James Sherman Durfee

Epitaph

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M SGT, US Army Vietnam

Soldier

I was with that which others did not want to be,

I went to where others feared to go, and did what others failed to do.

I asked nothing of those who gave nothing,

and reluctantly accepted the thought of eternal loneliness that I feel.

I have seen the face of terror, felt the stinging cold of fear,

And enjoyed the sweet taste of a moments love.

I have cried pain and hope,

But most of all I have lived times others would say were best forgotten.

At least some day I'll be able to say,

That I was proud what I was,

A Soldier.

-Anonymous