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Tribute to Paul W. Tibbets:
General, United States Air Force |
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There was a little boy
who was born in Illinois,
before World War One;
A special child; a son!
World War One came
and went while Paul Warfield
grew into young manhood,
before WWII was spent.
Young Paul had flying
in his blood, and in '38
became an Aviation Cadet,
soon to be famous, you bet!
He flew the B-17 bombers
of The Mighty Eighth
across the German sky
and saw many airmen die!
Then, he was chosen to
fly the SuperFort, the B-29
in the Pacific scene on a
Secret Mission; one of a kind!
Col. Paul W. Tibbets of
Wendover and Tinian
dropped the first atomic bomb
on Hiroshima, Japan!
On that day, August 6, '45
terror and fear came alive
to an enemy who could not deny
that sixty thousand could die
by just one SuperFort in the sky!
Paul Tibbets organized the 509th;
put crews through their paces
and fifteen silver SuperForts
were filled with crews with
determined faces!
General Paul Tibbets sits in
another chair today, in December.
Yet he stands tall in the sun
for those of us who remember!
General, we love you for who you are.
We stand beside you in this hour.
Our courage is renewed
in the shadow of you noble power!
We, of the 509th, salute you Sir.
You've been like a father to the young
and have given us hope and courage
with the "song of your life", well sung! |
By
C. Douglas Caffey
Copyright 2006
Listed April 1, 2009 |
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Author's Bio:
C. Douglas Caffey is a disabled veteran of WWII. He
served (1944-1946) in the 509th Composite Bomb Group,
58th Wing, Air Photo Unit, 20th Air Force, United States
Army Air Force. It was the 509th who dropped the atomic
bombs on Japan and did the atom bomb tests at Bikini in
the Pacific. A chronic sufferer of PTSD since WWII, Doug
is a former college dean. He started writing poetry
several years ago and though he doesn’t claim to be a
poet, he does claim to write from the heart. |
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