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Contributor: Lou J. Klaiber || Poem Categories

Why War?

 country as flag
I hate war
I love peace and freedom
yet I would not give up my freedom
for peace

I would give up peace
and go to war again

Of the two
I love freedom
more.
By Lou J. Klaiber
Copyright 2002
Listed December 29, 2009

 

Lou served in Vietnam in 3 Corps Vietnam during 1965 - 1966 as a Sergeant E-5.

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