 2013 |
| PTSD and The Holidays Christmas |
By: Janke, Steve (Chaplain) |
Poem | 1970 |
| PTSD | By: Bautista, Kim Bayes | Poem | 2004 |
| PTSD | By: Smith, Jack (Old Cowboy) |
Poem | 2011 |
| PTSD: 365 and a Wakeup | By: Poss, Don | Poem | 2011 |
| Purple Heart Row | By: Woods, Paul | cccc | 1966 |

| TITLE | AUTHOR | P/S | YEAR |
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| AAAA | bbbb | cccc | CCCC |
| Qui Nhơn AB Photos | Hecker, Mel (Dr.) | Photos | 1968 |

| TITLE | AUTHOR | P/S | YEAR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Road to Vietnam | By: King, Jack | Poem | 1970 |
| Reborn | By: Poss, Don | Poem | 2013 |
| Remembering My Dad on Father's Day | By: Sasek, Terry | Poem | 2011 |
| Respect and Honor | By: Sasek, Terry | Poem | 2011 |
| Reminiscing On Past | By: Sasek, Terry | Poem | 2011 |
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| Respect and Honor | By: Sasek, Terry | Poem | 2011 |

| TITLE | AUTHOR | P/S | YEAR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sit Alone | By: Jobes, Jack | Peom | 2011 |
| Some Wonder Why | By: Janke, Steve (Chaplain) |
Poem | 1997 |
| Soldier Boy | By: Kays, Jackie | Poem | 1999 |
| Sometimes I'm Still In Nam | By: Kays, Jackie | Poem | 2013 |
| Spartan Valor | By: Kays, Jackie | Poem | 2002 |
| Steel Raindrops | By: Kays, Jackie | Poem | 2005 |
| Stranger in The Mirror, 2006, poem, by Jackie Kays. | By: Kays, Jackie | Poem | 2006 |
| Swamp Monster | By: Kays, Jackie | Poem | >2005 |
| Memorial Day | By: Smith, Jack (Old Cowboy) |
Poem | 2011 |

| TITLE | AUTHOR | P/S | YEAR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Take Ten | By: Poss, Don | Poem | 2011 |
| Take Time To Live | By: Janke, Steve (Chaplain) | Poem | 1998 |
| Tell It Like It Is! | By: Weber, Bill | Poem | 1969 |
| Thanksgiving is Over | By: Kays, Jackie | Poem | 2002 |
| That's Why We Were There! | By: Kays, Jackie | Poem | 2013 |
| TET Offensive, Tan Son Nhut AB: | By: George, G.M. (RIP) | Story | 1968 |
| The Big Red Fire Truck | By: Kays, Jackie | Poem | 1999 |
| The Blue Beret I would like to dedicate this poem to my son, 2nd Lt. Kyle G. Yates, USAF. |
By: Yates, Howard | Poem | 2006 |
| The Ball and Chain | By: Kays, Jackie | Poem | 2002 |
| The Battlefield | By: Kays, Jackie | Poem | 2004 |
| The Book of Life | By: Kays, Jackie | Poem | 2006 |
| The Daredevil | By: Kays, Jackie | Poems | 2005 |
| The Day Saigon Fell | By: Kays, Jackie | Poem | 2006 |
| The Dreaded K-9 | By: Kays, Jackie | Poem | 2005 |
| The Great American Tax Payer | By: Kays, Jackie | Poem | 2006 |
| The Hole in The Wall | By: Kays, Jackie | Poem | 2006 |
| The Lighter Side of Nam | By: Smith, Jack (Old Cowboy) |
Poem | 2011 |
| The Map | By: Irving, John | Poem | 1998 |
| The Nights | By: Schrimpf, Mark | Poem | 2009 |
| The Old Man With a Crooked Smile | By: Kays, Jackie | Poem | 2008 |
| The Patriot | By: Yates, Howard | Poem | 2011 |
| The Piper's Prayer | By: Yates, Howard | Poem | 2000 |
| The Renewing of Time | By: Kays, Jackie | Poem | 2006 |
| Terrorist | By: Kays, Jackie | Poem | 2004 |
| The Rose | By: Kays, Jackie | Poem | 2005 |
| The Scarlet Leaf of Autumn | By: Kays, Jackie | Poem | 2001 |
| The Sergeant Ordered: Sing! | By: Kays, Jackie | Poem | 2006 |
| The Spanish Lion | By: Kays, Jackie | Poem | 1990 |
| The Spirit of the Vietnam Veteran | By: Kays, Jackie | Poem | 2002 |
| The Vietnam War Centurion | By: Kays, Jackie | Poem | 2004 |
| The Vietnam War | By: Kays, Jackie | Poem | 2002 |
| The Year of The Monkey | By: Kays, Jackie | Poem | 2011 |
| There's a Little Person in All of Us! | By: Kays, Jackie | Poems | 2006 |
| They Fought and Died | By: Kays, Jackie | Poem | 2006 |
| This Hallowed Wall | By: Kays, Jackie | Poems | 2001 |
| This One is For You | By: Kays, Jackie | Poems | 2006 |
| Thought I Knew Anxiety | By: Janke, Steve (Chaplain) |
Poem | 2011 |
| The Bagpiper | By: Sasek, Terry | Poem | 2011 |
| The Wonders of Fall | By: Sasek, Terry | Poem | 2011 |
| There were Many Things that Visited Us At Night |
By: Sasek, Terry | Poems | 2011 |
| Time Marches On, Ready or Not | By: Sasek, Terry | Poem | 2011 |
| To Die Alone | By: Kays, Jackie | Poem | 2003 |
| Tribute to the Sky Cops | By: Yates, Howard | Poem | 2006 |
| Twilight Enemy | By: Poss, Don | Poem | 2013 |

