Purple Heart
By John Swainston, Army
Writing Type: Poem
By John L. Swainston
VA Medical Center—Kansas City, MO
To take a bullet,
not a test of one’s manhood
but a test of valor.
Your country awards you
the Purple Heart.
You no longer serve.
Now a member of a unique
Club–Wounded Veteran.
Now you serve your community,
helping veterans and their families.
The "Club" provides a scholarship
program for members, spouses,
their children and grandchildren.
Helping “…ease the cost of college
or trade school education."
Sacrifice to Enlightenment.
