<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=439117" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>Many Years Have Now Passed</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">I was a young patriotic Black man back then.<br>Wanting to protect 'my' country.<br>My neighbors.<br>My family and friends.<br>When I enlisted into the military! </div><div style="margin:10px 0">And when I was 'released'...<br>Wishing to return to those, <br>I helped 'free' from the enemies.<br>I was treated like dirt! <br>As I observed a clarity of selfishness and greed.<br>With the same intent that still continues.<br>As if my efforts...<br>Even to me made less sense! </div><div style="margin:10px 0">And I try not to stay embittered.<br>Since many years have now passed.<br>As have many of those comrades I knew...<br>With remnants lying and now perhaps rotted, <br>Under manicured grass.</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><br />poem by <a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/by.php?a=Lawrence+S.+Pertillar">Lawrence S. Pertillar</a><div class=q> <img src="https://www.citatepedia.ro/g/32share.png" style="float:left" alt="Share"> <script type="text/javascript" src="//s7.addthis.com/js/300/addthis_widget.js#pubid=citatepedia" async="async"></script><div style="display:inline-block" class="addthis_sharing_toolbox" data-url="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=439117" data-title="Many Years Have Now Passed de Lawrence S. Pertillar" data-description="I was a young patriotic Black man back then. Wanting to protect 'my' country. My neighbors. My family and friends. When I enlisted into the military! And when I was 'released'... Wishing to return to those, I helped 'free' from the enemies. I w..."></div> </div> </div>

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