| TITLE | AUTHOR | P/S | YEAR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qui Nhơn AB Photos | Hecker, Mel (Dr.) | Photos | 1968 |
| Under Attack | By: Janke, Steve (Chaplain) | Poem/td> | 2011 |
| Uniform and Jump Boots | By: Kays, Jackie | Poem | 2005 |
| Veteran's Christmas Eve: Guardian of Honor Night Before Christmas |
By: Lovely, Bruce W. | Poem | 1993 |
| Vietnam Brotherhood! | By: Gorski, Doug | Poem | 1969 |

| TITLE | AUTHOR | P/S | YEAR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Value of the Past | By: Kays, Jackie | Poem | 2004 |
| Veteran | By: Kays, Jackie R. | Poem | 2005 |
| Veteran's Christmas Eve: Guardian of Honor Night Before Christmas |
By: Lovely, Bruce W. | Poem | 1993 |
| Vietnam Brotherhood! | By: Gorski, Doug | Poem | 1969 |
| Vietnam Veteran | By: Garcia, Amador Jr. | Poem | 1965 |
| VSPA: All for One and One for All |
By: Kays, Jackie | Poem | 2005 |

| TITLE | AUTHOR | P/S | YEAR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Where Bouncing Bettys and Elephant Grass Silently Grow | By: Kays, Jackie | Poem | 2008 |
| War and Children | By: Pilson, Frank | Poem | 1966 |
| War And Christmas | By: Pilson, Frank | Poem | 1966 |
| War Is Hell | By: Kays, Jackie | poem | 2005 |
| War Reflections | By: Janke, Steve Chaplain | Poem | 2013 |
| Warriors Gone But Never Forgotten | By: Kays, Jackie | Poem | 2004 |
| Warriors One and All | By: Kays, Jackie | Poem | 2007 |
| Warriors' Last Prayer | By: Poss, Don | Poem | 1966 |
| What a Pity | By: Kays, Jackie | Poem | 2003 |
| What Happened to My Friend? | By: Steve Janke (Chaplain) | Poem | 2013 |
| What I See 2009 | By: Randy (Ramps) Stutler | Poem | 2008 |
| When Saigon Fell | By: Kanke, Steve (Chaplain) |
Poem | 2013 |
| When We are Gone | By: Poss, Don | Poem | 2013 |
| When? (will draft dodgers be forgiven) |
By: Kays, Jackie | Poem | 1965 |
| Where Bouncing Betty’s and Elephant Grass Still Silently Grow |
By: Kays, Jackie | Poem | 2008 |
| Where Have They Gone? | By: Kays, Jackie | Poem | 1965 |
| Where Were You | By: Kays, Jackie | Peom | 2013 |
| Who | By: Kays, Jackie | Peom | 2006 |
| Why Write Poems? | By: Poss, Don | Peom | 2013 |
| Wings of a War Bird | By: Kays, Jackie | Poem | 2002 |
| Outside the Wire! | By: Ware, Dave | 1967 | 1967 |

| TITLE | AUTHOR | P/S | YEAR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Young American Heroes | By: Kays, Jackie | Peom | 2006 |
| VSPA: All for One and One for All |
By: Kays, Jackie | Poem | 2005 |

| TITLE | AUTHOR | P/S | YEAR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Young American Heroes | By: Kays, Jackie | Peom | 2006 |

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