
Hello Diary,
Have been busy taking care of business, stopping the world briefly to share a few thoughts… this weekend is Memorial Day weekend here on the prairies, a time set aside to remember the women and men who served this country, some sacrificing it all… we should not forget the families and friends who sacrificed also… 🙂
I did serve, upheld my oath of service, but I did so with sadness because while in Vietnam I seen first hand the needless suffering that conflict had wrought, mainly to a people who were caught between two ideologies and suffered the most, who were willing to live and let live peacefully but had no voice in the matter, their destiny dictated by many who would not feel or witness the suffering…. “Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired, signifies in the final sense a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed.” (Dwight D. Eisenhower)… 🙂
I am setting down… 🙂

We were volunteers, one and all So Noble.. Proud.. and Brave, Did not know the reasons for war Just a people from tyranny to save! Glasses held high, we made an toast Surely that Victory would rule the day! While back at home, the voices of unrest Not a kind word for us did they say. Some could not vote, children were we Some could not drink, but still our battle cry, Even with all that we could not do For us children, it was to do or die! Vietnam were a beautiful land The people were caring and kind, The children at play, following their dreams The thoughts of conflict did not to come to mind. But for us , Vietnam was a hostile land The dangers of conflict abound, Whether the paddies of Vietnam or the fields of home, Seemed for us, not a friend could be found. But we proudly gave it our all Faced our destiny, with a hint of fear of tomorrow Some to return to a mother’s joy Some to return to a mother’s sorrow. So should you be looking on today One more toast, hold your glasses high, To PEACE, HOPE and LOVE, may they long endure CHEERS, LADS AND LASSIES!!!.. And SEMPER FI ( Sgt, Larry “Dutch” Woller, 12th Marine Regiment, Vietnam, 1965–1966...)“The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom” (Isaac Asimov) … 🙂 I have a better idea and we can celebrate peace and living, not conflict and dying.. 🙂

I set here looking at the news The powers wanted peace they say, And while they spoke, bombs were dropped 20 children died that day! What’s wrong with this idea? Why not give PEACE a try, Let’s give it a go, everyone Maybe no more children will die Smiles on their faces, while shaking hands Arms deals for defense would come into play, A bomb went off in a crowded market 10 children died that day. What’s wrong with this idea? Why not give UNDERSTANDING a try, Let’s give it a go, everyone Maybe no more children will die A war to end all wars, they said Yet to war they always return, Death, destruction, suffering and pain Won’t they every learn? What’s wrong with this idea? Let’s give LEARNING a try, Let’s give it a go, everyone Maybe no more children will die. Anger versus anger, hate versus hate Seeds sown by war at home and away, Starvation , sickness, a mother in tears More and more children die every day. What’s wrong with this idea? Why not give LOVE a try, Let’s give it a go, everyone Maybe no more children will die. ( Larry “Dutch” Woller)
Well, I had better close, life’s adventures are calling, along with the chores and laundry.. But I shall return again one day, Fate be willin’ and the creeks don’t rise… 🙂 May your spirit only know peace May your heart only know love May all your dreams come true May your life’s journey be filled with happiness And life is all that you wish for it to be…. (Larry “Dutch” Woller)