In Honor of All POW/MIAs
In Honor of All POW/MIAs
In Honor of All POW/MIAs
If you are able,
If you are able,
save them a place
save them a place
inside of you
inside of you
and save one backward glance
and save one backward glance
when you are leaving
when you are leaving
for the places they can
for the places they can
no longer go.
no longer go.
Be not ashamed to say
Be not ashamed to say
you loved them,
you loved them,
though you may
though you may
or may not have always.
or may not have always.
Take what they have left
Take what they have left
and what they have taught you
and what they have taught you
with their dying
with their dying
and keep it with your own.
and keep it with your own.
And in that time
And in that time
when men decide and feel safe
when men decide and feel safe
to call the war insane,
to call the war insane,
take one moment to embrace
take one moment to embrace
those gentle heroes
those gentle heroes
you left behind.
you left behind.
Major Michael Davis O'Donnell
Major Michael Davis O'Donnell
1 January 1970
1 January 1970
Dak To, Vietnam
Dak To, Vietnam
On March 24th, 1970, Michael O'Donnell along with crew mates Berman Ganoe, John C. Hosken, Rudy M. Becerra, John Boronski, Gary A. Harned and Jerry L. Pool went Missing In Action. Although remains for all crewmen were not recovered, this crew is now considered accounted for.
On March 24th, 1970, Michael O'Donnell along with crew mates Berman Ganoe, John C. Hosken, Rudy M. Becerra, John Boronski, Gary A. Harned and Jerry L. Pool went Missing In Action. Although remains for all crewmen were not recovered, this crew is now considered accounted for.