Her eyes could not hide <br />As she beamed with pride <br />For her Men and Women in uniform. <br /> <br />Sixty years laid low in military limbo <br />Der Bundeswehr did nothing but train, <br />This being the result of foreign occupation: <br />Yet all was restored – Europe was under control. <br /> <br />When the phone rang <br />It was Uncle Sam <br />Speaking in a NATO accent <br />Said Sam: Der Bundeswehr, how about a <br />Afghanistan peace keeping mission? <br /> <br />Der Bundeswehr at night <br />The timing just right <br />An Airbus delivered them in: <br /> <br />Then at breakneck speed <br />their manuals - no need <br />as tents erected right up. <br /> <br />In the quiet heat of night <br />Leopards stood silently <br />Greased, camouflaged precisely. <br /> <br />© Calac <br /> <br /> *Leopard. A Battle Tank manufactured in Germany<br /><br />Chris Lane<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/angela-with-pride-in-her-eyes-der-bundeswehr/
