Sergeant Mackey

by Dwight Jenkins

Poem


The Gates of Nothingness

by Ben Hawkins

Poem


Answer to Our Youth

by Dennis O’Brien

Poem


A Place Where Soldiers Go

by Paul Gonzales

Poem


Waves of Life

by Michele Johnson

Poem


Empty

by Michelle Pond

Photograph


U.S.M.C.

By Melvin Alexander, Army

Writing Type: Poem

I always wanted to be a United States Marine,
first to arrive and Last to leave a scene.
Steeped in tradition and esprit de corps,
Semper Fi is our motto, our way of life, and what we stand for.
Chesty Puller led the way. He was a fine Marine,
stressed his love and patriotism, his commitment to the team.
Marine he was, is, and always will be,
one o,f the many fine men to build and shape Marine Corps history.
Iwo Jima showed our mettle for a watching world to see
as we proudly crested the hill, Stars and Stripes blowing free.
From Korea's Chosen Reservior, to Khe Sahn in Vietnam,
Marines have done the things that America needed done.
Safe and secure, Americans can live their dreams,
knowing that their freedom's assured by the United States Marines.

Sergeant Mackey

by Dwight Jenkins

Poem


Somewhere a Woman Is Building an Ark

by Louise Eisenbrandt

Poem


My Trip to Catalina

by Jonathan Craig

Prose


The Nurses and Staff of My VA Hospital

by Jeffrey Saarela

Poem


Retail Blues

by Lynn Norton

Poem


Stones River

by StevenMiller Miller

Prose