Senator Inouye tells a story of fighting in French hedge rows. <br />The German wanted to surrender and at a critical moment <br />Neither of them having lanquage and the German <br />Wanting to show pictures of those he loved <br />Quickly reached within his side pocket <br />Where a weapon could have been concealed. <br />Young Inouye hit him in the face with his rifle butt <br />and said half century later with out malice, <br />'This is war.' <br />I do not do this Ken Burns capture justice. <br />You must see 'The War' to truly understand my passion. <br />Daniel Inouye and Morris were the only two of one hundred <br />Not to vote for Viet Nam's escalation trigger. <br />A not so little thing called: <br />The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution. <br />Which brings us to the bottom line of this poem <br />That there is very little I can nicely give you <br />If you want to experience something <br />Of an extremely harsh thing called war.<br /><br />Bill Grace<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/a-tale-of-war-and-courage-beyond/
