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BURY ME WITH SOLDIERS

I've played a lot of roles in life;
I've met a lot of men,
I've done a lot of things I'd like to think I wouldn't do again.

And though I'm young, I'm old enough
To know someday I'll die.
And to think about what lies beyond,
Beside whom I would lie.

Perhaps it doesn't matter much;
Still if I had my choice,
I'd want a grave amongst Soldiers when
At last death quells my voice.

I'm sick of the hypocrisy
Of lectures of the wise.
I'll take the man, with all the flaws,
Who goes, though scared, and dies.

The troops I knew were commonplace
They didn't want the war;
They fought because their fathers as
Their fathers had before.

They cursed and killed and wept...
God knows they're easy to deride...
But bury me with men like these;
They faced the guns and died.

It's funny when you think of it,
The way we got along.
We'd come from different worlds
To live in one where no one belongs,

I didn't even like them all;
I'm sure they'd all agree.
Yet I would give my life for them,
I know some did for me..

So bury me with soldiers, please,
Though much maligned they be.
Yes, bury me with soldiers, for
I miss their company.

Father Charles R. Fink
Memorial Day, 2003

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HQ 101ST AIRBORNE DIVISION: 101st Airborne Division* Arrived Vietnam 19 Nov 67 Departed Vietnam 10 Mar 72 ** Unit Headquarters Bien Hoa 11/67 - Feb 68 Bien Hoa/Phu Bai 3/68 - Apr 69 Bien Hoa/Gia Le 5/69 - Sept 69 Bien Hoa/Hue/Phu Bai Oct 69 - Nov 69 Hue/Phu Bai Dec 69 - Mar 72
About Me:: Spending Time with My Family and Friends. Seeking Spirituality. Helping Veterans. Mentoring Entrepreneurs. Reading. Writing. Teaching. Participating in Chanoyu (the Japanese Tea Ceremony of the Urasenke School of Tea). Creating New Business Opportunities. Contributing Time and Resources to Educational, Civic, Community and Spiritual Projects. Working on and Tinkering with New Media and New Technologies. Having a Good Time with People I Care About. Enjoying Everything About Life.
General Interests:: People. Collaborative Teams. Communities. Unexploded Ordinance (UXO & UXB), Landmine Awareness, Education and Removal. Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund. Vietnam. Reading. Wine Collecting. Traveling with my Family. Alpine and Cross-Country Skiing. Japanese Culture and Lifestyles. Reducing our Environmental Impact. Conserving Natural Resources. Protecting our Natural Habitats. New Media and Technology. Spirituality and Symbolism. Hellenic and Multi-Cultural Traditions. Mythology. Numerology.
My Favorite Worthy Cause:: Project Renew is a project of the Cotsakos Family Trust and a UXO initiative under the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund through a Cooperative Effort with the Quang Tri Province, (Vietnam) People's Committee Designed to Restore the Environment and Neutralize the Effects of War. The Project Focuses on Unexploded Ordinance and Landmine Awareness Education as well as Vctims' Assistance in Quang Tri Province, which was the Most Heavily Bombed and Shelled Area during the Vietnam War. Project RENEW has Built Libraries, Upgraded Medical Care, Rebuilt Houses that have been Damaged, and Launched a Mushroom Growing Project for Disabled Farmers in the Trieu Phong District.
My Favorite Military Unit:: Fire Team A & B, 1st Squad, 1st Platoon, Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 501st Infantry, 101st Airborne Division. Class of 1967-1968. Vietnam, the Republic of.
My Favorite CIties:: Mare Tranquilitatis. Tokyo. Kyoto, Paris. Istanbul. Milan. Rome. Dubai. Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon). Hanoi. London. Brussels. Lhasa. Mumbai. Nairobi. Mombasa. New York. Woodstock. Quechee. San Francisco. Carmel. Key West. Bangkok. Lagos. Casablanca. Santiago. Cape Town. Bejing. Jakarta. Rio. Berlin. Shanghai. Hong Kong. Thessolonika. Mani.
Favorite Websites:: www.moli.com
www.wpunj.edu/cob