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By William Wyatt Hull

--Paradise, TX

Out of darkness

We strive for peace.

For reprieve, we pray,

And for fighting to cease.

We shout our message.

Does no one care?

For peace, we strive,

As bold as we dare.

No fighting we seek,

For fighting brings death.

Yet we'll perform our duty

Till we breathe our last breath.

An oath we swore

And by it we stand,

To honor our nation

And keep free our land.

Author's Note: USAF, Operation Desert Storm, 11 November 1990